Travel & Hospitality Real bookings.
Real guests.
No invalid traffic.
From fake bookings to wasted ad spend, invalid traffic threatens revenue and trust. Anura blocks IVT in real time — protecting your campaigns, reservations, and loyalty programs from fraud.

Industry Challenges
Fraudulent traffic hurts your business and your guests.
Here are some of the ways invalid traffic impacts businesses:
Wasted Ad Spend & Skewed Data
Invalid traffic drains marketing budgets, and distorts analytics, making it harder to optimize ad campaigns and understand real customer behavior.
Account Takeover & Loyalty Abuse
Fraudsters hijack guest accounts, redeem points, or exploit promotions across airlines, hotels, and online ordering platforms.
Abandoned Carts & Fake Orders
Bots fill carts or order systems with no intention to pay, inflating conversion metrics and disrupting operations.
Fake Bookings & Chargebacks
Bots, stolen credit cards, or fake accounts trigger costly disputes across platforms and campaigns.
Benefits of Anura
Block fake traffic.Protect real guests.
We go beyond generic fraud filters, stopping GIVT and SIVT before they distort campaign performance, drain budgets, or enter your booking systems, loyalty programs, and customer experiences.
Prevent Payment & Booking Fraud
Stop invalid traffic at the source before it enters your site, preventing fraudulent transactions, protecting revenue, and safeguarding your merchant accounts.
Protect Loyalty Programs & Promotions
Because invalid traffic never enters your platform, loyalty points, promotions, and rewards stay secure for real guests.
Clean Data for Smarter Decisions
With real-time blocking and transparent reporting, you gain a clear, accurate view of performance empowering confident, data-driven decisions.
Secure Online Ordering & Reservations
Stop fake orders, spam reservations, and cart-stuffing attacks before they disrupt operations.
Case Study
Proven Impact: Protecting Ad Spend with Verified Traffic
Invalid Traffic Exposed in Real Time
VPP Technologies identified and blocked invalid traffic (IVT) hidden within what appeared to be legitimate digital campaigns, enabling them to protect ad spend and maintain campaign integrity.
Enhanced Data Quality for Informed Decisions
By distinguishing real users from fraudulent traffic, VPP improved data accuracy, allowing for more effective campaign optimizations and better targeting strategies.
Confidence to Scale Campaigns
With a clearer understanding of traffic quality and enhanced reporting, VPP could confidently scale their digital marketing efforts, optimizing ad spend and improving return on investment.
“They are so responsive and they work really close to you, it’s like having a boutique service… that’s what transforms Anura from being a third party vendor to being a partner or even a member of the team!” – Nick Szabo, VPP
Resources
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FAQs
How can invalid traffic lead to chargebacks and disputes?
Invalid traffic from bots to fraudsters creates fake bookings and fraudulent transactions that mimic legitimate customer activity but cannot be fulfilled. When these fake reservations or charges fail verification, payment processors or booking platforms issue chargebacks and dispute the transactions. This not only wastes marketing spend but also increases operational costs and damages key performance metrics across hotels, flights, and travel promotions.
Do chargebacks put a company at risk?
Yes, chargebacks absolutely can put a company at risk.
A sudden surge in chargebacks can create serious financial strain, especially if the business isn’t expecting them. Large, unexpected chargeback losses can disrupt cash flow, strain operating budgets, trigger payment processor penalties, and in severe cases, threaten the stability of the business. For smaller hotels, travel agencies, or tour operators, a major chargeback event can be difficult and sometimes impossible to recover from.
How does click fraud impact my marketing campaigns?
Click fraud wastes your budget by generating fake clicks that will never convert. When bots or fraudsters interact with your ads, they inflate engagement metrics, drain spend, and distort performance data. This makes it harder to optimize campaigns, leading to higher acquisition costs and lower ROI for travel packages, hotel rooms, flights, excursions, or restaurant promotions for example. Instead of reaching real travelers, your budget is lost on invalid traffic that delivers no revenue.
How are guest accounts and loyalty programs at risk?
Fraudsters hijack accounts to redeem points, exploit discounts, or access exclusive offers which hurts loyalty program integrity and erodes trust with real guests.
What problems do bots cause with reservations and orders?
Bots can flood reservation systems and online order forms with fake bookings, cart loads, or placeholder holds that were never meant to convert. This inflates your metrics, disrupts availability, and creates a false sense of demand. These fake actions also consume staff time, strain inventory and scheduling systems, and block real customers from completing legitimate reservations across hotels, restaurants, and travel platforms.
How does Anura protect my bookings, campaigns, and guest experiences?
Anura detects and blocks invalid traffic in real time, stopping bots, fraudulent leads, and account abuse before they hit your systems. This protects ad spend, prevents fake bookings, secures loyalty programs, and ensures only real guests interact with your services.
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