Love Island star Tyla Carr claims she was scammed out of £7,000 by online travel firm ‘endorsed by Vicky Pattison and Jess Wright’

Love Island star Tyla Carr has claimed she was scammed out of £7,000 by an online travel firm, often endorsed by many celebrities on Instagram.

Vicky Pattison and Jess Wright are poster girls for the online business, offering holiday discounts and the chance to earn an income.

Tyla signed up to the celeb-backed InteleTravel firm in March 2025 after being approached more than 150 times on social media.

It wasn’t long before Tyla felt the business was a ‘pyramid scheme scam’ which she claims was ‘conning’ people out of thousands every month. 

She told The Sun: ‘It wasn’t until I started using it properly that I realised that people were actually being conned out of their money.

‘They push you to sell to other people, especially single mums like me. But I felt like everything they were telling me to say was just bull**** and I didn’t want to go down that route.’

InteleTravel is a £155million network of independent travel agents (ITAs) and works alongside PlanNet marketing which recruits a staggering 19,000 women a year, largely via social media. 

According to the publication, accounts from PlanNet Marketing Inc – the company InteleTravel uses to recruit agents – show that in 2024, 92.5 per cent of agents made just £32 per year.

Tyla added: ‘I thought I could earn some money back on my own holidays and then it would be worth it for me.

‘They made it seem really appealing and pushed the fact that it’s not a pyramid scheme, which I was worried about.’

After successfully booking trips to destinations like South Africa and Dubai, Tyla later received a message from the agency claiming there was a ‘duplicate booking’. 

She says the company cancelled the entire trip without her permission and charged her £3,000. The matter was settled in court in favour of InteleTravel.

Now, Tyla is fighting to regain access to her account and recover the money she believes she is owed. 

While Tyla’s experience with InteleTravel carries zero connection to Vicky and Jess’ businesses, she believes the lucrative side hustle is nothing but a scam.

InteleTravel told the publication: ‘As this matter is currently subject to ongoing legal proceedings, it would be inappropriate to comment on the specific details of the case at this time. InteleTravel follows a clear and consistent process for resolving any disputes that arise.’

Vicky’s team said: ‘Vicky is sad to hear of these isolated experiences. Every person within her own community of agents has all had such positive experiences not only financially, but also socially and professionally too.

‘Vicky works incredibly hard to make sure that every single person in her own team is supported, protected and looked after and has a highly successful track record of individuals who have all gained impressive financial rewards along the way’.

Jess’ representatives have been approached for comment.