Several misunderstandings of graduation tourism

Myth 1: The closer the city is, the better.

Some students are afraid of going out too far, and parents are very worried. Some students think it is easier to go to nearby places by car, so it is not so troublesome. But for seniors, the closer the city is, the more students have been there, the less attractive it is to students, so the enthusiasm for mobilizing everyone to participate is not high enough, and fewer people may go!

Myth 2: The farther the city is, the better.

The farther away from the city, the longer the bus ride, the more tired it will be and the higher the travel cost. Market research and practice have proved that the consumption power of most graduates is between 300-800 yuan. If most students in the class are not well-off, then don't choose the city route that is too far and too expensive. Generally, tourist cities in neighboring cities or provinces are more suitable. If you have to go, you can organize several close classmates and friends to form a small group. Those who have money can fly back and forth, and those who don't have much money can stay up late on the train to play cards.

Myth 3: The hottest city is the best.

The most popular cities are generally places that everyone wants to go to, but such places are often crowded, and traffic jams, queues and crowds will be more frequent, so we must avoid the tourist season, such as Golden Week and holidays.

Then there are usually many students who have been to the most popular cities once or twice, so it is best to convince those who have been to go again to consider whether most people want to go. It doesn't matter where you go, what matters is the commemoration of the last trip of the class.

Myth # 4: The city that everyone has never been to is the best.

If you want to choose a city that no one has ever been to, you need to consider whether the city is particularly far away, whether it is by car, train or plane, how expensive it is, and whether it is acceptable to everyone. There is also a situation, that is, whether this city that no one has been to is very unpopular, there is nothing interesting, and everyone is not interested, which is not good.

Myth 5: Choose Golden Week or big holiday.

Choosing to travel during the Golden Week or large holidays will cause a lot of trouble. On the one hand, these days are the peak period of tourism, with soaring house prices and fares, especially hotel prices, even doubling, so the package price of travel agencies has also increased a lot. Secondly, at this time, there are people everywhere in the scenic spot, and traffic jams are easy on the road. Therefore, it is suggested that college students should not choose this holiday to travel when they graduate. If there is no other time to choose and you can only go at that time, then there is no way. Just make an appointment to book a car two weeks in advance, make temporary arrangements for free, no room and no car, and try to leave as early as possible on the day of departure to avoid serious traffic jams.

Myth 6: Choose summer vacation to travel.

The summer vacation is long, and everyone has the most time to travel. However, summer vacation is the peak season for tourism, especially in coastal cities. In July and August of the summer vacation, the house price at the seaside is more than three times that on weekdays, and the tickets are much more expensive than in the off-season. And it is easy to get heatstroke in the hot summer sun. In addition, many students go home during the summer vacation, and there are internships and jobs. Most of them are not in school, and there are too few people going there, so summer vacation is not the best time to organize class tours.

Correct choice: organize a graduation tour, choose before and after the start of school, or prepare for a holiday or before graduation. When in school, people in the class are the most complete and have the most fun. According to the statistical analysis of the outbound travel data of Xuecheng Travel Network in recent five years, the classes of graduation travel generally choose to travel in March-June, 9- 165438+ 10, among which May, June and 10 are the peak months of graduation travel, and this time is also the most comfortable season!

Myth 7: The comparison route only compares the price, and the lower the better.

College students like to save money. Choosing travel agency routes may only compare prices, and the cheaper the better. But in fact, tourism is a very complicated matter, including food, housing, transportation and shopping, and each link has different quality standards. If it is only the final quotation of a single comparison route, regardless of the quality of service and the reputation of travel agencies, it is likely to be greedy for petty gain. Whether there are shopping spots, whether there are self-funded items, whether there are compulsory consumption, whether there are hidden consumption, whether the whole journey is purely fun, what are the standards for eating, living and traveling, whether there are photos or menus, how much insurance is available, and how the tour guide's attitude is, these are all factors that affect the quality of the whole trip. Therefore, people who have experienced it in the end will sum up that in fact, the cost of traveling is affordable for several hundred dollars, and adding twenty or thirty dollars is a small problem, but the quality must be guaranteed, and having fun is the most important thing! If the trip is unpleasant because of greed and petty gain, everyone will spend it unfairly.

Myth 8: Choose a travel company, as long as it is famous.

Usually we think that word of mouth is very important when choosing a travel company, that is, the bigger the reputation, the better. So I tried my best to find some of the biggest travel companies, such as China Travel Agency, China Youth Travel Agency, Guangzhou Travel Agency, Nanhu, Tuniu and Youyou. I didn't know that every travel agency has its own customer base, and these are all travel agencies targeting at high-end consumers, so it will be expensive to report customers in the end, and the itinerary is not suitable for college students' tastes. In the end, I wasted a lot of time and couldn't find the right route and price. So it is not a famous travel company. Choosing a travel company that focuses on college students' market has a good reputation and is worthy of our recommendation. Every city has some local travel agencies that specialize in college students' market. For example, Shanghai has a scarecrow travel network, Nanjing has a weekend tour, Guangzhou and Beijing have a study tour network, Nanyang has a college tour, and Changsha has a Changsha college student travel network.

Myth 9: Choose a travel package, the more luxurious the better.

Choose a travel package. If everyone has enough budget, luxury is certainly no problem. It's just that if most people are ordinary families, traveling is still relatively economical. For example, the standard of accommodation does not require a three-star or four-star hotel. In fact, it only needs an economical hotel or hotel or farmhouse, as long as it is clean and safe. Sometimes the room rate is too expensive, so it is ok for two people to sleep in one bed. In terms of dining, good food at home and good food in tourist cities are relatively high, so don't ask for too much food. Generally, you can eat enough, and it won't be too bad. We college students should learn to adapt. It's best not to have all-inclusive meals, because you can control them freely and flexibly. Generally, travel companies only arrange one or two meals for everyone to taste. If everyone thinks it is delicious and affordable, they can continue to ask the travel agency to order food at the same price and standard for the next few meals. If you don't think it's delicious, you don't have to continue the next meal. Eating in a nearby restaurant may be cheaper, you can choose your favorite taste, and the time is more flexible.

Myth 10: If you want to travel with a group, it is better to travel at night.

Since the whole class has decided to join the tour group, they should arrange things as soon as possible. Although it is said that the later you report to the travel agency, the more time you have to fully consider the comparison, but there are other problems, that is, the later you report to the travel agency, the greater the risk. For example, the good rooms near the scenic spot may have been given by other companies long ago, and there may be several dilapidated cars that have not been rented or even rented. It is also possible that hotels and motorcades temporarily raise car prices and house prices because of the shortage of tourism, so that guests can bear the expenses, especially in the tourist season. Therefore, it is recommended to arrange the delegation in advance, generally consulting more than two weeks in advance and signing the contract more than one week. If you want to buy a train ticket, you must sign a contract and pay a deposit at least 10 days in advance. During the festival, you should book hotel rooms and arrange vehicles at least half a month in advance, so as to avoid having to reschedule or give up the idea of traveling because you can't find room arrangements temporarily.