When choosing to travel in a group tour, pay attention to the following points to reduce the chance of being deceived by travel agencies.

I will only tell you my personal experience a few days ago. Don’t just look at the travel agency’s quotation. You must ask clearly about the self-paid items marked.

I went to Beihai and Guilin in Guangxi a few days ago. The travel agency’s quote was really low, but there were many self-funded items on the itinerary. I rarely go with tour groups, so I didn’t ask clearly.

After arriving in Beihai first, the tour guide said that our itinerary was very old and boring. Now they have opened a new tourism project, that is, in addition to our itinerary, they have to charge additional money, and then Three new projects were introduced, and we were asked to choose two of the three, and each person paid another 330. Facts have proved that it is a loss.

After arriving in Guilin, as soon as we got off the train, the tour guide started to explain the itinerary. These itineraries were all self-funded on the itinerary. It turned out that the tour fee only included a cruise in Guilin and a visit to the park. After the tour guide introduced the itinerary, Later, he said that the self-funded project was a four plus one package that cost 760 per day. We were asked to pay it. If we said no, the tour guide said no, so we could only stay on the bus or wait at the entrance of the scenic spot. Where? You can't go, otherwise it will be a violation of the travel agreement and you will be considered out of the group. For example, the tour guide for the Li River tour told us that it was 150, but it was only for a short section. In fact, if we bought the tickets ourselves, the whole journey from Guilin to Yangshuo would only cost about 140. The Yulong River tour guide also quoted us 150. If we buy the tickets ourselves, we can negotiate the price. 100 to 120, we can't buy tickets ourselves, because the travel agency makes the difference. All tickets have no price, and you don't know how much the ticket bought by the travel agency is. Moreover, there are photos taken during the cruise. If you want There are only 15 photos per photo, and the boatman gets a commission, and they will continue to persuade you to take them.

After returning to Guilin in Yangshuo, you just go to the park. In fact, it also allows you to spend money. The Jingjiang Palace will let you buy Tai Sui rubbings or cards at the end. In another park with a temple, the monk will let you burn incense. It is recommended The lowest price is 100 yuan for incense. One of our group members burned incense for 900 yuan. There is another park where you can buy tea and specialties. In addition, the Guangxi Tourism Bureau stipulates that you must enter two shopping stores every day. Travel agencies can get capitation fees. The prices at shopping spots are at least two or three times higher than the prices outside. .

I would like to give you a suggestion, if there are free travelers on the tour, you must choose the free travel. It seems that the tour fee is higher, and you will spend a lot less money later. If there is no free travel, you must ask clearly about the route and self-paid items. Ask them to explain the specific situation of not participating in self-funded projects and whether there are shopping spots in the itinerary.

Don’t believe what travel agents tell you. Compare itineraries and quotations. The one with the lowest quotation may cost you more money later.

Ask more friends, or send your itinerary for your reference.

Be sure to have a very clear understanding before signing up for a tour.