Why are the tour fares of some travel agencies so cheap?

What are the tricks behind the "low-cost tour group" as follows:

For low-cost travel or free travel, the profit point of the travel agency is not the customer's tour fee, but the rebate of the merchant. If a low-cost group goes to 10, and 10% of tourists will shop, the rebate will be enough. The rebate of shopping point is high, because its own profit is high. I once knew a man who took a tour group to the driver all the way. Two friends in Shanghai should be local tyrants with secrets, and they didn't buy anything all the time. Of course, the driver is not happy. Finally, that afternoon, two people went to a store manager and bought 60,000 dzi beads in less than 20 minutes. The driver didn't know until he bought it, and then the driver immediately went to the store and divided 30 thousand. Then he was happily sent back to the hotel and boarded the plane the next day.

So this is actually a marketing gimmick. The wool is on the dog, and the pig pays. Travel agency is actually a kind of gambling. A large specialty store in Lhasa once drove tourist drivers crazy. In the past, there was a policy that as long as the driver brought tourists, no matter whether the tourists bought it or not, 50 yuan would give the driver a rebate according to the number of people. Some drivers earn a lot of extra money. A friend, when there is no business, drives a few friends to get a few hundred dollars for free tasting.

Many friends may say, then I won't buy anything. Yes, we don't all think so in that special situation, but you should know that people's consciousness can be easily changed. Don't underestimate the eloquence of the tour guide, you will yield in various ways, you will start unconsciously, and you will regret it the next second.

So look at it rationally, choose a tour group with reasonable price and choose a formal channel. There are many customized tours now, all of which are all-inclusive. This kind of tour is cost-effective, so don't worry about being slaughtered. All the prices are clear before departure. In this way, travel companies don't need to take bonus hunter from merchants, so they won't always take you shopping. I can take you there if necessary. Of course, the price will be quite favorable, because the rebate of the merchants is equivalent to giving profits to tourists.

Of course, the country is also cracking down on low-cost travel and regulating the market. I believe this situation will be much better in the future.