Why are guided tours so cheap?

If someone told you that a day trip only costs a few dozen yuan and you can experience a luxury ship, would you believe it? I believe that many people will not believe that such a good thing exists. However, some tourists who have been on such a day trip said that it is a real thing, and there is no compulsory shopping. They said that they will take their friends with them next time. So you should believe it this time, right? Everyone may be tempted by such a "good thing", but this is not actually a trap that needs money to fill.

In a certain city, there is such a one-day tour, which only costs a few dozen yuan. After you sign up and pay the fee, the tour guide will tell you to get on the bus at the designated location and start the tour. The bus was almost full of passengers, mainly middle-aged and elderly people. In the car, the tour guide interacted with everyone all the way and explained the introduction of the place to be visited at the first stop and the precautions.

When you arrive at the scenic spot, you can take a boat tour, and the boat looks quite beautiful, with four or five floors. The tour guide said that they wanted to travel on such a luxurious ship. Everyone can take a luxury ship for sightseeing at the first stop, and they all feel that the cost of dozens of dollars has been earned back. Not to mention how happy everyone was at this time, taking various photos on the ship. And it’s almost noon, so everyone can enjoy lunch on the boat. There are many types of lunches. In addition to delicious meals, you can also get desserts and fruits after the meal. Everyone was even more excited at this time and felt that this trip was worth it.

After the tour, get back to the car and go to the next location. At this time, the tour guide asked everyone, what do you think of the morning trip? Everyone said yes in unison. The tour guide struck while the iron was hot and said, "Just have fun." Then I would like to tell you that the reason why you can travel here at such a low price is because it is subsidized by the state and there are companies sponsoring us. Then he introduced that the sponsoring company was a jade shop, and then packaged it as how high-end the jade shop was, and also introduced the jade inside in detail. After saying this, he also said that he had worked hard since he was a child, and his family's conditions were not good, but his family worked hard to support his education, so now he has obtained a tour guide certificate and is now a tour guide. Now he also wants to repay his parents through hard work. . Then he told everyone that because this was a low-priced tour, there was no tour fee for him, and his income mainly relied on commission. Later, I will take you to visit the jade shop that sponsored their tour group. If you support him, you can buy some jade there, and the jade shop will give him a 3% commission. After speaking, he bowed deeply to everyone and thanked everyone for their support. At this time, the tourists on the bus were very moved and were willing to support him.

When you arrive at the jade shop, the tour guide will let everyone visit on their own. At this time, the shop assistants will warmly welcome them. The number of shop assistants is basically the same as that of tourists. It can be said that it is a one-to-one service. After the tour guide’s explanation in the car, one-on-one service introduction and various lobbying in the store, many tourists paid for it. From a few thousand to tens of thousands, everyone more or less supported this tour guide. After this trip, the jade shop's turnover was tens of thousands.

After visiting the jade shop, the tour guide took everyone to another scenic spot. After arriving at the scenic spot, everyone is allowed to move around freely. The scenery of this scenic spot is quite good and it is very popular among tourists. So everyone felt that today’s one-day trip experience was very good. After sending the tourists back to the city, probably because today's tourists have relatively good purchasing power, the tour guide gave everyone a bag of tea for them to go home and taste. At this time, the tourists felt that today's day trip was perfect, and it was worth visiting two scenic spots.

Little did they know that they had been deceived and didn’t know it. In fact, the rebate the jade shop gave to the tour guide was about 70%. The remaining cost and employee wages had to be deducted, and the boss himself had to make a profit. So this How much will a piece of jade cost? What about quality? Perhaps only those who have bought it know the result. Because many elderly people are not familiar with jade, they will pay whatever the price is. In fact, the water in jade is very deep, and those who do not understand can only be fooled. After all, the wool comes from the sheep. If you want to enjoy a luxury trip at a low price, you will be ripped off!

Coincidentally, an aunt in the same community went to such a tour group and spent several thousand yuan to buy a bracelet. I like it very much, often wear it on my hand, and show it off to others. Recently, she went to a shopping mall and there was a man who helped identify jade and jade for free, so she took it for identification. As soon as the results came out, the aunt couldn't help crying and said that she had spent thousands of dollars to buy a fake bracelet. In those few days, I didn't see her walking around the community.

Travel agencies are not charitable organizations. Those who do business are just thinking about how to make money. These days, the country has zero tolerance for compulsory shopping tour groups, and they will be investigated and punished together when found. Therefore, after travel agencies cannot force tourists to spend money, they can only use sympathy to make everyone fall into this gentle trap. On the surface, it seems that tourists are making money. , in fact, it is a loss. This kind of routine makes many tourists unable to guard against it. So don’t be greedy for petty gains, otherwise you will be the one who suffers in the end.