What is the travel surcharge?

"If you don't add a travel surcharge to the elderly and children, the cost will not come back." The staff of a travel agency said that the surcharge is ground-connected, and individual tour groups with cheap tour fees will charge surcharges, but those with good quality will not. For example, a round-trip air ticket to Hainan costs 4,000 yuan, while the tour fare only costs more than 3,000 yuan. Tourists' accommodation and cars are all paid by travel agencies, and travel agencies must find ways to earn them back. It is not entirely the fault of the travel agency, but also partly the historical reason of competition.

As early as May 2009, the National Tourism Administration issued the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Travel Agency Regulations. In the same tourism team, travel agencies are not allowed to propose different contract items from other tourists due to age or occupation differences, such as charging separately.

On June 20 10, the quality supervision and management office of the National Tourism Administration issued the No.3 travel agency warning "Don't let the elderly and children become victims of the" hidden rules "of travel agency surcharges", and once again severely stopped the surcharges.

It is unreasonable for travel agencies to charge the elderly and children extra. If tourists encounter such problems, they can complain to the local Consumers Association or the Tourism Quality Supervision Office. Once verified, the travel agency shall refund the surcharge required by the travel agency.