The meaning of standard group and economic group

When we go to a travel agency to sign up for a group tour, we usually see two prices, namely the economic group price and the standard group price, and the price difference is quite big. What's going on?

First of all, you should understand that a travel agency is a service industry, and travel routes are its products. Products have costs, and the main elements of travel costs are food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping, and entertainment. .

Let’s talk about food first. We usually eat, which can range from a few yuan or even a few cents to thousands or tens of thousands. Although we all eat, the content of the food is different, the place where we eat is different, and the taste of the food is different. They are different, and the people who eat them are different. . . . . Naturally, there is a huge difference in price. When it comes to tour groups, economic group travel agencies are not responsible for tourists' meals, while standard group travel agencies must provide tourists with eight dishes and one soup at least at a standard of 35 yuan per person per day. For a seven-day team, the price will differ by about 200 yuan when the team is on the way.

Then there is accommodation. When away from home, like many migrant workers, they fall asleep on the street, naturally without paying a penny; some live in guest houses, some live in ordinary hotels, and some very You can’t stay in a star hotel, and star hotels are divided into one star, two stars, three stars, four stars, and five stars. The same star hotels are old, new, and remote, and the prices are naturally different. For economic groups and travel agencies Generally, they provide ordinary rooms for 3-4 people, with private bathrooms and private baths. The standard tours also have at least a standard room for 2-3 people. Many routes are still two-star hotels. How could it be possible to live there for less than tens or hundreds of yuan! By the way, I would like to emphasize that there is a big difference between the hotel's retail price and the group price charged by travel agencies. If you want to travel and stay in a hotel, it is better to join a group tour!

Furthermore, when traveling on an economical basis, local tourist buses are all made in China. They have no air conditioning, a small distance between the front and rear seats, and very poor comfort. In the cold winter, hot weather, and long distances, you will It’s even worse! The standard group tours are all relatively high-end tourist buses, equipped with heating and cooling air conditioning, airline seats, and many also have on-board video. . . . . Since there are many models, we won’t list them all here. Then there is the long-distance transportation. From Zhengzhou to Guilin, a hard seat on an ordinary train only costs a little over 80 yuan, while a sleeper berth costs nearly 200 yuan. Isn’t there a difference of more than 200 yuan for a round trip? Of course, traveling in hard seats is the treatment of the economic group, while of course the sleeper class is the treatment of the standard group. For the standard group flying back and forth, the one-way ticket from Zhengzhou to Guilin is 960 yuan, Zhang, and the round-trip transportation alone is more than that of the economic group. It cost nearly 1,800 yuan. God, luckily I can get a discount on the air ticket!

Speaking of air tickets, it strongly reflects the benefits of traveling in a group to save money. For example, the one-way air ticket from Zhengzhou to Haikou is 1,390 yuan, and the round trip is 2,780 yuan. For a five-day trip from Zhengzhou to Hainan, there are many travel agencies The all-inclusive price is less than 2,000 yuan, and you can eat eight dishes, stay in a three-star hotel, travel in an imported air-conditioned coach, and have many attractions. Why not?

As for travel, there will be no difference between the economic group and the standard group. The travel agency's quotation includes the first ticket price of the attraction.

Speaking of shopping, it is good to buy some good local things when traveling. Firstly, it can show some love to relatives, friends, family and children. Secondly, it can promote local economic development and serve as a call for the country to stimulate domestic demand. Make a small contribution.

As for money? Of course, you have to pay for it yourself. The travel agency’s quotation, whether it is a standard group or an economic group, will not include your consumption!

Finally, it’s time to talk about entertainment. Except for a few standard group quotations that include very few entertainment items, the entertainment items of most tour groups require you to pay at the time!

In fact, with the continuous improvement of our people's living standards, there are fewer and fewer economic tour groups now. Most of them are standard tour groups (subdivided into standard B tours and standard A tours) and luxury tours. , their price differences are mainly caused by different standards of food, accommodation and transportation!

Having said so much, do you understand?