What should I do if South Korea's tourism is backward?

Tourism departments, consumer associations and experienced tour guides summarize various traps in tourism through various special rectification activities, travel complaints and their own personal experiences to remind tourists to be careful.

1. Default. The travel agency disagreed with the contract signed by both parties to arrange food, accommodation and transportation for consumers. The number of scenic spots to visit has shrunk, and the places to live are not up to standard. The travel agency privately reduced the accommodation conditions in the contract from a star-rated hotel to a guest house. The tour guide was promised full service. At the scenic spot, a tour guide works as a tour guide for several tour groups at the same time, which leads to the disorganized tour groups, lack of proper services and being in a chaotic state.

Coping methods:

When signing a contract with a travel agency, we must carefully review the terms of the contract, write the promises of the travel agency on itinerary, transportation, accommodation and catering standards, round-trip time, etc. in the advertisement into the contract, and clarify the rights and obligations of both parties. For unfair contracts, tourists have the right to refuse to sign or ask for a new one.

Second, the tour guide mistakenly purchased. Travel agencies arrange fewer tourist attractions and more shopping spots. Tour guides and drivers spend too much time guiding shopping for kickbacks, which affects consumers' trips. Most places that take consumers shopping are goods with inflated prices, and consumers are often cheated when shopping.

Coping methods:

According to industry insiders, tour guides take tourists to shop locally. Generally speaking, they will get a certain commission (that is, shopping rebate). The commission of domestic tour guides is generally 10% of the tourists' shopping amount, and that of outbound tour guides is generally 3%-5%. So the tour guide will try his best to arrange shopping. Consumers must shop rationally when traveling, be cautious when buying valuables, and be wary of the rhetoric of a few tour guides to avoid being deceived.

Third, security is not guaranteed. Some travel agencies are drivers and tour guides, others use unqualified vehicles, and drivers are tired of driving, which brings hidden dangers to the safety of tourists.

Coping methods:

First of all, we should choose a good travel agency and explore the qualifications of drivers and vehicles. Travel abroad and travel accident insurance. Travel accident insurance is underwritten by travel agencies to insurance companies on behalf of tourists, which belongs to the compulsory insurance category stipulated by the state. Before traveling, consumers must check the insurance contract signed by the travel agency and the insurance company on this trip.

Fourth, change groups at will. Some travel agencies can't form a group because there are too few consumers who sign up for travel. Without consumers' knowledge, these registered consumers will be transferred to other travel agencies, which will be responsible for taking tours.

Coping methods:

Of course, choose a credible travel agency. When choosing a travel agency, don't be led by the price. Different brands, different services and different routes will have different prices. Visitors can decide what kind of team to join according to their income and spending power, and don't just be satisfied with low prices.

Fifth, the service attitude and quality of tour guides are not satisfactory. Every tourist season, many scenic spots are overcrowded, and the rooms and vehicles originally reserved by travel agencies have not been implemented. Some low-quality tour guides will take the opportunity to hide and let you suffer. Other tour guides will dump you on the pretext that you don't keep the assembly time and fall behind on your own. These tourists are often full of cowardice and have nowhere to reason.

Coping methods:

Tour guides must hold relevant certificates. People must pay attention to this when traveling. At present, the tour guides in most tourist cities in China have replaced the new version of the tour guide card issued by the National Tourism Administration, which is in the form of IC card. At the top of the card, the words "Tour Guide Card" are written in Chinese and English, and at the bottom, the level, number, name, language and other items of the tour guide are written. In the middle, there is a recent 2-inch frontal photo of the holder bareheaded. The grades of tourist guide cards are divided into four different colors: gray for primary, beige for intermediate, light yellow for advanced, and golden yellow for advanced. There is a metal chip on the back of the card, with the notes and card number printed on it. There are also some city tour guides who have not replaced the new version of the tour guide card, but they must also wear the badge issued by the National Tourism Administration. The badges are embedded in the Great Wall of Wan Li. The badges of domestic tour guides are sky blue, with photos of tour guides on them and their travel agencies and services on the back.