What are the advantages and disadvantages of traveling with a group tour?

1. Advantages of traveling in a group: ①Easy

Traveling in a group is very hassle-free. From the moment you get on the bus and set off, basically all food, accommodation and transportation are covered, including tickets to attractions. , travel routes, etc., you don’t have to worry about it. The tour guide will help you solve it perfectly and arrange a more reasonable itinerary. You only need to be responsible for paying and have fun.

②Not easy to be cheated

In fact, this is a two-way street (we will also talk about its shortcomings next). The main reason why we are not easy to be cheated is that if we are free to travel If we do this, we will be easily persuaded by roadside solicitors to go to places we did not originally plan to go, and this will often cost us a lot of money. However, if we travel in a group, we can better avoid these pitfalls. .

③You will not be lonely during the journey

! When traveling in a group, you go out with a large group of people. You won't feel lonely at all when traveling alone. Moreover, you can invite your companions to take photos for you along the way. It is indeed more lively than traveling alone

Among them, the conclusion that "group tours are cheaper" has caused a lot of misleading to consumers. Price has become the only travel product, so price-cutting competition has emerged. In the end, it is vicious competition, with zero or even negative group fees. fee. If we, as consumers, regard this as a good thing for market competition, it would be too naive. There are shoddy products in construction projects, and there are also shoddy products in tourism products. Countless travel complaints and vicious tourism cases are all the result of your consumption of shoddy products. You get what you pay for, which is the rule of all business conduct. The one who gives you ten percent of what you pay for is Santa Claus.

. The disadvantages of traveling in a group are the advantages of traveling independently:

①Traveling independently

You can freely choose the attractions you want to visit and plan your own needs. The route to go, or in other words, rest when you want. You don’t have to rush for time. It is relatively free. In short, you can do whatever you want.

②You don’t need to spend unnecessary money when traveling independently. Everything is decided by yourself, so you can save a lot of unnecessary money. For example, if you don’t want to eat this meal, or you want to eat something Cheaper ones, etc. Or if you think there is no need to go to this attraction, you can choose not to go and don’t have to spend this part of the ticket price.

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For example, an old man I know wanted to sign up for a Silk Road tour. He sent me the price. After reading the itinerary, I felt it was too much. It was cheap and a bit unreliable, so I sent the route to a good friend who is a travel agent and asked him to review it. After reading it, he said that he would not be able to do a group tour at this price. There must be some tricks, and it was probably some self-funded projects.

So I told the old man about the situation and asked him to be mentally prepared for self-funded projects. If there is shopping, you should go and buy it, but don’t buy those inferior handicrafts. You can buy food. Raisins, dried apricots, etc. are all fine. Don’t be angry if you see that the same products are sold much cheaper elsewhere, because this is the money that travel agents and tour guides should earn. Later, when the old man came back, he was very satisfied with the trip and thought it was very cost-effective. But if I join this line, I will feel that it is not cost-effective. Although the price is very cheap even if I include self-funded shopping and other expenses, I still have to calculate the cost of my vacation time. Every place is just a quick glance. , such quality of travel is sorry for my precious vacation.