What kind of traps are hidden in "migratory bird tourism"?

Going to Hong Kong, Macao, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan and other popular tourist destinations in the south for the winter is a "migratory bird tour" favored by many elderly people in Beijing. However, the "migrant bird tourism" that pried open the off-season tourism market is being targeted by criminals. The Law Enforcement Brigade of the Municipal Tourism Commission recently issued a warning that many tourism activities attract the elderly to join the tour group with "zero tour fee", but most of them operate without a license, with poor service quality and forced shopping during the trip. The elderly should first look at whether the travel agency has formal qualifications.

Mr. Yao, a tourist, received a phone call from an insurance company on June 5438+ 10 this year, saying that he had won the prize of a free tour to Hong Kong and Macao, so he signed up for the "seven-day two-bedroom tour to Hong Kong and Macao with zero tour fee", and the insurance company promised to pay only the 200 yuan deposit and return it when he came back. However, during the trip, the local tour guide in Hong Kong abused the guests and the tour leader kept asking them to buy things. After returning, the other party did not refund the deposit.

In fact, the authenticity of such winning news is very doubtful. The reporter learned from Ping An Insurance Company that posing as Ping An customer service staff and giving consumers a free 7-day luxury tour of Hong Kong and Macao or a trip to Dali, Lijiang, Yunnan, has become a common means for criminals to promote high-risk wealth management products, and the elderly often become the "hardest hit" for being deceived. Therefore, the elderly who are accidentally "free to travel" must recognize the identity of the so-called insurance customer service staff to the regular insurance service hotline.

The guise of "free tour" and "zero tour fee" of travel agencies even flaunted in residential areas. The reporter learned that as early as 20 13, the National Tourism Administration issued the Notice on Strictly Implementing the Relevant Provisions of Article 35 of the Tourism Law, demanding that illegal business activities such as "zero-negative tour fees" be resolutely banned. The relevant person in charge of the National Tourism Administration said that zero-negative tour fee is an unfair competition that disrupts the market. Relevant laws in the Mainland explicitly prohibit travel agencies from carrying out the so-called zero-negative tour fare business. Once found, it must be investigated immediately, and those with serious problems may even be disqualified.

The relevant person in charge of the Law Enforcement Brigade of the Beijing Tourism Commission said that there are indeed phenomena such as "tail orders" and "off-season promotions" in the tourism industry, but tourists should always remember that "the wool is on the sheep" and don't be carried away by petty gains.

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How to prevent being cheated

Before departure, you can call the Beijing non-emergency hotline 12345 for consultation or log in to official website of Beijing Tourism Commission for a directory of regular travel agencies. Be vigilant about the tourist routes learned through telephone, WeChat, QQ and other channels, don't blindly choose low-priced tour groups, and beware of the deception of "black travel agencies", otherwise the legitimate rights and interests will be difficult to be guaranteed. The person in charge reminded that when consumers pay, the group money should be remitted to the corporate account of the travel agency, avoiding the personal account of the salesperson as much as possible, or only transferred to the personal account through WeChat and Alipay. Remember to ask for an invoice after paying the tour fee. Citizens and tourists should not listen to such statements as "sign on the bus", "pay on the bus" or just issue receipts.

It is worth mentioning that a travel contract is an agreement that clarifies the rights and obligations between travel agencies and tourists. Without a written travel contract, it is difficult to protect the legitimate rights and interests of tourists. When complaining about rights protection, if there is no contract, it will also face the problem of difficulty in proof.

Don't be greedy and cheap, find an authentic tour group.