Is there a phenomenon of customer rip-off in Hainan?

Yes. 1. Eat: There are many tricks in seafood consumption in tourist attractions. Not to mention that merchants deliberately conceal sky-high prices and maliciously defraud consumers. The most common traps are missing pounds, shoddy goods, package swaps and other traps, which make consumers spend more. A lot of money wasted. Some people may say that since you are traveling, you have to spend more money. Little do they know that businesses are seizing on tourists’ psychology to drive up prices, engage in fraud, and infringe on the interests of consumers. Countermeasures: It is recommended that tourists ask several restaurants to compare prices. To eat seafood, go to the seafood market and process the seafood directly after buying it to enjoy one-stop service. Before ordering food or buying souvenirs, negotiate the price first. It is recommended that you bring your own small scale, "negotiate the price first and then use the scale." 2. Accommodation: Sea view rooms do not look like sea-level star-rated hotels. It is not a star-rated hotel. It is not uncommon to see such statements as "full stay in a quasi-five-star" or "equivalent to a five-star" hotel in tourism advertisements. Such slogans often give people An illusion that gives visitors the impression that the accommodation is in good condition. In fact, this is a situation where unscrupulous merchants have figured out that mass tourists are not familiar with the standards and regulations of the tourism industry, and use vague expressions to deceive consumers. When it comes to sea view rooms, many people can imagine the pleasant scene of "facing the sea, with spring flowers blooming". However, in order to make profits, businesses now even label rooms that can only see the sea from a certain angle as sea view rooms. It would be really cheating for anyone to book a sea view room like this. Countermeasures: Consumers should ask the travel agency to clarify accommodation issues before signing up, and observe whether the hotel has hung a star sign with several stars in a conspicuous position when checking in. In addition, in the international hotel industry, star-rated signs are not hung in conspicuous locations. The hotel brand itself represents the corresponding star standard. If you are a consumer traveling independently, you should decisively ask to change rooms when you encounter a sea view room that can only see the sea from a certain angle. 3. OK: If you are thrown out of a group tour for no reason, don’t easily take the bus that solicits tourists on the roadside. Many tourists will have this experience. They obviously signed up for a tour group with travel agency A, but they didn’t find out until the group was sent that they had participated. The group is a tour group from travel agency B. The reason was that some travel agencies accepted too few consumers to form a group. Without the knowledge of the consumers, they transferred these registered consumers to other travel agencies, and other travel agencies Responsible for leading the group. The author once encountered the experience of being grouped into a group, which resulted in the embarrassing situation of two groups fighting for a roasted whole lamb, which was really infuriating.

The experience of being ripped off is an experience that every traveler will encounter. Some travelers may find themselves being defrauded of more money than they expected to pay during their trip, such as accommodation fees, airport transfer fees, or tickets to local tourist attractions. This "cheating" situation may It just fits into the local culture and the tourism department's many attractions services, but it does not mean it is justified or acceptable. So in order to avoid being deceived again and again, here are some suggestions for my fellow travelers:

1. When planning your travel route, you must consider the safest, most comfortable and most economical space. If necessary, learn more about the attractions, locations and other services for tourists on the route. Do not believe those requests that seem too close, especially businesses near tourist attractions.

2. If you are renting a car, be sure to carefully check whether your car rental contract contains many redundant items. This is a common method used by rental companies to deceive you. Be sure to sign the contract after the explanation is complete. Try to avoid causing disputes.

3. Don’t succumb to temptation, such as clothes and souvenirs that are forcibly recommended by tourists on the street. Generally, they are fake and the prices are incredibly cheap. The quality may disappoint you. Don’t be too demanding at this time. Low prices, let alone any risky trading activities, otherwise you may suffer greater financial losses.

4. Try to choose domestically certified travel agencies to participate in relevant tour groups. When visiting tourist attractions, be sure to follow the tour guide closely and avoid spreading out to participate in additional activities and shopping outside of the ticket. Wait, this is particularly important.

Traveling requires planning, which is an arduous task. Only by being cautious, diligently checking facts, and refusing to be "cheated" can you truly enjoy the freedom and pleasure of traveling.