What does BAF YAS EBS mean?

BAF: BAF is the abbreviation of Bunker Adjustment Factor, which means oil price adjustment index surcharge (i.e. fuel surcharge). This is because international fuel prices have increased, resulting in increased operating costs for shipping companies and additional fees charged by shipping companies. BAF is a relatively active surcharge, and its amount is often adjusted, but it does not follow the rise and fall of the international crude oil market, and there is a certain lag in the adjustment time.

YAS: is the abbreviation of Yen Appreciation Surcharge, Japanese yen appreciation surcharge (exclusive for Japanese routes).

EBS: Emergency Bunker Surcharges, shipping-related Chinese means emergency fuel surcharge. The emergency fuel surcharge is generally due to the rising international crude oil prices, which exceeds the affordability of shipowners. Therefore, shipowners increase the cost in order to reduce cost losses when the market is relatively weak and cannot increase shipping freight. . EBS is only a temporary surcharge, which generally does not last long and can be paid in advance or on collection.

Extended information

"Age surcharge" refers to the fact that in the tourism market, "low-price travel" can easily attract the elderly group. However, "low-price travel" is just a superficial gimmick. An important prerequisite for its formation is that tourists must also make a certain amount of consumption in accordance with the requirements of travel agencies and tour guides during the travel process, so as to ensure the normal revenue of travel agencies. However, the elderly and children do not have sufficient spending power. In this context, charging "age surcharges" in advance to specific groups has become a disguised way for travel agencies to "preserve capital".

In 2015, the National Tourism Administration issued relevant regulations, defining "unreasonable low-price tourism" in the form of a document for the first time, and clarifying the standards for punishment of illegal activities. In order to combat "low-price tourism" "Provides an institutional basis.

The formation of the "age surcharge" is rooted in the popularity of the "low-price travel" model. As long as this model cannot be thoroughly cured, even if there is no "age surcharge", new excuses for "charges" will be formed that harm the rights and interests of consumers.