What is a tour group?

Group tourism is a new type of group tourism with travel agencies as the main body. Travel agencies or intermediaries make travel arrangements and plans, and team members travel in a unified manner according to the arrangements of travel agencies. They pay travel expenses in advance in one lump sum and enjoy team discounts on some projects. Team travel usually refers to a group of more than 0/0 people traveling together. Travel agencies provide routes and tourists choose to buy them. Then, at the appointed time, place and scenic spot, accompanied by the tour guide, the tourists take the means of transportation, stay in the reserved hotel, and complete the travel process of eating, living, traveling, shopping and entertainment according to the appointed route. Group holiday tourism arranged by the company refers to the tourism activities that organize employees to relax and recover their physical fitness in beautiful places such as seaside, lakes and mountains for a period of time in order to get rid of the physical and mental tension caused by the daily working and living environment or for the purpose of recuperation. The itinerary of group tours is planned and arranged by travel agencies or other travel service agencies. The payment method team adopts the package method and requires a one-time payment of travel expenses in advance. Price group tours can enjoy discounts on some items, which are relatively cheap. Tourists who travel freely in teams are bound by teams. Don't leave the team without authorization when traveling in a group. If you need to leave the team alone, please get the consent of the accompanying personnel and bring the address and telephone number of the local hotel with you to avoid accidents. The number of tourists must be above 10. To sign up for a tour group, you should personally go to the sales department or registration point of the travel agency with valid documents; You should choose the itinerary that suits you; Clarify the items included in the tour fee; Sign a travel contract; Pay the tour fee and ask for the invoice, travel itinerary, instructions for joining the tour, compensation rules, etc. ; Confirm the departure time, place, name and contact information of the accompanying personnel. When registering, consumers should also know as much as possible about the service content and standards provided by travel agencies. Such as accommodation standards, traffic standards, tour routes and attractions, tour guide services, self-funded tourism projects, shopping times, and outbound travel also includes foreign exchange, passport and visa processing. When signing a contract to participate in a group tour, it is generally necessary to sign a travel contract with the travel agency at the time of registration. The contract components include: the standard contract formulated by the Provincial Tourism Quality Supervision Institute, travel registration instructions and detailed rules of responsibility, travel itinerary, invoices, etc. When signing a contract, we should pay attention to whether all the components are complete and whether there is an official seal and the signature of the agent on the contract. Travel itinerary should include the service contents and standards provided by travel agencies, which is one of the strong evidences in case of tourism disputes. Insurance travel agencies have the responsibility to buy insurance for tourists. According to the regulations, the minimum amount of travel accident insurance handled by travel agencies for tourists is: 300,000 yuan/person for outbound and inbound travel, 6.5438+10,000 yuan/person for domestic travel and 30,000 yuan/person for one-day tour. Visitors can learn about the insurance coverage of travel agencies from the "insurance amount" column in the travel contract.