Is wv dream trip legal?

To understand this issue, we have to start with China’s direct selling law.

Although the Direct Selling Law promulgated and implemented in 2005 does not cover the category of tourism, I still want to say that every law has its current background and expected effects. At that time, domestic MLMs were still very harmful to social stability and economic order. These MLM gangs were engaging in purely financial fraud. They had no practical consumer products to back them up and could not bring any value to social and economic development. , and even has a violent tendency to restrict the freedom of life. Therefore, in order to combat such illegal phenomena, the direct selling law came into being. But there is a problem. It is still a product of that era. It is undeniable that it played its due role and curbed the hugely destructive MLM at that time. But, more than ten years have passed, and the world has changed too fast. Business models and Internet innovations Too fast... I believe that supervision will gradually keep pace with the times. The author is still optimistic about the gradual liberalization and improvement of this law. Just like China's financial industry, every time business technology innovation breaks out, supervision will always follow closely, striving to achieve a balance between development and regulation.

After introducing the legal background, let’s return to the present more than ten years later.

Facing a direct selling business like wv, friends who have done a little research can easily find that this company has a strong Internet flavor. Let’s make a simple analogy. WV can be understood as the United States. Local companies such as "Ctrip", Qunar, and "Tuniu" provide global air tickets, hotels, and travel package subscription services to their members. However, the difference lies in the way of business expansion. WV has introduced a direct sales model to expand the global market. , that is, establishing a team reward system to motivate its member consumers to publicize and promote the wv brand and recommend more potential customers to join. Similar practices can be followed by major actions to expand bank card business. When cardholders recommend friends and relatives to apply for a card, the bank will reward you with points that can be exchanged for deductions.

Let’s look at wv in mainland China

In fact, this issue is quite controversial. First of all, wv has set up branches in 29 countries around the world, responsible for the expansion of various markets. And the support industry, the same direct sales model has been legally recognized and supervised by 29 countries, and has been launched for business. Hong Kong, China is included. If you have any idea about the customer service and registration information of the Hong Kong branch, you can check it online. However, wv has not yet established a branch in mainland China. Currently, it only has an office in Beijing (there is a natural difference between offices and branches. You can learn more about it on Baidu). In other words, wv’s business does not exist in a strict sense. It is officially launched in mainland China, so there is no question of whether it is legal or not. Members from mainland China all know that in the process of applying for club membership, the address is selected in Hong Kong or other countries, because currently there is no option for mainland China in wv registration.

As for wv’s business model, let’s give you an example

But there will also be many doubts that many of wv’s offline members have already expanded their market in mainland China. Regarding this situation, I would like to say, let’s look at it from another angle. For the simplest example, you see a golf club in the United States online that provides excellent membership services. You happen to be a golf enthusiast, and I often go to the United States. So you go to the club’s official website in the United States to register and apply to become a member, pay the relevant one-time membership fee and subsequent monthly membership fees. These fees are recharged to your VIP card, which can be used to consume various items and services in the club. Serve. At the same time, you find that the club has a recommendation reward policy, that is, if you recommend a new member, the club will reward you with points that can be used to redeem various services. The more you recommend, the more rewards you will get, and you can also You and your recommenders will be rewarded for the overall development of your team. Then you will be happy to recommend your golfing friends to join. Next time you travel to the United States, you can also play golf. Moreover, you can also enjoy the company's referral rewards while playing golf. Of course, this golf club is registered in the United States and is subject to relevant U.S. laws. Your consumer rights are also protected by U.S. domestic laws. Then the question arises, does your recommendation of friends in China violate relevant laws? It is a US-based company and does not seem to have direct regulatory affiliation with China.

Finally, let’s replace golf club with wv. I believe you have your own thinking and judgment on this issue. Hope it helps.