Is it legal to pay departure fee when leaving the country?

Generally speaking, outbound travel requires signing a contract, and both parties can make an agreement on withdrawing from the group. If it is a breach of contract to agree to leave the league, compensation for breach of contract can be agreed, but the agreement on compensation for breach of contract should be reasonable and equal. If leaving the group causes losses to the other party (travel agency), it should be compensated, otherwise it is obviously unfair, and the liquidated damages can apply to the court for correction.

If you join a tour group, the travel agency is responsible for your safety and ensure your timely return from the day you go abroad to the day you return home. In this, you have any personal and property safety, and the travel agency has the responsibility or obligation to bear it.

Then it's easy to explain. If you leave the group and travel freely, the travel agency will have to bear greater risks, unknown and uncontrollable risks. In case you don't sign any disclaimer, as long as something happens to you, the travel agency can't be excused whether you voluntarily quit the group or not. Therefore, even if you agree to pay the departure fee, you still need to sign the relevant documents. This is also the norm agreed by both parties. Safeguard the interests of both sides.

Article 16 of the Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China * * * outbound tourists are not allowed to stay illegally abroad, and tourists who leave the country with the group are not allowed to leave the group without authorization. Inbound tourists are not allowed to stay illegally in China, and tourists who enter with the group are not allowed to leave the group without authorization.

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Relevant regulations for outbound tourists:

1. Tourists should abide by social public order and social morality, respect local customs, cultural traditions and religious beliefs, cherish tourism resources, protect the ecological environment, and abide by the code of conduct for tourism civilization.

2, tourists in tourism activities or in the settlement of disputes, shall not harm the legitimate rights and interests of local residents, shall not interfere with other people's tourism activities, shall not harm the legitimate rights and interests of tourism operators and tourism professionals.

3. When tourists purchase and accept tourism services, they shall truthfully inform the tourism operators of their personal health information related to tourism activities and abide by the safety warning provisions in tourism activities.

Tourists should cooperate with the measures taken by the state to temporarily restrict tourism activities in response to major emergencies and the safety precautions and emergency measures taken by relevant departments, institutions or tour operators.

Tourists who violate the safety warning regulations or do not cooperate with the measures taken by the state to temporarily restrict tourism activities, safety precautions and emergency measures in response to major emergencies shall bear corresponding responsibilities according to law.

reference data

Baidu Encyclopedia-Tourism Law