What are the shady shopping activities of travel agencies?

The routine behind the "low price temptation" of travel agencies is: tourism is fake, shopping is true; Announce free of charge and temporarily increase the price; The standard is lowered and the trip is discounted.

1, travel is fake, shopping is real.

Unreasonable low-price tour refers to the operators taking advantage of tourists' greed for cheap prices to attract customers at low prices, and then making illegal profits by cheating and forcing tourists to shop.

Travel agencies are usually divided into two types: group agencies and land agencies. Travel agencies are responsible for attracting customers and making money according to the number of heads. The land agency is responsible for the reception, and it has become one of the profit sources for many land agencies to let tourists shop more and earn commissions. Many so-called "attractions" are actually invisible shopping spots. All shopping spots must enter the store. If tourists don't buy anything, they may be "complained" or even ridiculed by tour guides, which will affect their travel mood.

2, claiming free, temporary price increase

Some illegal travel agencies still claim to travel for free, but temporarily raise prices. If the travel agency doesn't sign a contract with you, or if you receive a flyer for a low-cost tour or even a free tour at the train station or on the street, you should be especially careful. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and there will be no pie in the sky.

Some tourists are greedy for petty gain, and may neglect to sign a formal contract with a travel agency for some benefits or discounts. In the end, it is difficult to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests because there is no evidence.

3, the standard is lowered and the itinerary is discounted.

Li (pseudonym) is a senior this year. Not long ago, she worked as an intern in an international travel agency in Shandong. She told reporters that after some travel agencies took tourists to their destinations, they found that they were unprofitable, and their services and scenic spots were greatly reduced. "wool is on sheep, and the price is low and the quality is definitely low. If you look at the itinerary carefully, you will find that the food, housing and standards of' unreasonable low-cost tour' have actually shrunk greatly. " Li said to him.

Extended data

Tourism authorities have taken measures to rectify unreasonable low-cost tours.

20 16 10 the national tourism administration issued the notice on organizing the special action to rectify "unreasonable low-cost tours" and deployed the special rectification work of "unreasonable low-cost tours" from this year 10 to April next year.

The tourism authorities in Hunan Province and Changsha City attached great importance to it and took many measures to carry out special actions to rectify "unreasonable low-cost tours". Travel agency industry associations in various provinces and cities actively organized enterprises to conduct self-examination and self-correction, and successively removed "low-cost travel" products, publicly promised to operate in good faith, and consciously resisted "low-cost travel".

The reporter learned that in June, two travel agencies in the province 1 1 and1were investigated and dealt with by the tourism authorities on suspicion of unreasonable low-cost tours.

On February 2, 2020, the Measures for Implementing the Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China in Hunan Province was voted by the 26th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress of Hunan Province, and will be officially implemented on June 6, 20 17+0. The "Measures" clarify seven behaviors of travel agency fraud and forcing tourists to shop, and clearly stipulate that tourism professionals shall not cheat, force transactions, deceive and induce tourists to spend money in tourism activities, and shall not insult, beat or coerce tourists. The industry believes that these clear provisions of the Measures will play a very good role in curbing unreasonable low-cost travel and protecting the rights and interests of tourists. In the future, there will be fewer and fewer unreasonable low-cost tours.

Do go shopping. To tell the truth, most travel agencies have this part of shopping. Unless it is a high-end tour group, many travel agencies say that there is no compulsory consumption when doing publicity, saying that it is a pure play group. But when you play, you will find that many of them are not what the tour guide said. A better tour guide may do some work, even compulsory. Moreover, some tour guides are very polite to tourists who buy things, but very indifferent to tourists who don't buy things. I remember a trip to Hong Kong and Macao, because a group member didn't buy anything, and the guide's face fell two feet long, which was ugly. This practice not only hurts tourists, but also affects the reputation of travel agencies and tour guides. Bad group meals are usually reported as group meals, but the quality of group meals can really make people dare not compliment. Some friends think that if I sign up for a group meal of 80, I will definitely eat well. You are wrong to think so. Because generally speaking, the group meals after 80 are basically made according to the standard of 50-60. If you quote 60, you are likely to do it according to 40. The extra money was not returned to the tourists, but went into the pocket of the travel agency, which is why the group meal is so bad. After all, there is still a big gap between your expectations and reality. Imagine how you can expect to eat better if your tour fee is very low. That's just a daydream. Free scenic spots Generally speaking, the prices of many low-priced tours are very low, but there seem to be many scenic spots, which many people think are very cost-effective. After all, they don't know the scenic spots. Actually, there are routines. Many travel agencies add many free attractions to their itinerary, such as ancient towns, parks or landmark buildings. When he added a few more such free scenic spots, the tourists felt that the group was very good, and he went to many scenic spots. But in fact, most of them don't need money, and only a few collect money. At the same time, some travel agencies buy the cheapest tickets for scenic spots when signing up for travel. For example, in Suzhou Gardens, many travel agencies take tourists to Lion Grove instead of Humble Administrator's Garden. Suzhou Garden and Humble Administrator's Garden are both 5A scenic spots, but they are more interesting than Lion Forest. In short, there are many routines for group tours, but the advantages it brings are incomparable to road trip and other ways. After all, it saves time and effort, so this is also the necessity of its existence. It is most important for us to keep our eyes open and avoid routine. Of course, you know, there is no such thing as a free lunch. You must be careful when choosing that kind of ultra-low-priced group, because you will regret taking advantage.