A tour group asked for 400 yuan to travel to Jiuzhaigou. Is this a pyramid scheme?

According to the provisions of Article 7 of the "Regulations on Prohibition of Pyramid Selling", the following behaviors are classified as pyramid schemes:

(1) The organizer or operator requires the developed person to develop through the development personnel Other personnel join, and remuneration (including material rewards and other economic benefits, the same below) is calculated and paid to the personnel developed based on the number of personnel directly or indirectly developed on a rolling basis, thereby seeking illegal benefits;

( 2) The organizer or operator, through developing personnel, requires the developed personnel to pay fees or pay fees in disguise by subscribing for goods, etc., to obtain the qualifications to join or develop other personnel to join, and to seek illegal benefits;

( 3) The organizer or operator, through development personnel, requires the developed personnel to develop other personnel to join, form an upline and downline relationship, and calculate and pay upline remuneration based on the sales performance of the downline, and seek illegal benefits. "Regulations on Prohibition of Pyramid Selling"

Article 2 The term "pyramid selling" as mentioned in these Regulations refers to the organizer or operator who develops personnel by targeting the persons being developed based on the number of personnel or sales performance they directly or indirectly develop. Calculation and payment of remuneration, or requiring the persons being developed to obtain membership qualifications on the condition of paying a certain fee to obtain illegal benefits, disrupt economic order, and affect social stability.