Are tourists seriously ripped off by tourist attractions?

Hello, I have really been ripped off. Here are some suggestions.

1. Eat: Food consumption is not negotiable, and you need to be especially careful when eating seafood

As we all know, food prices in tourist attractions are slightly higher than in ordinary areas. Generally, when tourists go to a tourist resort, in addition to viewing the scenery, they also want to taste the local specialties. At this time, there may be a consumption trap, and it is also the time when tourists are most likely to be ripped off. Especially when traveling to the island, it is extremely difficult to prevent yourself from being slaughtered for eating seafood. There are many tricks in the consumption of seafood in tourist attractions. Not to mention that merchants deliberately conceal sky-high prices and maliciously defraud consumers. The most common traps are various traps such as missing a pound, shoddy goods, package swaps, etc., causing consumers to spend a lot of money. . Some people may say that since you are traveling, you have to spend more money. Little do they know that businesses are seizing on tourists’ psychology to drive up prices, engage in fraud, and infringe on the interests of consumers.

Countermeasures: It is recommended that tourists ask several restaurants to compare prices. To eat seafood, go to the seafood market and process the seafood directly after buying it, so as to enjoy one-stop service. Before ordering food or buying souvenirs, negotiate the price first. It is recommended that you bring your own small scale, "negotiate the price first and then use the scale."

2. Accommodation: If you stay in a sea-view room, it is not a quasi-star hotel.

It is said that "the entire stay is a quasi-five-star" or "equivalent to a five-star" hotel. Commonly seen in tourism advertisements, such slogans often give people the illusion that the accommodation conditions are good. In fact, this is a situation where unscrupulous merchants have figured out that mass tourists are not familiar with the standards and regulations of the tourism industry, and use vague expressions to deceive consumers.

When it comes to sea view rooms, many people can imagine the pleasant scene of "facing the sea, with spring flowers blooming". However, in order to make profits, businesses now even label rooms that can only see the sea from a certain angle as sea view rooms. It would be really cheating for anyone to book a sea view room like this.

Countermeasures: Consumers should ask the travel agency to clarify accommodation issues before signing up, and observe whether the hotel has a star sign with several stars hung in a conspicuous position when checking in.