What is the "anti-detention deposit" charged by tour groups? Will the deposit be refunded after that?

The anti-detention deposit charged by the tour group is an act that our domestic outbound tour groups are unwilling to come back after going abroad in order to prevent tourists from staying abroad, so the tour group will require travelers to pay a certain deposit before leaving the group and return it after leaving the group.

1. What is the "detention prevention deposit" charged by the tour group?

In fact, some tour groups in China have gone abroad, such as Japan, South Korea, Europe and Australia. You need to pay a certain deposit, usually around 10 thousand yuan, sometimes even higher than the tour fare, so some tourists will be more curious, why do you have to pay a deposit in addition to the tour fare? This is because outbound tourists charge a certain anti-detention deposit to prevent tourists from staying. Therefore, for the benefit of both tourists and travel agencies, the travel society also avoids unnecessary losses caused by tourists' detention, so it is necessary to collect this deposit, because once tourists stay, the travel agency will bear great responsibilities or need to suspend the outbound travel business. In severe cases, the license of the travel agency may be revoked, so there are certain risks in the process of operating the outbound travel business. After the tourists return to China in accordance with the terms of the contract, the travel agency will pay the deposit and return it to the tourists.

Second, sign a contract with the travel agency before going abroad.

At present, the way to pay the anti-detention deposit is generally to submit the original passbook and password to the travel agency, or to transfer it to the special account of the travel agency by transfer. In fact, different payment methods are different. Generally speaking, as long as the guests return according to the original plan of the travel agency, the travel agency will return it within the agreed date after the normal cancellation. However, because the law does not clearly stipulate the deposit for outbound travel, there will be some disputes about returning the deposit occasionally, and tourists rely more on the administrative punishment measures of the tourism authorities. Only when criminal offences are seriously involved will the public security department intervene, so tourists must sign a contract with the travel agency before leaving the country.