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What punishment will the tour guide face when netizens expose Xiang Xue's shady tour with a group?

Recently, netizens exposed the unspoken rules of selling 1680 yuan packages on tour buses in Xiang Xue, which triggered a heated discussion. Afterwards, netizens harassed by phone and threatened by text messages for days, and they were insulted. What punishment the tour guide will face depends on the specific handling methods of the relevant departments, but some punishments are certain.

As long as it is a registered tour guide, if his behavior seriously interferes with the normal tourism order and damages the image of tourist spots and the interests of the masses, the tour guide will face a fine of tens of thousands of yuan, deduct points accordingly and revoke his qualification as a tour guide. At the same time, the tour guide will be blacklisted and publicized on the local employment information network, and the travel agency where the tour guide is located will also be notified of punishment and suspend business for rectification.

According to the Regulations on the Administration of Tour Guides, tour guides who violate relevant regulations will have their tour guide cards revoked, which may even constitute a crime.

Article 23 stipulates that if tour guides conduct tour guiding activities, sell goods to tourists or buy goods from tourists, or ask tourists for tips in an express or implied way, the tourism administrative department shall order them to make corrections and impose a fine of 1000 yuan to 30000 yuan; Illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; If the circumstances are serious, the tourism administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall revoke the tourist guide card and make an announcement; Give a warning to the travel agency that appointed the tour guide until it is ordered to suspend business for rectification.

Article 24 stipulates that if a tour guide cheats or coerces tourists to spend, or colludes with operators to cheat or coerce tourists to spend, the tourism administrative department shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of 1000 yuan but not more than 30000 yuan; Illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; If the circumstances are serious, the tourism administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall revoke the tourist guide card and make an announcement; Give a warning to the travel agency that appointed the tour guide until it is ordered to suspend business for rectification; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

It can be seen that there are still corresponding laws and regulations to punish the misconduct of tour guides, and consumers must bravely defend their rights.