Do you dare to make an appointment with QQ group of WeChat group?

Tian, an outdoor enthusiast, signed up for collective rafting through a friend's WeChat group, and his claim for accidental injury was rejected. The court ruled that since the organizers are not for profit, tourists should bear all the responsibilities themselves. This news has recently attracted attention: "group tour" through social spaces such as WeChat group is quite popular. Dare you make an appointment? Who will pay the bill if there is an accident?

The investigation and choice of WeChat and group tour depends on good reputation.

In the era of mass tourism, more and more people sign up for group work, transfer money and travel through social spaces such as WeChat, QQ, Weibo, Post Bar, Space and Forum.

In Changsha, there are also many people who choose WeChat group and QQ group. Wen Zi, a native of Changsha, signed up for a visit to Ningxia and other places this year through the WeChat group of an outdoor club. "Let's go to Lanzhou first and then set off together." She thinks that the WeChat group is very good, and they are all people who love to travel, but there is a leader organization, which is very flexible and the route selection is also very individual. Xiao Ni, a primary school teacher in Changsha, just finished the northwest trip of WeChat. "There is a website that feels quite formal, and the electronic contract has also been sent to the mailbox."

They admit that they choose WeChat to travel with a group and trust the word-of-mouth from the organizer or platform, but more often they never think that accidents will happen to themselves. Although she received the electronic contract, Xiao Ni didn't know how to define the responsibility in the event of a safety accident. The reporter interviewed 10 many travelers with similar experiences. They prefer this kind of travel mode between travel agencies and free travel, mostly relying on word of mouth and trust, but everyone's nerves seem to be a little rough about the definition of responsibility and risk prevention of safety accidents. A donkey friend who once participated in a group tour through QQ group revealed that it is very common to say that "the expense AA system is at your own risk, and all unexpected risks are at your own risk".

Be wary that some social group tours may be suspected of breaking the law.

In addition to the above-mentioned group tour, which is not for profit and is purely organized by interest, there is also a group tour with commercial nature. There is also a quotation for the route, and the process is very similar to that of a travel agency. The reporter logged into the group tour page of an outdoor sports company in Hunan from WeChat. Among them, the "Huaihua Fuling Three-Day Tour" route shows that 35 people have signed up, and the remaining 43 people. Visitors can choose to pay the down payment in 300 yuan, and settle the final payment after the trip. Outdoor travel insurance is included in the expense details.

The popular WeChat and group tour are similar in nature to AA outdoor tour. "Compared with traditional travel agencies, this kind of publicity and packaging in the early stage of group tour is more interesting and tourists have a stronger sense of participation. The planning of many routes is worth learning from our travel agency. " However, he also believes that most of the personal safety and property safety of this group tour are still responsible for themselves and at their own risk. "Compared with professional travel agencies, there is still a gap between online and group tours in terms of risk management and control, forecasting ability, emergency plans and measures."

According to a senior expert, QQ group, WeChat group, clubs and outdoor organizations have all achieved a certain scale. It is impossible to always aim at non-profit and will embark on the road of profit sooner or later. But what is more alarming is that many organizers of group tours in the market are actually enterprises without tourism industry and business qualifications. Previously, some non-tourism enterprises in Changsha used the guise of tourism to attract customers with low-cost tours, which were actually selling products. "This is obviously a violation of laws and regulations. These organizers do not have tourism expertise and the ability to handle emergencies safely. "

If you choose to travel with a group, you must do a good job in raiders, evaluate security risks, and ensure personal and property safety. "