What's the difference between 20 12 tourism law and 20 13 tourism law?

Recently, the draft tourism law, which was submitted to the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) for deliberation for the first time, caused a wide discussion in the tourism industry. "Zero-negative tour fare", forced shopping, and scenic spot tickets will rise every "festival" ... The draft Tourism Law has made necessary provisions on the disorder of the tourism market, which is the most strongly reflected by the society. The tourism law that tourists expect has finally surfaced. Once the law is promulgated and implemented, what impact will it bring to tourism? A few days ago, the reporter interviewed relevant experts.

Attract customers at a low price below the cost price, otherwise the travel agency will be disqualified.

Case:

In July this year, Anhui tourists wrote to Jiang, deputy secretary of Hainan Provincial Party Committee and governor, reflecting that during their tour in Hainan, tour guides had problems such as arbitrarily reducing service items and increasing off-site consumption items. Insiders pointed out that the tourist paid the fee of 1.650 yuan, excluding the round-trip air ticket of Hefei (1.400 yuan) and the normal profit of the tour group. This is a typical case of "zero negative tour fee".

Draft:

In view of the "zero-negative tour fee", the draft stipulates that travel agencies shall not attract, organize or receive tourists at a price lower than the cost. If the travel agency violates the regulations, the tourism administrative department shall order it to make corrections and confiscate its illegal income; Illegal income of more than 50 thousand yuan, and impose a fine of more than one time and less than five times the illegal income; If the illegal income is less than 50,000 yuan or there is no illegal income, a fine of 5,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan shall be imposed; Refuses to correct, shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification; If the circumstances are serious, the business license of the travel agency shall be revoked.

● The adjustment of scenic spot ticket price will be announced six months in advance, and a flow control system will be implemented.

Case:

In recent years, tickets for scenic spots in China are bound to rise every "festival", and 5A-level scenic spots collectively enter the "hundred-yuan era", which makes many tourists shout "can't afford to play". The price increase of scenic spots caused by the single tourism development and local dependence on ticket revenue has exceeded the affordability of many people. Besides, Sanya has become the most popular tourist area in China during the Spring Festival Golden Week every year. During the 20 12 Spring Festival in Sanya, a city with a population of less than 700,000 received nearly 500,000 tourists, which caused great pressure on tourist attractions. Some scenic spots in Sanya have implemented time-limited passenger flow management measures, and overcrowding is the fundamental reason.

Draft:

The draft stipulates that the tourist flow control system shall be implemented in the scenic spot, and the maximum carrying capacity approved by the competent department of the scenic spot shall not be exceeded to receive tourists. At the same time, the draft stipulates that tickets can only be collected after the scenic spot is approved by the competent department. The use of public resources to open scenic spots tickets to implement government pricing or government guidance. Tickets for other scenic spots are subject to market pricing, and their prices shall be filed with the competent price department. The change of scenic spot ticket price should be announced 6 months in advance. Scenic spots should express the tour items that will be charged separately. If some core tourism projects in scenic spots cannot be opened or provided with services for some reason, they should be informed in advance and the fees should be reduced accordingly.

● The maximum fine for arranging extra payment items is 200,000 yuan.

Case: On September 1 day, this newspaper reported that three tourists from Shanghai participated in the "Hainan Five-Day and Four-Night Five-Star Quality Group" tour with the travel agency, but they were kicked out of the car because they refused to participate in the self-funded tour. During the tour in Hainan, the tour guide not only reduced the playing time of regular scenic spots and increased shopping spots, but also increased the self-funded tour items without authorization. Since three Shanghai tourists did not participate in the self-funded tourism project, Fang actually asked three tourists to get off during the trip.

Draft: The draft stipulates that travel agencies shall not designate shopping places, force or disguise shopping, and shall not arrange any form of paid tourism projects. The tour guide service fee shall be specified in the package tour contract; At the same time, it is clear that the contents of the package tour contract must include the travel itinerary, the specific content and time of sightseeing and entertainment projects, the time arrangement of free activities, travel expenses and their payment. Travel agencies shall not arrange fees or collect fees separately from the package tour contract. Travel agencies that, in violation of regulations, arrange tourists to shop at designated places, force or disguise tourists to shop, or arrange tourism projects that are paid separately, shall be ordered by the tourism administrative department to make corrections, their illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan shall be imposed; The first offender shall suspend business for rectification; Revoke the business license of the travel agency and the tour guide card and tour guide card of relevant personnel again.

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The draft tourism law has zero tolerance for "zero-negative tour fare"

Fang Xinhai, President of Travel Agency Branch of Hainan Tourism Association and President of Haikou Travel Agency Association, said that the draft Tourism Law adopted a "zero tolerance" attitude towards "zero-negative tour fare", a chronic disease of China tourism industry for many years. In the current chaotic market situation, we must impose heavy penalties and leave no room for flexibility, so as to urge more enterprises to get out of the quagmire of "zero negative group fees" as soon as possible. It is believed that the promulgation of the Tourism Law will provide good legal support for the improvement of the tourism market order and the transformation and upgrading of Hainan's tourism industry. Wang Jiansheng, secretary-general of the Provincial Tourism Association, also said that tourism is a comprehensive industry across departments, industries and regions. Hainan, as a land-based tourist destination, faced with cross-regional disputes and contradictions, local laws and regulations are hard to show.

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Scenic spots should gradually get rid of "ticket dependence"

Dai, vice president of the Tourism Scenic Area Branch of the Provincial Tourism Association, said, "Informing tourists and travel agencies of the price increase information in advance will give everyone full choice. In addition, although the content of the draft Tourism Law does not involve the issue of restricting ticket prices, it will be the general trend for scenic spots to reduce ticket prices; In the future, the scenic spot will gradually get rid of its dependence on the' ticket economy' through secondary consumption such as catering and tourist souvenirs. " Regarding the implementation of tourist flow control system in scenic spots, Dai said that the starting point of this article is good, but it is not operable. He suggested that it is best to put forward some opinions and suggestions on the Tourism Law involving the future development of tourism in combination with frontline practice, which may make the Tourism Law more operable and targeted after its formal promulgation.

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Conducive to the return of the value of tourism products

It is understood that at present, not only Hainan, but also many domestic tourism products and many Southeast Asian tourism products are quoted below their cost price. "In this way, the homogenization of tourism products is serious and it is easy to trigger a market price war." Wang Xiaohua, director of the Provincial Tourism Quality Supervision Institute, said that with some consumers adhering to the attitude of "good quality and low price", travel agencies can only compete for tourists at ultra-low prices. If the quotation is lower than the product cost, travel agencies and tour guides can only make profits through shopping rebates and self-funded project rebates. Wang Xiaohua pointed out that the draft Tourism Law clearly stipulates that travel agencies are not allowed to designate shopping places, force shopping or arrange paid tourism projects in any form, which is conducive to the return of tourism products to the normal value level. If the tourism law is strictly enforced, the quotations of most tourist routes should rise, which is to return the tourism products to their real value range.