Is it true to travel with zero tour fee?

Recently, the Beijing Tourism Development Committee (hereinafter referred to as "Beijing Tourism Commission") issued a reminder for the elderly and group tours, and announced a number of low-cost trap cases for seasonal tours. Most of the victims participated in low-priced tours with "zero-negative group fees" and did not sign contracts with travel agencies, so they all encountered forced shopping during their travels.

Mr. Yao, a tourist, received a phone call from an insurance company at the end of last year, informing him that he had won the prize of a free trip to Hong Kong and Macao. After that, Mr. Yao signed up for a seven-day two-bedroom tour of Hong Kong and Macao according to the address provided by the insurance company. The insurance company promises to pay only the deposit in 200 yuan, which will be refunded after the return trip. According to Mr. Yao, during the trip, the local tour guide in Hong Kong abused the guests and kept asking them to buy things. After the return trip, Mr. Yao found the registered company to ask for the deposit, but the other party did not return it. "I reflected the problem to the relevant tourism departments. I don't know which travel agency organized the tour group. When I left the group, I didn't sign a travel contract. It's not the same person or the same company who called themselves to sign up for the payment. At that time, the telephone number of the business personnel could not get through. " Mr. Yao said helplessly.

Mr. Li, who was also pitted in Hong Kong and Macao, was introduced by a friend and signed up for a zero-fee tour of Hong Kong and Macao in a travel agency. As the tour fee was zero, the travel agency did not sign a contract with Mr. Li. Mr. Li said that he did all the shopping during his trip, including shopping in the car many times, especially when he returned to Zhuhai from Macao, and he was taken into three shopping stores one day. In addition, Mr. Lu recently called the Beijing Tourism Law Enforcement Brigade and said that there is a travel agency in the community that always organizes low-cost tours for the elderly in the community. "This time I organized 700 yuan to go to Hainan and invited my parents. Visitors only need to pay when signing up and tell the travel agency the basic information. Travel agencies do not sign contracts with tourists, do not provide receipts, and do not provide invoices. " Mr. Lu said that he was worried that such a tour group was not reliable and that his parents were forced to shop outside.

It seems that we must not be greedy and cheap, and suffer big losses!