Is there such a good thing as free travel?

"138 yuan can visit more than 3,800 scenic spots in China for free by buying an Impression China Card." In late August, some consumers complained that "Impression China One Card" acted as an agent to develop offline and conduct online pyramid schemes in the name of buying cards freely. Yang Qian, a researcher at Peking University China Direct Selling Industry Development Research Center, said that the development model of Impression China Company is a typical Ponzi scheme in the name of innovation =

Spend 100 yuan to buy a "Impression China" tourist card, which can not only visit thousands of scenic spots in the country for free, but also become an agent for unlimited development, earning rebates and dividends, which makes many people excited. In particular, consumers try to make an appointment for scenic spots after buying a card, and find that they can really travel for free, which makes people believe that they are more and more eager to get rich.

There will be no pie in the sky.

However, there will be no pie in the sky. Everyone only needs to invest 138 yuan, and they can earn one million yuan a month. Is the money earned by the strong wind? According to the design rules of "Impression Tourism", the company can stay in 39 yuan for every card sold, direct sales rebate and agent dividend in 99 yuan. This is just 39 yuan, which will be used to pay the entrance fees for more than 3,800 scenic spots. Such a business model is almost impossible. Capital is unprofitable and can't afford to get up early. Is "Impression China" painstakingly set up an agent to develop offline, just to make all its members become millionaires, and then lose all their money?

It is true that the "Impression Travel" card can indeed make an appointment for sightseeing at present, but behind the guise of free travel, the company is actually robbing Peter to pay Paul and buying tickets for old members with the card money of new members to attract more members to join. The reason why the company requires an appointment two days in advance is just a delaying tactic to create jet lag. This is a typical Ponzi scheme. Once the personnel chain and the capital chain break, it will lead to a collapse and investors will lose everything.

According to the MLM Prohibition Ordinance, MLM has three characteristics: entrance fee, attraction and multi-level reward. The model of "Impression China" tourist card fully conforms to the definition of MLM in the MLM Prohibition Ordinance. Compared with traditional pyramid schemes, the "genius" of this model lies in the fact that tourist cards are used as the medium to make everyone pay a small amount of money, thus producing the effect of "boiling frogs in warm water". "1what can 38 yuan do? It is based on this mentality that many people not only buy cards happily, but also actively mobilize their family and friends to join the membership. However, as long as it is a bubble, it will burst sooner or later. No matter how good the Ponzi scheme story is, it is doomed to be impossible to last long. At the end of the road, the final winner of this parcel delivery game will pay a heavy price.

China tourism association said:

It has nothing to do with "Impression of China One Card"

A few days ago, china tourism association issued a statement saying that china tourism association had nothing to do with "Impression of China Card", while Ctrip, Tongcheng Tourism and other tourist platforms and many scenic spots also distanced themselves from "Impression of China".

Faced with this situation, "Impression China" App issued notices one after another, asking members not to call scenic spots, Ctrip, Tuniu and other platforms for verification, let alone call the national tourism management department to complain, which just exposed the guilty conscience of the MLM planner, shattered glass. The Ponzi scheme of "impression tourism" cannot stop at the clarification and reminder of tourism platforms and scenic spots, and the regulatory authorities must take the initiative to show their swords. Market supervision and management departments and public security organs should promptly investigate and deal with pyramid schemes in the name of free travel according to law to avoid more people suffering losses. At the same time, the public should keep a clear head, think calmly in the face of temptation, and remember that "when the pie falls from the sky, it is the day when there is a trap on the ground."