Why is the low-priced group so cheap?
2. Choose tourists when organizing a group. In order to minimize the risk, low-cost tour groups will consider factors such as occupation, gender, age and region, and tour guides will use the potential comparison psychology of tourists from different regions to stimulate consumption.
3, false promises not to consume, low-cost groups will claim that there will be no shopping projects when attracting tourists, but most of these promises are verbal and will not be written into the contract. Once there is a dispute afterwards, it is difficult for tourists to defend their rights.
4. Reserve funds. Low-cost tour groups will let tourists put some money first for various reasons and promise to return it when they come back. If tourists spend less than a certain fee during the purchase process, the money will be detained.
5, reduce the cost of tourism, tour guides save money by reducing the standards of catering, accommodation and transportation as much as possible.
6. Arrange the purchase link to eat kickbacks, and the land agency will generally cooperate with the shopping point. Whether shopping or not, shopping malls will pay a fixed head fee to travel agencies. Shopping stores give kickbacks to travel agencies and tour guides, and provide profit space for travel agencies with zero negative group fees.
7. Induce tourists to spend. In order to go shopping, tour guides will use 18 kinds of martial arts, and take advantage of tourists' trust in tour guides, which will naturally induce consumption in shopping stores.
8. Force tourists to spend. If the induced consumption is not smooth, some people are unwilling or explicitly refuse to shop, and tour guides will generally complain, threaten and even insult.
9, increase the cost, some low-cost groups will add items in the itinerary and charge fees, and even take advantage of tourists who don't understand the market and charge admission fees for free attractions.
10, invisible consumption, tourist attractions in the name of Buddha worship, fundraising, etc. There are also some famous places that are crazy about grabbing scenic spots, and most of them have problems with fireworks parties or water-splashing festivals.
For example:
One-day tour in Suzhou, Jiangsu 120 yuan, five-day round trip in Xi 'an, Sanya 1060 yuan, and six-day boutique tour in Phuket, Thailand, 3200 yuan ... Yes, you are right, these are not as expensive as low-cost tour group advertisements! Is it "pie" or "trap"?
Trap 1: the low-priced group is limited in age and needs to be charged.
For many years, there has been an unwritten rule in the tourism industry to charge an age surcharge for the elderly over 60 and the teenagers under 18. This phenomenon mostly occurs in low-cost groups, such as domestic tours, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan connected tours, and Southeast Asian tourism products. From the perspective of travel agencies, the mobility of the elderly increases the travel risk, and children and students have no spending power, which are all factors that affect the recovery cost and increase the royalty income.
In fact, it is clearly stipulated in the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Travel Agency Regulations that in the same travel team, differences in age or occupation cannot be the reason for travel agencies to treat them differently. If you have been "hidden rules" or will be cheated, you can keep relevant evidence and file a lawsuit with the local tourism administration department for compensation.
Trap 2: Go to the shopping store many times during the trip and stay for a long time.
Friends who often travel with groups must be very familiar with shopping stores! Like local products shops, watch shops, jade shops and silk shops, not to mention the quality of things, they won't let you out for an hour. Originally, I went out to travel with a pleasant mood, but I spent a lot of time visiting scenic spots on shopping. Take the 8-day and 7-night tour around Taiwan Province Province as an example. There can be at most 7 shopping stores, and the stay time is between 1- 1.5 hours!
20 14 "tourism law" stipulates that "supplementary agreements should be signed for shopping" when supporting the new contract. For example, in the form of supplementary agreements, it is necessary to strictly limit the shopping schedule during tourists' trips. Be sure to ask the tour guide for the relevant contract agreement!
Trap 3: Some black tour guides are abusive and force tourists to shop.
Obviously, customers are God, but there have been many domestic tour guides abusing customers and forcing them to buy a specified amount, otherwise they will not give up the door of the shopping store! In order to attract people and earn commissions, some tour guides of low-cost groups will vilify tourists with the words "You have money but don't shop, I despise you", while others will threaten to shut down the dark room. Some tourists spend a lot of money to buy jade jewelry, but when they come back for identification, it is not the pure natural material that the merchant said before buying it. When requesting a return, the merchant will handle the return for the tourists at a low price in the name of deducting the handling fee!
The Tourism Law clearly stipulates that tourists have the right to choose their own tourism products and services and have the right to refuse the compulsory trading behavior of tour operators. If the travel agency has forced shopping, it can complain to the Tourism Bureau, and the maximum fine can reach 300,000 yuan. The tour guide will directly quit or close down to protect the rights and interests of tourists.
Trap 4: scenic routine
Please tell your fortune. Some black tour guides secretly tell the fake monks in the temple scenic area the basic information such as tourists' names, ages, general clothes and looks. Tourists will "happen" to meet fortune-telling "monks" when they arrive at the scenic spot, and fake monks will soon win the trust of tourists. Monks recommend places to buy incense to tourists. There are various styles of incense and the price is sky-high. Such incidents have occurred from time to time in Lingyin Temple in Suzhou, Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui and Emei Mountain in Sichuan.
Trick and deceive people and praise them all over the sky (for example, Yunnan or Sichuan ethnic minority villages)
When you visit a folk village, you will be received by a beautiful local girl shining all over. I'll take you to her home, listen to her talk about the village, focus on her silverware, and boast that there are things in the sky and underground. Finally, I will take out what I call "handmade" silverware and tell everyone that it is cheap ~