Just when Jin Xiao was attending a class reunion, his travel company was in full swing to launch the National Day holiday event, bringing students from Pengcheng University into Zhangjiajie to enjoy the magnificent natural scenery.

Jin Xiao and his travel agencies all go to very formal groups. After all, Jin Xiao still has to go to school, so naturally he can't cheat his classmates.

But in the entire tourism industry, there are actually many teams and shady stories that are cheating on people.

The tourism industry has always been shrouded in all kinds of shady curtains. People feel that the tourism industry is not only full of deception and huge profits.

The tourism industry and the insurance industry have a concept in people's subconscious mind: it is easy to be fooled. Because we all pay first and then make a profit. If you buy insurance, you will not be able to enjoy the benefits without any accidents. The tourism industry is similar. If you travel abroad is cheap for 3,000 or 50,000 or 50,000, you can only get a trip order and the smiling face of the salesperson when you pay. Is this hotel you want to stay in, and whether the group meals you like to eat, and you will only know when you arrive at your destination. Even if you can't satisfy you, it's too late to return.

Second: huge profits, the average customer price of travel is very high, but it is actually very thin. It is usually around 6% to 10%. You will see people who are traveling, like sour pears on the subway or bus, answer a phone call and say: Hello! I've booked this group! I'll give you a deposit of 200,000 yuan today!

Third: The price increase trap. We all know that the prices of air tickets and hotels are floating. Generally speaking, the closer we are to the departure date, the more expensive the price will be. It is not the case when traveling with a group. If the travel agency tells you to pay for the contract as soon as possible, otherwise the price will increase in a few days. This is a true lie. Group tours are air tickets, hotels, cars and tour guides in advance. The cost is the same no matter when you sign up.

Fourth: Not a group, a term in a group tour. It means that if the total number of people in the tour group you sign up for does not reach the lower limit of the number of people, it will be considered as not a group and you will not be able to travel. Not a group is the most painful thing. You happily booked a tour group, and on the eve of your departure, you were notified that it would not be a group, which would destroy your long-planned travel plan because you would not receive any compensation for the agreement on the contract that would not be a group.

Jin Xiao once heard a story that a friend of someone signed up for a Japanese tour group on September 30 from a travel agency. Because the National Day group was in a tight position, he had already booked and paid the deposit 2 months in advance. He was told by the travel agency two weeks before departure that it would not be a group. This is simply a joke! Japan has been so popular in the past two years! But the National Day group period is not a group? It's too bullying!!

There is only one reason: two weeks before the National Day, all the tour groups were full, and the travel agency salesperson suggested that if you definitely offer a high price, I can find you no location. The guests have a strong desire to travel. After asking each travel agency, they found that there is indeed no location, so they can only seek help at a high price. So the salesperson wanted to refund the guests who had previously collected the average price, and they would not have to pay any compensation for the reason of not being a group! Of course, this can also be avoided. For example, when signing a travel contract, there are several terms for you to write "Agree or Disagree" to write "Agree or Disagree" and remember to write all the disagree! The seal you stamped must be the round official seal of the travel agency!

There are many similar traps.

For example, accommodation traps.

Although there is only one word difference between a four-star hotel and a five-star hotel, the conditions are much worse, so the money is naturally not much different.

Many people will default to a good environment and convenient transportation when they hear it. Some people may even think that the best location in a city is rarely left to a four-star hotel. On the contrary, such hotels may generally be a distance from the city center. If you want to stay in a high-end hotel, you will want to be good in all aspects and affordable, which is basically unlikely. When choosing a travel accommodation, you should also consider the overall surroundings. You should not be careless in living in this regard, otherwise it will greatly affect the comfort of the entire itinerary.

For example, the dark side of the scenic spot.

There are many things involved in the scenic spot, from some local customs to some special items, from services to prices, there are some unknown dark stories. The following summarizes the experiences of some tourists as typical examples.

Jin Xiao had heard of it before. Someone went to a mountainous area in the plateau two years ago. The tour guide introduced to buy medicinal materials. A tourist from the same side saw a local medicinal material. It was really famous. He asked the price. The vendor said it was 200 yuan, so the tourists called it a little. The vendor asked casually if he wanted to process it. The tourists said he wanted it, and the vendor immediately ground it finely. When the money was calculated, it was more than 20,000 yuan. The tourists were stupid. It turned out that others were 200 yuan per gram, but now they have ground it finely. Now they have ground it finely. They don’t have to. Later, they asked the tour guide to plead with him and paid 18,000 yuan. In fact, they could buy it for more than 200 yuan.

Someone was traveling to a certain attraction. The tour guide said that he would watch the beautiful woman dancing with the big snake for free, so he watched it. On the way, the beauties in the performance interacted with the audience and generously invited the brave tourists to touch the snake. Since they were clicked, they took the courage to touch it. After the performance, the beauties began to collect money from those who had touched the snake, and they would not be able to pay it.

In addition, there are people who travel to Xinjiang Province and want to go to Hemu Scenic Area. It is very cold. They are planning to rent a piece of clothing outside the scenic area. They will pay it back the next day, 50 yuan a day, with a deposit of 100 yuan, so they paid 100 yuan. They asked at the time and asked, and it costs 200 yuan to buy it. The next day, they were ready to continue walking, but it was too cold and they didn't want to take off the cotton coat, so they planned to buy it. In fact, their conscience was a little worse, and they didn't return it, which was only 100 yuan, which was only worth the price.

Later, when I bargained from the original price of 200 to 150 with my boss, and was about to make up for him 50, the boss said that I would pay the rent yesterday together! There is no such reason! I have to pay the rent after buying it, which is really unreasonable!

Friends who often travel should have similar experiences. The development of tourism in different regions will inevitably lead to related industries of varying quality. Although the country will also introduce policies to maintain the stable development of the tourism market in various places, it is necessary to rely on tourists themselves to improve their awareness of discernment to understand the inside story. A simple way to deal with it is to understand it clearly whether it is travel agencies traveling with groups, buying souvenirs and other items or other special services. After all, some unpleasant experiences in the journey will greatly affect the overall travel experience.

In addition, when making relevant strategies before traveling freely, you should also learn more about whether there are some typical shady localities targeting foreign tourists. Take time to understand in advance, so that many subsequent problems can be avoided.

Of course, tourism practitioners themselves will also encounter many problems.

For example, if a tourist said he would recommend a place for me, what is the most fun place?

Regarding recommendations and the most important questions, it is actually very sensitive. The tour guide is afraid that customers will come back and say: It was all recommended by you at that time, and it was not fun at all!

Travel is an experience. Everyone has different understandings of things and different feelings. As the designer and seller of the travel route, I can only tell you what the characteristics and highlights of this route are. As for which one is more suitable for you, you need to choose according to your preferences. If you like small bridges and flowing waters, go to Jiangnan; if you like history and cultural relics, go to the ancient capital; if you just like lying in a hotel, sleeping when you have enough, and go to the sun when you wake up, you come to the island; if you have no place to save money, go to Hong Kong to buy...

Tour guides are not tourists, they can only use these words to roughly judge what tourists like.

For example, if a tourist asks, can you guarantee that your price must be the lowest price?

It’s really not possible! There are so many travel agencies and network channels now, so it’s not possible for any of them to be engaged in activities.

Even if the products of the same travel company are different for travel time (off-season peak season, air tickets float), different registration channels, and different close relationships (if you sign up for my company, your price will definitely not be cheaper than my father who joined the group at the same time, this is too normal), and the number of people is different (some people go to more than a dozen at the same time, while some people go to one at a time), different prices will arise.

It is important to not just pursue the lowest price when registering for travel. As long as it is almost the same as the market during the same period, what you need to consider is the travel agency’s service commitment to you, not the price.

Some tourists also asked, would the tour guide treat me badly? Will I show my face if I don’t spend money?

For this issue, all practitioners should first thank those journalists for their tireless reporting and exposing the dark side of the industry, so that the image of a bad person like a tour guide is deeply rooted in people's hearts.

There are also many doctors on the Internet and TV who are not worth their lives, but this cannot erase the fact that the entire doctor industry saves lives and saves the wounded and saves the world. We are sick and need them. Even if there are many teachers and principals who are morally corrupt, they cannot stop everyone from sending their children to school. We need knowledge and teachers. There are scum in every industry and model soldiers. Don’t just watch and spread those dark sides, but also spread articles like “the most beautiful tour guide”.

To put it bluntly, tour guides are also human beings, not slaves, nor servants. Tour guides also have their own scope of responsibilities and personal dignity. They are responsibilities within and are especially human favors.

In fact, domestic tour guides are already very dedicated. If you ask those tourists who have used European tour guides, you will easily know some questions. When you are late, let the tour guide wait. European tour guides and drivers calculate the fees for you every minute. They won’t call you and wait for you to come back if you feel uncomfortable. If you say that tour guides are good to tourists who consume, they are not good to those who don’t spend money, I might admit that most tour guides don’t and don’t have time to deliberately treat you badly!! People will pay more attention to those who give candy, and those who don’t spend money are less enthusiastic about work.

Some tourists also asked, if the tour guide has recommended projects, do I have to go? Can I not go any of them?

No matter who it is, you can't force you to consume. So, the answer to this question is: Of course you can not go!!

Before registering, some tourists have informed the travel agency and stated in the contract that they must participate in at least one of their own expenses. Those who sign up for the tour will choose to ignore the situation and call the travel agency a liar when they come back. This thing is for everyone to measure it yourself. If the wallet is really tight, you can go to a shopping store and buy two cheap things. After all, compared with a slightly more expensive group fee, you will get things. But if you are determined not to spend a penny, you will definitely return home safely and smoothly. Many hairs will not be beaten to death by the tour guide like rumors, and scold them to the point of being cursed. There are indeed scum, but regular travel agencies will not do this.

Some tourists will ask, why are there low-priced groups? Can travel agencies set a unified price?

There are always many tourists who don’t know the truth. Why do your travel agencies always like to organize these low-priced groups? Will your travel agencies not set a unified price?

This is like shoes, bags, cosmetics sold in the market...etc. Some people carry bags worth 50 yuan, and some people buy bags worth 50,000 yuan. Tourism is a free competition market. It is not a state-owned unit. It is impossible for the market to give a unified price. What's more, air tickets, tickets, food and accommodation prices in different seasons and different time periods will rise or fall to varying degrees. It is really unrealistic to have a unified price. So, whether you are applying for a low-price group or a quality group, the fees you pay have already told you the answer.

In short, the tourism industry has developed rapidly in recent years and there are many employees, so there will inevitably be some bad apples. On the one hand, it still requires strong supervision from the state and relevant departments to strengthen supervision. On the other hand, tourists need to be more careful and try to find regular travel agencies. Never be too greedy for small gains. In the end, the tour guides are also very hard. After all, the competition is so fierce now that many travel agencies simply become intermediary companies and directly subcontract various tourism businesses. Often, the team has not yet been formed, and the tour guides have already spent tens of thousands of dollars in various expenses.

In this case, if the tour guide does not find a way to make money back, they will only suffer. However, the tour guide industry is mostly young people, and many people borrow money to maintain their work. In this case, some bad things happen, which cannot be forgiven, but they are still understandable.

In short, there should be improvements in all aspects to ensure the purity of this industry as much as possible.

Jin Xiao’s travel agency does not play with those false condoms. He would rather make less money or even make money and become famous. What’s more, he is not short of money, and it is not difficult to spend money to support a travel agency. Besides, the student group often spends a lot of money. After all, he has not left the campus and does not have a deep understanding of the difficulty of making money. Therefore, the student group is easy to make money. When the travel agency forms a college student group, there are no need to try every means to get into various traps, because the college student group is richer and more and more money. As long as the team is organized well, there are too many ways to make money, why do you have to play that kind of trap routine?
Chapter completed!