One-day chaos in Chongqing: low-cost display guest "circling sheep" trap

With just a few tens of dollars in cash, you can participate in Chongqing's “one-day tour of the city” in the six scenic spots of Jiulongpo, Shapingba and Yuzhong Districts. This seemingly inexpensive tourist product has been repeatedly complained by consumers in the past year. According to industry insiders, the low-cost spectators in the industry are called “circling sheep”.

“How did the sheep get trapped and how did they get killed?” With this question in mind, the reporter conducted a survey of Chongqing’s “One-day Tour in the City”.

How many "heads" can a "straw" earn for travel agencies?

From March to April this year, the reporter twice signed up for a “one-day tour of the city” through a foreign travel agency in Chongqing’s Journey to Travel:

For the first time, the tour fee was RMB 50 per person. The tour guide claimed to be the “Golden Shield” travel agency’s Xiao Chen. For the second time, the reporter still signed up for “One-day tour of the city” through a travel agency for foreigners from Chongqing Tourism. It was reduced to 40 yuan per person, and the group tour guide claimed to be a "highlighting" travel agency.

Registered in the same travel agency, a month apart, not only the price is different, the travel agency is also different from the delegation, the reporter consulted with the tour guide. “You belong to individual guests to fight together.” Chongqing Jindun Travel Agency Chen explained to the reporter that regardless of how much money the travel agent’s travel agency received from tourists, it was finally transferred to a travel agency that engaged in “day tour” business at a price of 5 yuan per person. The rest of the expenses were received by the travel agent who registered for the trip and earned the money from the headcount.

A minibus carrying 12 people, except tour guides and drivers, can only carry 10 tourists. According to Xiaochen, according to the head count, they only get 50 yuan for the travel agency, and they must arrange a “city day tour” with 10 guides for tourists, including Huayan Temple scenic spot tickets. What's the profit?

Before the shopping center named "Beautiful Bamboo Healthy Living Hall", the reporter initially found the answer.

"You go in and listen, just ten minutes." The tour guide said, "You go shopping and we can get a headline fee even if you don't shop."

The reporter noticed that the doors of the Meizhu Healthy Living Hall are narrow and the export is located in an unfinished commercial real estate for sale. The surrounding residents told reporters that shops only opened the door when they were traveling. Reporters and other tourists were forced to listen for 30 minutes in a windowless room at a point of purchase. They bypassed the crowded shelves and returned to the car. The tour group spent about 40 minutes at this shopping center. The tour guides were The famous red tourist attraction in Chongqing, Zhazi Cave, has a time limit of only 30 minutes for visitors.

According to Chen Daoyue, head-to-head fees have become the main source of revenue for travel agencies organizing "one-day tour in the city." A "one-day tour in the city," the tour guide revealed that each tourist's headcount for the travel agency earns more than 20 yuan after entering the shopping area.

The two-day Chongqing “One-day Tour” tour group visited the three shopping spots located inside and outside the scenic spot within 7 hours from 9:00 to 16:00. The income of “Lingyang” was evident.

Some people in the scenic spot use "Buddha" to make money and tourists experience consumption

In addition to shopping, some scenic spots in Chongqing's “one-day tour” also have hidden secrets. In front of the Wanfo Temple in the Huayan Temple Scenic Area in Chongqing, the tour guide introduced: “There are several guardians of the Golden Buddha in the temple. If they think you have a Buddhism, they will call you to abandon you.” Later, the guide took The tourists lined their hands together and devoutly visited the Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas. During the visit, tourists with “Buddhism” were continuously arrested by men wearing yellow robes.

The reporter saw the two girls in Chongqing walking with three incenses, each about 1 meter long, out of the temple. They told the reporter that the three fragrances cost 400 yuan. "The master told me that I must pray for my family to burn this incense only." Reporters at the entrance of the Huayan Temple scenic spot saw the same specifications of the three incense, priced at only 50 yuan.

The two tourists who visited Hainan all the way to Chongqing told the reporter: “A man dressed in a robe clasped his hands and asked us for a bouquet of fake flowers to worship the golden Buddha. The price of the golden Buddha offering different levels is not the same. The price of a layer of golden Buddha is more than 3,000 yuan and the second layer is more than 4,000 yuan. The higher the level, the higher the price."

Some visitors said that when they wanted to donate tens of yuan to the merit box, the man wearing a robe was mocked and said that the money would not be able to pray. Many tourists suspect that these men in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Hall are not the guides of the guardian of the Golden Buddha.

Are tourists greedy for cheap, or have a blind spot for law enforcement?

The reporter learned from the Chongqing Tourism Bureau that Chongqing Tourism Law Enforcement Corps will be jointly affiliated with the Chongqing Municipal Administration of Industry and Commerce and other sectors during the Spring Festival, summer vacation, and the “11th Golden Week” annual tourism season to inspect the “day tour in the city”. However, due to the fact that there are a lot of shopping spots and there are consumer traps at shopping sites, it is still the focus of tourists' complaints.

The reporter learned from Chongqing Tourism Law Enforcement Corps that the journalists participating in the “Tourism Day Trip” tour group had no contract, no clear price tag, no clear sights and shopping spots, and was a clear violation. However, the inspection of travel agencies is easy, and it is more difficult to crack down on tourist behavior in the scenic spots and shopping spots on the tourist routes.

According to the relevant person in charge of the Chongqing Tourism Law Enforcement Corps, some shopping spots will continue to operate after they are complained to suspend business, as long as the tour guide knows where the shopping is located. After some of the shopping spots were investigated, the replacement of legal persons and shop names continued to operate, and "it was a fortune to make a profit."

The reporter noted that the illegal behavior of inducing tourists at the Wanfo Temple in the Huayan Temple Scenic Area is not a moment. The Chongqing tourism law enforcement department and the local tourism administration department have also investigated and dealt with the case several times, but they have repeatedly prohibited it. A law enforcement official revealed that the violation of the Ten Thousand Buddhas’ Palace was not committed by a monk, who had been contracted to a company.

In the meantime to investigate and deal with the tourist traps encountered by reporters, the relevant person in charge of the Chongqing Tourism Law Enforcement Corps advised consumers not to be attracted by excessively low prices when signing up for the delegation. It is recommended that consumers sign travel contracts, rational consumption, and reservations. Consumer vouchers and other ways to protect their own rights and interests.

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