Four changes in the new tourism law-travel agencies may not arrange shopping, tips will be included in the tour fee

As of October 1, the Tourism Act will be formally implemented. The reporter browses the National Day Golden Week product which the travel agency already on-line, discovered its contract content to have four changes, for example cancelled the designated shopping trip and the expense item, will tip include in the Tour fee medium ...

Industry insiders believe that the implementation of the "Tourism law" will effectively curb the 0 negative fares, enhance the tourist travel experience. However, as a result of many costs included in the tour, the national day after the overall travel prices will be further uplift.

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"Travel Law" stipulates: Travel agency organization, reception tourists, not designated specific shopping places, not to arrange tourists shopping.

Old version of the travel contract: The itinerary will be each day to enter the shop quantity, name, to mark.

New tourism contract: completely canceled into the shop shopping items, the itinerary only daily travel lines, attractions, transportation, accommodation. In addition, travel agencies in the itinerary will set aside Half-day or day free time, convenient for tourists shopping.

Industry interpretation: After 11, tourists to Southeast Asia, will no longer be forced to the bird's Nest shop, drug stores and other guides take kickbacks shopping spots, which will greatly increase the time to visit tourists, and Europe and the United States and other places outlets, Paris, spring and other shopping destinations, tour guides will not take visitors.

If the tourists themselves have shopping needs, can be on the itinerary of free time to travel voluntarily.

The old version travel contract: The tour price does not include the overseas tip, the tip belongs to "The travel contract does not contain" the expense scope.

New Tourism Contract: The tour includes overseas tips, guides, tour guide service fees, overseas transportation services, and marked the daily price, as well as a total of days of delivery tips.

Industry interpretation: In the past, tourists in the process of travel abroad, the leader or guide often asked to pay the company or driver master tips.

Usually the leader and guide to how much money, tourists to give how much money, but in the end should not tip, how much to tip, but no one knows.

Now the tip to the travel contract, so that visitors know exactly how much to spend the local tip, but also can effectively control the local guide to collect tips.

The travel law stipulates that travel agencies and tourists should not arrange separate paid tourism projects.

Old Edition Travel contract: List all the expenses separately, and take up the travel time at the expense item.

New travel contract: self-financed items are not included in the tour attractions, or simply canceled.

Industry interpretation: The past, the tourist registration of low-cost groups, travel agencies in order to reduce tour fares, even some must go to the scenic spots are converted into a self-financing project. For example, travel to France, the Palace of Versailles ticket fees need tourists themselves, very unreasonable.

After 11, these "must go" scenic spots are all included in the tour, tourists do not have to pay a penny, of course, the price will also rise accordingly.

The Travel Act stipulates that tour guides and leaders are prohibited from soliciting tips from tourists, inducing, cheating, forcing or forcing tourists to shop or participating in separate paid tourism projects.

The travel law stipulates that the travel agency shall take appropriate resettlement measures as a result of the detention of tourists due to force majeure. Therefore, the increased cost of accommodation by tourists, the increase in return costs, by travel agencies and tourists share.

Old travel contract: There is no separate list of the reasons for force majeure should be how to share the responsibility.

New tourism contract: As a contract "supplementary statement", the relevant content in accordance with the provisions of the Tourism Act, the Parties to the joint implementation of the contract.

Industry Interpretation: 11, if there is due to aircraft delay cancellation, weather reasons, such as "force majeure" factors, resulting in travel problems, the cost of tourists and travel agencies to share.

For example, if there is a local unrest, the need for emergency evacuation to other places, this part of the cost by travel agencies and tourists to share, if the aircraft canceled, resulting in tourists stranded, the extra food and lodging costs by tourists, return tickets if the need to buy a separate, then by the travel agencies and tourists equally.