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Traveling with a group is a group. The tour guide will help you arrange food, accommodation and play. When you arrive at the scenic spot, the tourists will be slow and fast. The tour guide can't follow all the guests, but only part of them. Generally, the tour guide will tell you a gathering time and place. Just gather according to the time. If you want to listen to the tour guide, follow the tour guide. So, how about traveling with a group? What should I pay attention to when traveling with a group? First, is it good to travel with a group?

Advantage one: worry and effort

The biggest advantage of traveling with a group is that it saves worry and effort. Before traveling, the travel agency has already arranged the route, accommodation, catering and so on. Don't worry about all these things, just take your luggage and set off.

Advantage 2: the cost is controllable.

The price was agreed with the group tour before signing up for the tour. After signing up, there will be basically no other extra expenses. The food, accommodation and transportation are arranged by the travel agency, and the personal expenses are to buy some souvenirs, so the expenses can be well controlled and will not exceed the budget.

Advantage 3: Safety guarantee

Travel agencies' trips are very mature routes, and there will be no scenic spots with too high risks. At the same time, traffic is also a professional driver who drives for a long time, and the probability of traffic accidents is also greatly reduced. At the same time, because the travel agency is particularly familiar with scenic spots and local topography, it also ensures travel safety to a great extent.

Disadvantage 1: travel is limited

Because of the fixed itinerary, you can only visit the scenic spots according to the tour guide's arrangement, and each scenic spot has a limited time, which can't exceed the time. It seems that the whole journey is particularly tense and you can't enjoy yourself at all. As for freedom, you can only daydream.

Disadvantage 2: Arrange shopping spots

In order to increase income, travel agencies will take tourists to one shopping spot after another in order to get rebates from shopping spots. Sometimes you spend more time shopping than visiting scenic spots.

Disadvantage 3: The food is not good.

Before signing up for the tour, I said that the food was much better, but when I really traveled, I found that it was not like that at all. Not only do you need to dine with people you don't know, but the quality of the food is also terrible. Maybe you really get what you pay for. If you want to eat well with a group tour, you have to pay for it yourself.

Disadvantage 4: team contradiction

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. When there are many people, some disputes will inevitably occur in the group. It's time for some people not to get back in the car and need everyone to wait together. The children in the car are disobedient and noisy, and so on, which will kill everyone's pleasure in traveling. Originally, I was happy to travel, but I brought myself unhappiness for no reason.

Second, the difference between self-help tour and group tour

1. Different tourism modes.

Tour with a group: Tour with a group is to register with a travel agency and tell you the places you want to visit. The travel agency will make arrangements according to the requirements of tourists, and then the tourists will be guided by a tour guide to the tourist destination for sightseeing, sightseeing and play on a specified date. The accommodation, food, transportation and tourist routes are all arranged by the travel agency in advance, and tourists only need to follow the tour guide according to the itinerary set by signing the contract.

Self-help tour: Self-help tour does not involve a travel agency or a tour guide, and all the itinerary, transportation, food, accommodation and other issues are arranged by the passengers themselves.

2. The itinerary is different

Tour with a group: Tour with a group is planned, and the itinerary has been determined. Due to various reasons such as accommodation and transportation, it is usually necessary to leave the group except for free time. The play time of a tourist attraction is also fixed and the itinerary is relatively compact.

Self-help tour: the itinerary of self-help tour is completely arranged by yourself. You can go wherever you want and play for as long as you want. The itinerary can be compact or loose, which is very free and more flexible.

3. Different travel expenses

Tour with a group: Tour with a group usually includes big tickets for scenic spots, group meals, hotel accommodation, tour guide services, round-trip e-tickets or tickets, etc. If you don't shop, you basically don't need to spend any more.

Self-help tour: the expenses of self-help tour include air tickets, hotels, local transportation, tickets and meals, which need to be solved by yourself, and the expenses will be more expensive than those of group tour.

4, the degree of trouble is different

Traveling with a group: Because traveling with a group is a travel society that arranges everything in the tour, such as attractions, accommodation, food, etc., you don't have to bother at all, just follow the tour guide.

Self-help tour: all the itineraries of self-help tour should be planned and arranged by yourself. Attractions, routes, food, transportation, etc. all need to be done by yourself, so there is no need to worry about traveling with a group.

5. Different safety factors

Tour with a group: If you participate in a tour with a group, you will sign a formal contract with the travel agency, which is insured and accompanied by a tour guide, with a high safety factor.

Free travel: Self-help travel is entirely on your own. During the trip, you may encounter different languages, don't know the way, can't find a place, etc., and the safety factor is lower than that of group travel.

6, the time utilization rate is different

Tour with a group: If you travel with a group, the travel agency has arranged all the itineraries, just follow the tour guide, one scenic spot after another, and the time utilization rate is very high.

Self-help tour: Although self-help tour is very free without a guide, it is prone to unexpected situations, such as what if there is no restaurant at dinner time? What if there is no hotel at bedtime? What if the hotel is full, regardless of the high price? If the trip is delayed, a lot of work will be affected, and most of the time may be spent looking for hotels, and it will take time to bargain when finding hotels. There is not much time for real play, and the utilization rate of time is not as high as that of group tours.

7, travel fun is different.

Tour with a group: Generally speaking, if you travel with a group, the tour guide will explain and introduce every scenic spot. While enjoying the scenic spots, you can learn more knowledge and have more fun.

Free travel: If there is no guide to explain the tour, it may happen that after seeing the scenic spots, you don't understand some characteristics, origins and so on.

8, the journey feels different.

Free travel (self-help tour) is all planned and completed by yourself before departure, such as making itinerary, cost budget, car (plane) tickets and hotel reservations, and ticket reservations for various scenic spots. The smooth realization of the whole free travel can make us learn a lot and improve our independent ability. The satisfaction and sense of accomplishment gained in free travel can't be realized with group tours.

Moreover, compared with the group tour, the self-help tour can get a more real and in-depth understanding of local cultural customs, special foods, etc. During the trip, you can also get to know the donkey friends from different places who also like self-help tour, share the travel experience together, and enjoy the beautiful scenery ignored by the tour group. At this time, you will find that a self-help tour is full of surprises and happiness.

Third, what should I pay attention to when traveling with a group?

1. Choose a regular travel agency

Choosing a regular travel agency is not only to ensure the quality of our play, but also to ensure our safety. Therefore, we must ensure that the travel agency we choose holds a formal business license, and we must not be confused by "low-cost groups", which are often accompanied by other paid items or the behavior of taking tourists to shopping spots. In short, you must choose a reliable travel agency to travel with the group.

2, clear the details of the contract with the group tour.

Article 10 of the Law on the Protection of Consumers' Rights and Interests stipulates that consumers have the right to fair trade and have the right to refuse the compulsory trading behavior of operators. When the tour guide retaliates against the tourists by abandoning the tour group or not arranging accommodation when the tourists refuse to make compulsory transactions, the travel agency shall bear the responsibility in accordance with the Trial Standards for Compensation for Quality Margin of Travel Agencies. At the same time, the Regulations on the Administration of Travel Agencies and the Measures for the Administration of China Citizens Going Abroad clearly stipulate that domestic travel agencies that organize outbound travel should bear the responsibility, and then claim compensation from overseas travel agencies that breach the contract. Therefore, you should read the contents clearly before signing the contract. There is also the need to pay attention to the issue of tour fees. Everyone's tour fee is different, because tourists come from different starting points, so there are prices ranging from the lowest to the highest, while everyone's itinerary, accommodation, catering, etc. are the same, so when considering travel agencies, you may wish to ask more travel agencies who travel at the same time, and then decide.

3, travel goods preparation

You need to carry clothes, shoes, cash, bank cards, cameras, mobile phones, mobile power supplies, certificates, essential medicines, etc. When traveling abroad, the key point is to interpret the passport: if you travel abroad, no matter what happens, you must not give your passport to a tour guide or other people for safekeeping. This is an important certificate for you to return to China and be protected by your motherland. At the same time, if you unfortunately give your passport to the tour guide, don't worry if the tour guide threatens your passport, because you have the right to ask the embassy for help because of illegal detention of your passport, and if he really dares to detain you, he will not only have to pay for your food and accommodation, but also revoke their travel agency licenses, and at the same time, domestic travel agencies will not only have to refund the fee in full but also pay twice the compensation. It is impossible for any travel agency to turn a general event into a diplomatic event, so it will not do something that may lead to ruin for thousands of dollars, and the cost is too high.

4. Pay attention to personal safety

When traveling, you must pay attention to personal safety. Don't take risks in dangerous places. Before traveling, leave the phone number of the tour guide and the phone number of your peers with your family, so that when you can't contact yourself, your family can get in touch with other people in the tour group and get their own news. Speaking of which, we also need to pay attention to the room card problem. The room card is often used by tour guides to threaten tourists. In fact, this weapon seems to be powerful, and its offensive essence is zero. The tour guide will not open a room for tourists beyond 12 o'clock, because once it exceeds 12 o'clock, according to the relevant regulations, it can be judged that the travel agency is in breach of contract and does not provide a room for tourists. The consequence is that they not only have to refund the fee in full, but also bear legal responsibility. Especially in foreign countries, the tour guide will never let you leave this hotel, because as long as you leave the hotel with one foot, this is not an ordinary event. This is a diplomatic event in which China people are unfairly treated abroad and their security is threatened. You can call the embassy for protection, and they will send someone immediately, which is their obligation.

5. Remember the time and license plate number when traveling.

When traveling, it is best to follow the tour guide, don't fall behind, remember the time of assembly and the license plate number of the bus. If you really fall behind during the tour, you should get in touch with the tour guide as soon as possible.

6. Rational consumption

Tour guides can get kickbacks through our shopping, so traveling with a group will inevitably be taken to the shopping point by the tour guide to spend. We must be rational when spending, and we will also have the urge to spend when we don't see others buying. The quality and authenticity of the goods at the shopping point are difficult to guarantee, so try to avoid buying things at the shopping point where the tour guide takes us. We also need to pay attention to the issue of bargaining here. It's actually the same whether it's abroad or in China. Except for specialty stores, you can bargain, ranging from chartered cars and yachts to small coconuts and souvenirs. Especially in tourist areas, it is almost halved. As for the tour guide's saying that you can't bargain, the locals are barbaric and all of them are deceptive, because the more fraud there is, the more afraid people will know the truth.

1. In the name of "competition award", a tourist complaint was presented to Zhou. A travel agency in Yichang, Hubei Province organized a six-day "zero tour fee" tour of Hong Kong, Macao and a group of five people in the name of rewarding the winning members of the "middle-aged and elderly fitness dance competition". During the trip, the tour guide induced shopping behavior, and the purchased goods obviously did not match the quality and price. Zhou and his five people spent a total of more than 90,000 yuan. According to the investigation by the Comprehensive Law Enforcement Detachment of Yichang City, Hubei Province, a travel agency in Yichang, Hubei Province organized a total of 197 people to travel to Hong Kong and Macao in the name of rewarding the winning members of a middle-aged and old-aged fitness dance competition. Among them, the tour fee was 0 yuan/person under the age of 55 and 380 yuan/person over the age of 55, but the tour fee was not paid to the ground agency, and the ground agency needed to obtain costs and benefits through tourists' shopping. After mediation, the travel agency agreed to handle the return procedures for tourists, and paid more than 90,000 yuan in advance for the return of five people from Zhou and his party. The illegal acts of travel agencies shall be investigated and dealt with separately by "transferring the case". Here, tourists are reminded to be wary of low-cost tours organized by merchants in the name of "Fitness Dance Competition", "Square Dance Competition" and "Red Song Competition". Such products must benefit from shopping or self-funded tourism projects.

2. In the name of "government subsidy", a low-cost tourist Yang complained. In the name of "government subsidy", a travel agency in Beihai, Guangxi organized a three-person "zero tour fee" for Yang and his party to participate in a three-day tour of Guilin. During the trip, the tour guide took the tourists to the jade shop to induce the consumption of 2600 yuan, and the quality and price of the jade purchased were seriously inconsistent. After mediation by Beihai Tourism and Culture Bureau of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the travel agency agreed to handle the return formalities for tourists, and paid 2600 yuan for the return in advance. The illegal acts of travel agencies shall be investigated and dealt with separately by "transferring the case". I would like to remind the tourists that there will be no pie in the sky, and free travel is a trap, so be wary of low-cost tours organized by unscrupulous businesses in the name of "government subsidies".

3. Gong Mou, a street tourist with low price, complained that he signed up for a one-day tour in Xiamen at a travel agency in Xiamen Bus Terminal. The original tour fee was 198 yuan, and the preferential price was 98 yuan. As agreed in the contract, he visited more than 10 scenic spots. During the trip, the tour guide arbitrarily added additional paid travel items and arranged shopping. Gong spent more than 600 yuan. After mediation by the comprehensive law enforcement detachment of Xiamen Cultural Market, Fujian Province, the two sides reached a settlement, and the travel agency compensated Gong 700 yuan. The illegal acts of travel agencies shall be investigated and dealt with separately by "transferring the case". Here, I would like to remind the vast number of tourists that street tourists are not credulous, and low-cost tourism is not reliable. Participating in group tours should register at regular travel agency stores.

4. Sign up for a low-cost tourist Li's complaint through an online travel platform, and sign up for a 5-day tour of Jingmen to Xiamen through an online travel platform, with a tour fee of 880 yuan. During the trip, the tour guide took the tourists to the shopping store without the tourists' consent, and tricked and forced them to buy jade articles for more than 50,000 yuan.