Scammed on Group Tours? It’s Because You Don’t Understand These

As economic growth continues, tourism has become as commonplace as eating and sleeping.

No matter how many travel bloggers you've seen or how many travel guides you've read, most people still choose group tours.

However, many people associate group tours with shopping stores and tour guides, feeling that everything is a trap set by travel agencies.

I want to say,That's because you haven't chosen the right group tour.

• A wonderful trip starts with determining your destination.

In work, many tourists immediately say, 'I want to travel to a certain place, how much does it cost?' This is a typical example of blind tourism, without a clear goal, and after going on a random group tour, you find that it's completely different from your expectations.

For example, European tours include three, four, five, or six-country trips, and each itinerary is further divided into different trips according to attractions and standards.

Many people think that the more countries and attractions, the better the value, but this is the opposite.

Even if the places and attractions seem numerous, the itinerary is just a cursory glance. The more in-depth tours are the most cost-effective.

A rushed itinerary shouldn't be arranged with too many attractions and too little time for relaxation.

Shopping is a concern for most people on group tours.But are all shopping tours bad?

• For example, in some European countries, many people buy luxury goods, and group tours will arrange places like Old Navy and Printemps, which are places that both group tours and independent travelers will go to.

Some stores belong to local specialty stores, such as jade shops, latex shops, and health products. These stores need to be paid special attention. If a trip includes more than three such stores, it is best not to choose this route. This is common in domestic and Southeast Asian group tours.

My advice isDomestic or Southeast Asian group tours, choose pure tour groups. More than three shopping stores and each store's stay time exceeding 90 minutes, it's best not to join.

Here, entertainment refers to self-paid projects.

During group tours, many people only care about the tour fee, ignoring another expense—self-paid projects.

Self-paid projects are additional tourism projects recommended by guides outside the normal itinerary, such as adding attractions, boat rides, and performances.

Careful calculation, this is also a significant expense. Some self-paid projects are waiting for others to participate. Some self-paid projects can only be done when the group meets, and it's difficult to deal with disagreements.

At this time, you must have heard the term 'all-inclusive' here. This means packing all the originally self-paid projects into the itinerary without additional fees.

The advantage of all-inclusive is cost-effectiveness and reasonable itinerary, and the guide won't reduce the normal tourism time to recommend self-paid projects.

My advice is

Prioritize all-inclusive tours.

If you get these points, it will be difficult to choose a suitable tour from the numerous tourism products.

Don't believe rumors, trust what you see and feel. Don't have a prejudice against group tours. We are always working to improve.

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