"The Yunnan Provincial Government subsidizes a 6-day, 5-night exclusive trip to Yunnan with the original price of 3,580 yuan, but now it only costs 299 yuan." Don't believe it, it's fake. The Kunming Municipal Tourism Supervision Detachment recently issued an announcement to investigate and deal with relevant online stores that illegally impersonate travel agency websites and fabricate false information about Yunnan Provincial Government’s tourism subsidies to deceive consumers.
During the recent rectification work on the online e-commerce tourism market, the Municipal Tourism Supervision Detachment discovered that the mini program store "Yunnan International Tourism Specialty Travel" stole some screenshots of articles from the "Kunming Tourism Quality Supervision Network" in product promotion. According to the Yunnan Provincial Government In the name of subsidized tourism, they publish false information, deceive consumers, and organize low-price tourism activities.
"Yunnan International Tourism Specialty Tour" online store will be opened on February 7, 2020. The online store pretended to be Yunnan Provincial International Travel Agency Co., Ltd. and sold online the VIP card product "Yunnan Exclusive Tour at the original price of 3,580 yuan for 299 yuan." This product covers Kunming-Dali-Lijiang for 6 days and 5 nights. The price of 299 yuan includes five-star hotels, tickets to all scenic spots, transportation and catering, tour guide service fees, insurance and other expenses. Although the online store states "limited to 50 pieces, while supplies last", the sales volume of this product reached 289 pieces.
store information shows that on March 12, the certification body of the store was changed from Qingdao Guangfengkai Trading Co., Ltd. to Sun Moumou, and the business category was changed from comprehensive food to other industries, but "299 yuan to grab the original price of 3580 yuan Yunnan Exclusive Tour" "VIP card products are still on sale. At present, the Municipal Tourism Supervision Detachment has requested relevant departments to shut down the online store.
A relevant person from the Municipal Tourism Supervision Detachment said that tourists can check registered and certified regular travel agency websites and online stores through the Kunming Tourism Quality Supervision Network. When tourists purchase travel products online, they should verify the identity of the travel agency and sign a formal travel contract; if they choose to pay online, they should pay attention to retaining relevant evidence and materials, and do not blindly pursue "cost-effectiveness". Tourism operators should proactively safeguard their rights when their names are used fraudulently or misappropriated, or their legitimate rights and interests are infringed upon. (Source: Kunming Daily Kunming Tourism Supervision Detachment)
