Beijing Releases Fourth Batch of Typical Tourism Market Cases, Cracking Down on Breach of Contract

Key points

• On September 29, the Beijing Cultural Market Comprehensive Law Enforcement Corps released its fourth batch of typical tourism market cases this year, totaling five cases.
• The cases involve travel agencies deceiving tourists through social media hype of 'premium small groups,' fabricating 'pure play no shopping' claims, online-offline 'dual itineraries,' unauthorized additional charges, and inappropriate promotional content by online travel operators.
• In the 'premium small group' cases, Beijing Agency A promised a maximum of 28 people per group but actual participants reached 37; Beijing Agency B promised 2-12 people but the actual group reached 45.
• The Beijing Cultural Market Comprehensive Law Enforcement Corps imposed administrative penalties on the two agencies: fines of 5,000 yuan each and confiscation of illegal gains of 1,480 yuan and 100 yuan respectively.
• The enforcement corps reminded travel agencies, practitioners, and online travel platforms to eliminate breaches of contract, unauthorized shopping and self-funded items, and for online platforms to fulfill their primary responsibilities.