How to regulate the admission fees for those scenic spots?

How to regulate the admission fees for those scenic spots?
May 7, 2007 03:54
KEVIN0518 Points: Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Status: offline	Everytime the May Day Holiday comes, the admission fees for those scenic areas wll rise. For example, the admission fees for Mt. Lu and Mt. Lao rise from CNY 135 to CNY 180, CNY 50 to CNY 70 respectively. The admission fee for Mogao Grottos and Crensent Lake rises from CNY 180 to CNY 280. This becomes a rule. When the tourist peak season comes, the admission fees will rise. Our government has made some regulations to stablize the admission fees. It regulates that the rise admission fees can not exceed the 35% of its original price. If the scenic area does want to raise the price considering the costs, they should make an announcement two monthes in advande. However, most of the scenic areas take advantage of this rule to raise the price because they need to maintain the scenic spots and the fund allocated by the government is not enough. How much do they need to maintain the scenic area? Who knows? Although the tourists have many complaints, those scenic areas never consider the interests of the tourists. The only thing is to make more and more money. What can we do to regulate the market of tourism? The relevant departments should hold the hearings to know what the consumers think and their opinions. The scenic areas can not do what they want without considering their customers. Of course, the hearings should be just and take effect soon. The purpose of making regulations and holding hearings is to make the market of tourism develop healtily.On the other hand, the government should make more efforts on the implementation of the regulations and punish those who break the regulations seriously.

May 7, 2007 03:54

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Everytime the May Day Holiday comes, the admission fees for those scenic areas wll rise. For example, the admission fees for Mt. Lu and Mt. Lao rise from CNY 135 to CNY 180, CNY 50 to CNY 70 respectively. The admission fee for Mogao Grottos and Crensent Lake rises from CNY 180 to CNY 280. This becomes a rule. When the tourist peak season comes, the admission fees will rise. Our government has made some regulations to stablize the admission fees. It regulates that the rise admission fees can not exceed the 35% of its original price. If the scenic area does want to raise the price considering the costs, they should make an announcement two monthes in advande. However, most of the scenic areas take advantage of this rule to raise the price because they need to maintain the scenic spots and the fund allocated by the government is not enough. How much do they need to maintain the scenic area? Who knows?
Although the tourists have many complaints, those scenic areas never consider the interests of the tourists. The only thing is to make more and more money. What can we do to regulate the market of tourism? The relevant departments should hold the hearings to know what the consumers think and their opinions. The scenic areas can not do what they want without considering their customers. Of course, the hearings should be just and take effect soon. The purpose of making regulations and holding hearings is to make the market of tourism develop healtily.On the other hand, the government should make more efforts on the implementation of the regulations and punish those who break the regulations seriously.

May 7, 2007 09:04

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People power has always been an effective way to vote.

Tourist need to vote with thier feet.

Boycott of some of these sites and package tours and tour operators in general would soon send a sharp message to them that something needs to change but I'm afraid that the general public in China is not as dicerning as they should be yet but times are a changing.

I'll give you a couple of my recent holiday experiences with ticket prices and value for money or lack off it to be more acurate.

I visited Taoping village in Sichuan and there is only one way in. A 'tourist company' not the village charge Y60 just to get across the bridge. You get this lovely ticket with a minute map detailing six things you can see included in your price. One of the points of interest was the other side of the bridge. I just did not get it.
If you came with a tour group, which probably gets a good discount on the ticket price, you are supplied with a not stop, megaphoned tour guide to ensure you visit all the places that also charge a little money to come to look but of course these are offered free to the groups and I'm sure the company gives the villagers the fee from it's general takings. They, the villagers were quite vicious in their attitiude to collecting money from each person.

There were a few exceptions like where we stayed the ight they are completely 'open house' - anyone can walk freely through without being harassed for extra money and our DB&B was good value with a very generous serving at meals. Another man invited us to view the sunset from his rooftop with no demands of money for the privilage but unfortunely these were the exceptions.

May 7, 2007 09:07

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The other classic example was in Leshan, the Big Buddha where you can pay either Y70 or Y45 for the privilage of climbing down and up again in a snail-like tread of tourists and it's hot in the afternoon sun. the gate price depends on which gate you are delivered too. You guess which one? We did not take this tour but opted instead for the boat cruise which promised a less personal visit but hopefully a better view. Not having taken any notice of the boats already cruising we blythly paid Y50 a peice and the boat left immediately. Great timing and it last about 30 mins. 10 mins there and 10 mins back leaves us with 10 mins to view this massive cliff carving. Problem is in the morning the sun is behind it and the boat sits too close inshore for you to get anything like a decent photo without looking straight up at the sun. Trying to fit the whole thing in is hard unless you've got the best equipment.

While we were considering yet another overprice less than value for money ticket we notice all these people scrambling out on the the little island in the middle of the river junctions. For an hour of your time, morning or afternoon and the coast of Y2 for the two way boat trip you get the best photos of the Buddha possible.

Compare the first from the boat to the second from the island. What would you prefer to pay Y50 or Y2
Only drawback on the island is wading across a knee deep stream. A few people slipped over so you need to wear good sandals and be careful crossing. But there is really no comparison. The boat is a rip off to say the least and you should try to climb in the morning when it is in the shade otherwise it's too hot in the summer.

May 11, 2007 00:24	#3
KEVIN0518 Points: Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Status: Offline	"Tourist need to vote with their feet." However, most of Chinese feel that the admission fees for the scenic area are higher. They should make a detailed plan before they go traveling and design the best route to save money and have a good trip. Be clever!

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