Going there with "locals" is the earliest private guide mode. Going with "locals" is a new type of travel mode in which locals act as guides. Different from traditional group tours, it is in-depth, authentic, flexible and free, and does not enter the store. The characteristics of the tour are more free than group tours, and more in-depth than independent tours, and there is no need to do strategies in advance.
The locals are local or ordinary people who have lived in the destination for many years, including innkeepers, drivers, tour guides, operators, students, etc., and are very familiar with one or more aspects of local accommodation, food, transportation, scenic phone number list spots, shopping, and entertainment. , which can provide travelers with multi-faceted services or guidance. According to the services that local people can provide, it is divided into six service categories: catering, hotel accommodation, transportation and car rental, leisure and entertainment, specialty shopping, and guide escort. Each local can only choose one category as their identity.
Why can't this beautiful-looking private tour guide work? In fact, it boils down to very simple:
1. Noncompliance
The business of "Qunar Locals" is carried out in China, and according to my country's "Regulations on the Administration of Tour Guides": To engage in tour guide activities in the territory of the People's Republic of China, a tour guide certificate must be obtained. The vast majority of these "locals" are not qualified as tour guides, but they are engaged in tour guide work, which has actually violated relevant national laws and regulations.