7 On July 19, a video in Tianjin of "tour guides forcing tourists to spend money" attracted attention. That night, the Tianjin Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau issued a briefing stating that after investigation, the tourist group in the video departed from Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province on July 16 by a local travel agency. The itinerary was a four-day tour of Beidaihe and Tianjin. Around: 00, take a tour bus and arrive in Tianjin via the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangzhou Expressway. The tour guide involved, Deng, was a local tour guide in Tianjin and provided tour guide services in Tianjin for tour groups. His tour guide certificate was canceled on September 9, 2023 because he did not apply for renewal after its validity period expired. He is an unlicensed tour guide. Around 10:30 on July 19, during the tour group's tour in Tianjin, Deng made inappropriate remarks and had a bad attitude. He coerced tourists into spending money, causing dissatisfaction among tourists. According to the provisions of Articles 4 and 18 of the "Regulations on the Management of Tour Guides", the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism ordered the tour guide involved to correct his illegal behavior in accordance with the law, and planned to impose a maximum fine of 30,000 yuan on him and confiscate his illegal gains. The penalty decision will be made after the relevant legal procedures are completed.
