【新唐人2014年04月21日訊】近年來，海外的華人旅行社登出49美元北京5日遊、江南8日遊，或99美元北京8日遊等廣告，並且明確告知是由中共旅遊局補助。那麼為甚麼中共要用中國公民的納稅錢資助海外華人旅遊？旅行社又是怎樣運作的？我們來看看。
請看這則廣告，繽紛江南美食遊，8天豪華5星團，僅售49美元，全程入住4、5星級酒店。 99美元，北京、天津、承德8天團，5星級酒店，乘坐豪華旅遊車。
這麼廉價，為甚麼中國的旅行社還可以做呢？廣告為了打消疑慮明確告知，這一類旅行團有國家旅遊當局補助。
那麼這種廣告可信嗎？
美國某旅行社人員周先生：「這不是騙人，是由中國『中旅』專門辦這個旅遊的。這麼便宜的原因，有好幾個因素，第一個原因中國旅遊局有贊助；第二個，他是鼓勵美國的華僑回到中國之後除了玩之外，還多做消費，所以他們能從裡面得到一些佣金。」
那麼，中共政府為甚麼要把中國人的納稅錢，給離棄中國的華人花呢？
原新華社記者石玉：「它執行的還是中央政府的意志，這就不能用市場規則去討論這個事，它肯定是有政治目地的，對台灣一樣，收買拉攏，所謂的統戰。」
廣告上還說，當局的補助對團員有限制，這種好處只給持有美國、加拿大、英國、澳洲、新西蘭、墨西哥和南美等國護照，或者持有當地綠卡的華人，並且只賣會講中文的海外華人。
石玉：「第二種可能，企業它有一定的任務，任務量沒完成，那我就倒貼，政治任務比它的所謂經濟利益還要重，國有企業的老總也是組織部決定的，他的政治地位還是第一的，每年要請多少美籍華人過來，作為考核指標的。」
據美國某旅行社工作人員周先生透露，他們只負責給中國旅行社拉客人，遊客自己買機票坐回中國，到中國後，由中國的旅行社接待。
那麼華僑國內的親人能不能跟著一塊旅遊呢﹖周先生說，可以一起走，但是不能享受優惠。
周先生：「在國內可以，可是要加錢，至少250塊一個人，美元。」
據廣州《羊城晚報》報導，廣州去年成為了國內第三個外國公民過境的免簽城市，為了吸引這批過境旅客遊廣州，廣州市旅遊局對負責接待的旅行社採取補貼措施，補貼辦法由人頭計算。
4月17號，《甘肅蘭州網》報導，蘭州市旅遊局對組織來蘭州旅遊的旅行社，實行一次性獎勵：境外旅遊包機100人以上的團隊，獎勵人民幣2萬元﹔
不過，據參加過這類旅行團的遊客反映，每天導遊會帶他們去進行兩次購物，而這種一個銷售人員對一個遊客，進行遊說的強行買賣，讓他們感覺這種旅行實在太痛苦。商家採取講課、品嚐、一對一不斷勸說，實在不行，再來一個可憐兮兮的小姑娘不斷糾纏，最後總得買些東西。
這位遊客描述了一個故事﹕他們來到一家珠寶店，從裡面出來一個自稱老闆的人，聽說遊客來自各國，老闆非常激動，說他看到華僑慷慨捐助汶川地震，很感動，並告訴遊客，他的東西很貴，不要買。然後拿出玉石來切玻璃，證實他的珠寶如何真實，接著把玉石送給幫他證實玻璃真假的遊客，然後選擇合適的時候，用各種名目，非常仗義的把價值10萬的藍寶石項鍊，非常廉價的賣給老鄉等人。
可是遊客回來後，檢驗發現買到的卻是假貨。
一位參加「99元9天8夜遊」的加拿大華人，向媒體投訴，她在中國購買了1000多加元的珠寶首飾，拿到珠寶行鑒定後，發現這些珠寶都是玻璃混合樹脂做成的，她說她不可能回到中國去退貨，又投訴無門，非常氣憤。據這位遊客透露，99%的人都買了這種假珠寶。
採訪編輯/劉惠 後製/李勇
Communist Regime Subsidizes Chinese Tourists from Overseas
Sponsored and subsidized by China National Tourism Administration, ads such as 5-day tour in Beijing or 8-day travel south of Yangtze River for US$49, 8-day in Beijing for US$99 have been promoted in overseas Chinese travel agencies.
Why would the Communist regime subsidize overseas Chinese travel in China at the expense of the Chinese tax payers? How do the mainland travel agencies operate with such low cost tours? Let’s take a look.
Eight-day gourmet southern cuisine and 4 to 5 star luxurious hotel for only US$49; Eight-day tour with 5-star hotel and luxury coach bus in Beijing,
Tianjin, and Chengde for US$99.
How did the Chinese travel agencies manage such cheap tours? The ads explained, these tours are subsidized by China National Tourism Administration (CNTA).
So are these ads real?
Mr. Chow, a travel agent in the United States: “This is not a lie. The CNTZ specifically promoted these trips. There are many reasons why it is so cheap.
The first one is that CNTZ sponsors the travel. The second is that overseas Chinese will consume and make purchases which provide commission."
But why would the regime pay the Chinese who abandoned their own country with their tax payers’ money?
Shi Yu, former Xinhua News Agency reporter: “It is a regime central decision which can not be rationalized by the rule of market. Political purposes are certainly involved. It is a united front propaganda just like how Taiwan is being treated."
The ads specify that subsidies are restricted to Chinese holding passports from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and countries from South America, or Chinese with green cards, and only Chinese who
speak Chinese.
Yu Shi: “The other possibility is that any business has certain tasks to be accomplished. To complete the task, where the political responsibility is more
important than the economic benefit, the business will pay for the deficit. These state-owned enterprises are led by people assigned by the state, whose political criteria are the priority. There are quotas for the number of overseas Chinese tourists to accomplish as the business assessment indicators."
Travel agent Mr. Chow says that they are only responsible for promoting the mainland tours. The tourists will purchase their own airline tickets to get to China.
The mainland travel agencies will take care of the trip once the tourists arrive.
Can the family member in the mainland join the group? Mr. Chow says, yes, but no subsidies will be applied.
Mr. Chow: “Mainland relatives can join the group but must pay at least US$ 250 a person."
Guangzhou newspaper reported that Guangzhou has become the third province that provides 72-hour transit visa exemption at ports of entry.
To attract these tourists in transit to travel in Guangzhou, Guangzhou Tourism Administration provides subsidies to travel agencies by the head count.
On April 17, Gansu local news reported that Lanzhou government will provide travel agencies in a one time award of $20,000 yuan to arrange overseas travel groups of 100 people or above in chartered planes.
However, according to tourists who have participated in these tours, the tour guide will arrange shopping twice a day. It is a painful arrangement for the tourists, i.e., one salesperson lobbying purchases from one tourist. The shops will conduct talks and tastings, persuasion one to one. In the end, a poor little girl will show up to join the persuasion until something is bought.
A tourist describes it: They went to a jewelry store. A man claiming to be the owner showed up and was excited to see so many tourists from overseas. He claimed he was very touched by how overseas Chinese have generously donated to the victims of the Sichuan earthquake. He told the group, that the stuff at the store is actually very expensive. He suggested they not buy them. But, he showed a jade stone that cut glass and gave the jade to the tourist who helped to
confirm it did cut the glass. Later, at some time point, with various excuses, he sold a sapphire necklace of $100,000 to the tourists at very low prices.
But once returned home, the visitors realized the products are fake.
A Chinese Canadian who took the 9-day travel for $99 complained to the media.
Some jewelry she purchased in China for more than $1,000 Canadian dollars was identified to be made of glass mixed with resin. She was very upset at not being able to return or to complain. She revealed, 99% of the tour group purchased this fake jewelry.
Interview & Edit/LiuHui Post-Production/LiYong