Comments by "☨St Louis IX opposed paganism, hæresy \x26 debauchery" (@stlouisix3) on "China’s Largest Tourist Hainan Island Doomed!December Sees Drastic Tourist Drop to Below 10% Of Past" video.

  1. 🍇 The video discusses the rampant overcharging and deceitful practices in a city in China, leading to growing disinterest in visiting the area. 00:00 Deceitful practices from fruit vendors to taxi drivers in a city in China Growing disinterest in visiting the city due to service chaos and overcharging Even locals choosing to relocate due to the situation ⚠ Tourist scams and overcharging at attractions in China. 02:52 Ticket prices at attractions are marked up significantly, with travel agencies paying a fraction of the official price. Tourist scams involve selling counterfeit products, recommending specific tourist spots and restaurants for kickbacks, and overcharging for transportation. Bus drivers are implicated in overcharging tourists and promoting specific attractions and restaurants for high commissions. 🏠 The video discusses the challenges in the housing market and tourism sector in a Chinese city. 05:46 High property prices in the city make it unaffordable for ordinary wage earners. Real estate fraud and deserted developments are causing distress for property owners. Many Northerners are turning to alternative winter destinations due to substandard accommodations and high living costs in the city. 🌴 The video compares the value for money of snorkeling experiences in Malaysia and SAA, highlighting the unique and dreamlike experience of watching fireflies in a dark rainforest. 08:37 Malaysia offers a day tour including snorkeling, sea outings, and night tours of tropical rainforest to watch fireflies for around 20028 yen. Snorkeling near SAA Long Bay can cost 500 to 1,000 yen for less than an hour, offering poor value for money and inferior water quality. The seabed at Boho Island in the Philippines is significantly better in terms of marine ecology compared to SAA, which has suffered from murky waters and poor visibility. 💰 The Chinese Communist party's development model for tourism and agriculture has not brought significant economic benefits to local residents, despite the profitability of attractions. 11:45 Low wages force residents to rely on overcharging tourists for their livelihood. Most revenues from attractions do not flow into the local community, and local residents are unable to share in the profits of major tourism sectors. The high investment required to establish accommodations and the dominance of large or state-owned enterprises leave limited income for local residents.
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  2. Hainan has remarkable potential but the business owners and especially the government need to be reasonable and stop scamming mostly Chinese tourists in Hainan.
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