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SHOPKEEPER HELD 37 TOURIST HOSTAGE FOR NOT BUYING GOODS

Sarojini Bishi

Beijing: There is an incident in China that has worried tourist. According to a report published by the South China Morning Post, these tourist went to Yunnan from Liaoning. There they saw a mattress in a mattress shop. They didn’t buy it because they didn’t like it. shop, however, stopped him and forced him to forcefully buy it. Even the guards surrounded them. A tourist made a video of it. Which is now becoming viral.

It is not clear how long the shopkeeper released the tourist after detaining them. This phenomenon is called tourist trap. Tourist are forced to buy goods with the help of brokers. From this they get a hefty commission. After the incident was publicized, the local administration closed the shop.

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