Women under the age of 35 who plan to visit Dubai alone have to pay 400 yuan of special visa fee, Beijing Morning Post reported. |
據(jù)《北京晨報》報道,35歲以下的女性若獨自去迪拜旅行需要多交400元的特別簽證費。 |
Travel agents have claimed that the charge was collected by the Dubai authority who is concerned that some Chinese women may stay over there and make money from prostitution. But Dubai officials denied such claims. |
旅行社稱,迪拜當局擔心一些中國婦女滯留賣淫才收取該費用,但迪拜官員否認了該說法。 |
Insiders told the newspaper that the 400 yuan special visa fee has actually been pocketed by travel agencies. |
知情人士向晨報透露,400元特別簽證費實際上到了旅行社口袋里。 |
Meanwhile, if tourists stayed over and worked as prostitutes or act illegally, the corresponding travel agencies would be fined by the Dubai authority. |
如果有游客滯留迪拜,并從事賣淫等不法行為,迪拜當局將對相應(yīng)旅行社處以重罰。 |
In that case, the travel agencies would use the "special visa fees" to pay the huge fines.
(China.org.cn December 31, 2011) |
那樣的話,旅行社就可以用這筆“特別簽證費”來支付巨額罰金。 |