Beijing Adult Entertainment: Chinese girls to Dubai charged for potential prostitution
Then Zheng asked for micro blog fans’ confirmation, and they said it is the travel agencies rather than the Dubai authorities that charge this special fee.
The representative office of Dubai Tourism Bureau in China said the charge of special visa fee is not their official act. But the news has triggered anger among netizens, many of them thinking it is a great offence to women.
An anonymous worker from a travel agency in Beijing said that it is a common practice that agencies charge 400 yuan of special visa fee to single female travelers to Dubai aged below 35.
The worker explained that once tourists in Dubai are engaged in illegal acts such as prostitution or theft, the Dubai authorities will impose heavy penalties. Although 400 yuan per person is not a big amount, that really can reduce the travel agencies’ burden for potential penalties.
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