Investigators find tourist price gouging in Yunnan

Travel agencies forced visitors to buy goods at designated places during holiday, authorities say

Yunnan province received more tourists but also more complaints during this year's Golden Week - the National Day holiday that lasts seven days, according to undercover investigations conducted by authorities that also showed travel agencies and shops made illegitimate profits by forcing tourists to buy overpriced souvenirs.

According to a senior tourism official, travel agencies could rake in as much as 70 percent of the generated profits.