Tourism laws and regulations

There are mainly Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China, Travel Agency Regulations, Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Travel Agency Regulations, Measures for the Administration of Travel Agency Liability Insurance, Interim Measures for the Administration of Border Tourism, Regulations for the Administration of Tour Guides, Classification and Evaluation of Star Rating of Tourist Hotels, and Interim Provisions on Travel Complaints.

Tourists are regulated by the Exit and Entry Administration Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Passport Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Measures for the Administration of Overseas Travel of China Citizens. Laws and regulations on the development, utilization and protection of tourism resources, such as the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Protection of Cultural Relics, the Regulations on Scenic Areas, and the Regulations on People's Republic of China (PRC) Nature Reserve.

Laws and regulations on tourism transportation, such as People's Republic of China (PRC) Railway Law, People's Republic of China (PRC) Highway Law, People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Aviation Law, China Civil Aviation Passenger and Luggage International Transportation Rules, and Provisions on Compensation for Railway Passenger Transportation Damage, etc. Laws and regulations on the protection of tourists' rights and interests, such as the Consumer Protection Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

The Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China is formulated to protect the legitimate rights and interests of tourists and tour operators, standardize the order of the tourism market, protect and rationally utilize tourism resources, and promote the sustainable and healthy development of tourism.

Tourism law is the general name of legal norms regulating various social relations in the field of tourism activities, that is, the sum of various legal norms regulating tourism legal relations. Including the Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China in a narrow sense and other relevant laws and regulations regulating various legal relations in tourism activities, as well as the separate tourism administrative regulations and departmental rules formulated and promulgated by the State Council and the tourism authorities.

The concept of tourism law includes not only national laws and regulations, but also local regulations; It includes not only domestic laws and regulations, but also international treaties and agreements signed by our government and approved by the National People's Congress.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China

China's laws and regulations on tourism are:

1. Measures of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Tourism Administrative Licensing

The Measures for Tourism Administrative Licensing, which was considered and adopted at the 3rd Director's Office Meeting of the National Tourism Administration on March 2, 2018, is hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of May 1, 2018.

2. Measures for the Administration of Tourism Safety of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

"Measures for the Administration of Tourism Safety" was adopted at the 11th Director's Office Meeting of the National Tourism Administration on September 7, 2016. It is hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of December 1, 2016.

3. Tourism Law of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

The Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China was adopted by the second session of the 12th the NPC Standing Committee in People's Republic of China (PRC) on April 25th, 2013, and is hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of October 1st, 2013.

4. Measures for the Administration of Tour Guides of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

"Measures for the Administration of Tour Guides" was considered and adopted at the 17th Director's Office Meeting of the National Tourism Administration on October 16, 2017. It is hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of January 1, 2018.

5. Measures of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for the Administration of Mainland Residents Traveling to Taiwan Province.

(Promulgated by Decree No.26 of the National Tourism Administration, the Ministry of Public Security and the Taiwan Province Affairs Office of the State Council on April 16, 2006, and effective as of the date of promulgation. According to Order No.37 of the National Tourism Administration, the Ministry of Public Security and the Taiwan Province Affairs Office of the State Council on June 20, 2011, the Decision of the National Tourism Administration, the Ministry of Public Security and the Taiwan Province Affairs Office of the State Council on Amending the Measures for the Administration of Mainland Residents Traveling to Taiwan Province was revised for the first time.

According to Decree No.43 of the National Tourism Administration, the Ministry of Public Security and the Taiwan Province Affairs Office of the State Council on April 13, 2017, the Decision of the Taiwan Province Affairs Office of the State Council of the Ministry of Public Security of the National Tourism Administration on Amending the Measures for the Administration of Mainland Residents' Travel to Taiwan Province was revised for the second time.

Extended data:

In addition to the above legal provisions, there are also some provisions of relevant departments in China, as follows:

1. Notice of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism-Office of the National Tourism Administration on Matters Related to the Management of Tour Leaders.

The Travel Agency Regulations revised and promulgated by Order No.676 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China on March 1, 2017, and the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Travel Agency Regulations revised and promulgated by Order No.42 of the National Tourism Administration on December 12, 2016 further clarify that the management of tour leaders will be changed from the qualification access system to the filing management system, and the tourism authorities will no longer conduct administrative examination and approval on tour leaders, and these rules are formulated.

2. Notice of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism-Office of the National Tourism Administration on Strengthening the Supervision of the Outbound Travel Market

As the outbound tourism market of Chinese citizens continues to heat up, cases such as cheating shopping, leaving the group to stay, losing property, robbing and stealing occur from time to time. In order to effectively purify the outbound travel market order, protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens' outbound travel, and avoid major tourism safety incidents, the next step is to strengthen the management of outbound travel and standardize the relevant requirements of this outbound travel operation.

Further strengthen the construction of tourism integrity, improve the mechanism of credit reward and punishment combined transport, create an honest, self-disciplined, trustworthy and mutual trust credit environment in the tourism market, and promote the sustained and healthy development of tourism. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

Source of reference: Ministry of Tourism of People's Republic of China (PRC)-Measures for Tourism Administrative Licensing.

Source of reference: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China-Measures for the Administration of Tourism Safety

Source of reference: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China-Tourism Law

Source of reference: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of People's Republic of China (PRC)-Measures for the Administration of Tour Guides

Source of reference: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of People's Republic of China (PRC)-Tourism Management of Mainland Residents in Taiwan Province.

Source of reference: Notice of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism-Office of National Tourism Administration on matters related to the management of tour leaders.

Source of reference: Notice of Ministry of Culture and Tourism-Office of National Tourism Administration on Strengthening the Supervision of Outbound Tourism Market