Excuse me, are China Travel Service and China International Travel Service the same company?

Not one family.

1. China International Travel Service (CITS)

Founded in 1954, it is currently the largest and most powerful travel agency group in China. It is one of the "Chinese Enterprises" in 2002 It is the only tourism company in the "Top 500", the only corporate member of the World Tourism Organization in China, and the president unit of the China Travel Agents Association.

CITS Headquarters also has the only travel rescue center registered with the national industrial and commercial administration and is the only domestic travel agency. This center has a nationwide network and provides travel rescue services to domestic and foreign tourists 24 hours a day through cooperation with internationally renowned rescue companies. . The CITS trademark of China International Travel Service has become the only well-known trademark in China's tourism industry recognized by the State Trademark Office.

2. China Travel Service

China Travel Service began as the Xiamen Overseas Chinese Service Agency (later Xiamen China Travel Service) established in November 1949. It was the first travel agency in New China. Later, the China Travel Service Headquarters was established in Beijing. As the leading enterprise of China Travel Service in the country, after more than 60 years of development, China Travel Service has developed from a travel agency that mainly caters to overseas Chinese, foreign Chinese, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots, and Taiwan compatriots into three industries: inbound tourism, outbound tourism, and domestic tourism. At the same time, it is an international travel agency that receives hundreds of thousands of Chinese and foreign tourists every year.

China Travel Service has 364 branches across the country, 118 tourist hotels of various grades, 62 tourist car companies, and 46 duty-free shops, forming a huge tourism service network to provide tourists with It provides a full range of services such as food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping, and entertainment, and undertakes travel consultation, visas, certifications, international and domestic air tickets and other related businesses.

Extended information:

1. CITS has excellent operating performance. Since the National Tourism Administration ranked and evaluated tourism companies, CITS’ main operating indicators have always been at the top of the list, and it has been ranked " Awards such as "No. 1 among China's Top 100 Travel Agencies", "Best Enterprise Award", "Top Foreign Exchange Earning Award for Travel Agency", "Top Number of Outreach Personnel Award for Travel Agency" and other awards.

In 2001, 2002 and 2003, it was listed among the top 500 enterprises in China by the National Bureau of Statistics (ranked 219/243/372, No. 1 in the tourism industry), and was evaluated by the Ministry of Finance as a state-owned asset value preserver. A central enterprise with excellent value-added performance.

2. China Travel Service is one of the largest travel agencies in China. It has created many firsts in China’s tourism industry: the first to receive foreign tourists, the first to receive Taiwanese compatriots, and the first to operate in China. Citizens traveling abroad.

The "CTS China Travel Service" trademark won the title of "Well-known Trademark" in China. In 2002, it won the title of China's top ten public recognition trademarks and the "China Travel News" China's famous tourism brand. China Travel Service was also awarded the title of "China's Best Outbound Travel Agency" by TravelWeekly in 2002 and 2004. In 2005, it was named "China's Most Influential Brand" by the "World Brand Laboratory" and won the trust of consumers.

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-China International Travel Service

Baidu Encyclopedia-China Travel Service