What is the application procedure for a tour escort certificate?

A tour leader for outbound tourism refers to one who has obtained an outbound tourism tour escort certificate (hereinafter referred to as the "tour leader certificate") in accordance with the provisions of the "Management Measures for Outbound Tourism Tour Leaders" (hereinafter referred to as the "Tour Leader Management Law"), and accepts Personnel appointed by an international travel agency with the right to operate outbound tourism business (hereinafter referred to as "tour organizing agency") to engage in outbound tourism tour escort work.

Conditions for applying for a tour escort certificate

Personnel applying for a tour escort certificate Must meet the following conditions: love the motherland, abide by laws and regulations; Chinese citizens with full capacity for civil conduct; travel agency personnel who can effectively assume the responsibility of leading the tour; familiar with the relevant conditions of the tourist destination country or region

Personnel who have been disqualified as a tour leader may not apply for tour leader certificate registration again

Procedures for applying for a tour leader certificate

(1) Submit the following application materials: Registration form for persons applying for a tour leader certificate; group organization. Proof of competence for tour leader work; certificate of business training for the person applying for tour escort certificate

(2) Application procedure: The tour organizer shall submit the tour guide certificate to the local provincial or authorized tourism administration at or above the municipal level. The management department shall apply; the tourism administrative department shall issue a tour escort certificate to the qualified person who applies for a tour escort certificate within 15 working days from the date of receipt of the application materials, and shall register and file the same. Legitimate business requires the issuance of a tour leader's certificate in accordance with the law.

(Since 2016, there is no need to take an exam to obtain a tour guide certificate. The outbound travel agency where the tour guide holds a tour guide certificate needs to apply on his behalf. My cousin also got it recently)