How long can I sign a travel contract after paying the deposit?

Pay the deposit and sign the contract before you leave. If the parties have an agreement on the time limit, such agreement shall prevail. After the performance of the contract, the deposit shall be used as the price or recovered. If the party receiving the deposit fails to achieve the purpose of the contract due to breach of contract, it shall return the deposit twice.

legal ground

Article 57 of the Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China

Travel agencies shall conclude contracts with tourists when organizing tourism activities.

Article 587 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC)

If the debtor performs the debt, the deposit shall be used as the price or recovered. If the party paying the deposit fails to perform the debt or the performance of the debt is not in conformity with the agreement, thus the purpose of the contract cannot be achieved, it has no right to request the return of the deposit; If the party receiving the deposit fails to perform the debt or the performance of the debt does not conform to the agreement, so that the purpose of the contract cannot be achieved, the deposit shall be returned twice.