Is it legal for travel agencies and tourists not to sign travel contracts?

Legal analysis: It is illegal for travel agencies not to sign travel contracts with tourists. Article 55 of the Travel Agency Regulations clearly stipulates that it is illegal for a travel agency not to sign a travel contract with tourists. If a travel agency does not sign a travel contract with tourists, the tourism administrative department shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of 20,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan. If the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification for one to three months.

Legal basis: Article 55 of the Travel Agency Regulations violates the provisions of these regulations. If the travel agency is under any of the following circumstances, the tourism administrative department shall order it to make corrections and impose a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 6,543,800 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification 1 month to 3 months: (1) failing to sign a travel contract with tourists; (two) the travel contract signed with tourists does not specify the matters stipulated in Article 28 of these regulations; (3) Entrusting the tourism business to other travel agencies without the consent of tourists; (4) Entrusting the tourism business to a travel agency that does not have the corresponding qualifications; (five) did not sign an entrustment contract with the entrusted travel agency to receive tourists.