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What are the requirements for starting a travel agency?

The conditions required to open a travel agency are as follows:

1. Have a fixed business place;

2. Have necessary business measures;

3. Operators who have been trained and hold qualification certificates issued by the tourism administrative departments of the people's governments at or above the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government;

4. Registered capital and quality guarantee deposit, of which international travel agencies shall not be less than With a registered capital of 1.5 million, those operating inbound must have a quality deposit of 600,000, and those operating outbound must have a quality deposit of 1 million; domestic travel agencies must have a registered capital of 300,000 and pay a quality deposit of 100,000.

The business scope of travel agencies:

1. Organizing domestic tourism activities;

2. Organizing inbound tourism activities;

3. Organizing Outbound tourism activities;

4. Selling passenger tickets for air, railway and other means of transportation;

5. Booking hotel accommodation;

6. Providing travel consulting services ;

7. Carry out sales of tourism products and other tourism-related services.

To sum up, opening a travel agency requires a fixed business location, necessary business measures, and trained operating personnel with relevant qualification certificates. In addition, registered capital and quality guarantee deposit are also necessary conditions. International travel agencies need a registered capital of not less than 1.5 million, inbound travel agencies require a quality guarantee deposit of 600,000, outbound travel agencies require a quality guarantee deposit of 1 million, and domestic travel agencies require a registered capital of 300,000. and a quality guarantee deposit of 100,000 yuan.

Legal basis:

"Tourism Law"

Article 28

Establish a travel agency to solicit, organize and receive tourists To provide tourism services to them, they must meet the following conditions, obtain permission from the tourism authorities, and handle industrial and commercial registration in accordance with the law:

(1) Have a fixed business location;

(2) Have necessary business facilities;

(3) Have registered capital that meets the regulations;

(4) Have necessary business management personnel and tour guides;

( 5) Other conditions stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.