Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China (revised in 216)

chapter I general provisions article 1 this law is formulated to protect the legitimate rights and interests of tourists and tour operators, regulate the order of the tourism market, protect and rationally utilize tourism resources, and promote the sustained and healthy development of tourism. Article 2 This Law shall apply to tourism activities in the territory of the People's Republic of China and in the territory of the People's Republic of China in the form of sightseeing, vacation and leisure, as well as business activities providing related services for tourism activities. Article 3 The State shall develop tourism, improve the public service of tourism, and protect the rights of tourists in tourism activities according to law. Article 4 The development of tourism should follow the principle of integrating social benefits, economic benefits and ecological benefits. The state encourages all kinds of market players to make rational use of tourism resources according to law on the premise of effectively protecting tourism resources. The tourist sites built with public resources should reflect the nature of public welfare. Article 5 The state advocates a healthy, civilized and environmentally friendly tourism mode, supports and encourages various social institutions to carry out tourism public welfare propaganda, and rewards units and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to promoting the development of tourism. Article 6 The State shall establish and improve standards of tourism services and market rules, and prohibit industry monopoly and regional monopoly. Tourism operators should operate in good faith, compete fairly, assume social responsibilities, and provide tourists with safe, healthy, hygienic and convenient tourism services. Seventh the State Council to establish and improve the comprehensive coordination mechanism of tourism, comprehensive coordination of tourism development.

the local people's governments at or above the county level should strengthen the organization and leadership of tourism work, clarify the relevant departments or institutions, and make overall coordination on the development, supervision and management of tourism in their respective administrative areas. Eighth tourism industry organizations established according to law, the implementation of self-discipline management. Chapter II Tourists Article 9 Tourists have the right to choose their own tourism products and services, and have the right to refuse the compulsory trading behavior of tour operators.

tourists have the right to know the real situation of the tourism products and services they buy.

tourists have the right to ask tour operators to provide products and services as agreed. Tenth tourists' personal dignity, national customs and religious beliefs should be respected. Eleventh disabled people, the elderly, minors and other tourists enjoy convenience and preferential treatment in tourism activities in accordance with laws, regulations and relevant provisions. Twelfth tourists have the right to ask for help and protection when their personal and property safety is in danger.

tourists who have suffered personal or property damage have the right to compensation according to law. Thirteenth tourists should abide by social public order and social morality in tourism activities, respect local customs, cultural traditions and religious beliefs, cherish tourism resources, protect the ecological environment, and abide by the code of conduct for tourism civilization. Fourteenth tourists in tourism activities or in the settlement of disputes, shall not harm the legitimate rights and interests of local residents, shall not interfere with other people's tourism activities, shall not harm the legitimate rights and interests of tour operators and tourism professionals. Fifteenth tourists, when purchasing and accepting tourism services, should truthfully inform the tourism operators of personal health information related to tourism activities, and abide by the safety warning provisions in tourism activities.

tourists should cooperate with the measures taken by the state to temporarily restrict tourism activities in response to major emergencies and the safety precautions and emergency measures taken by relevant departments, institutions or tour operators.

tourists who violate safety warning regulations or fail to cooperate with national measures to temporarily restrict tourism activities, safety precautions and emergency measures in response to major emergencies shall bear corresponding responsibilities according to law. Sixteenth outbound tourists are not allowed to stay illegally abroad, and tourists who leave the country with a group are not allowed to join or leave the group without authorization.

inbound tourists are not allowed to stay illegally in China, and tourists who enter with the group are not allowed to join or leave the group without authorization. Chapter III Tourism Planning and Promotion Article 17 the State Council and local people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate tourism development into their national economic and social development plans.

the State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, as well as the people's governments of cities and counties with rich tourism resources, should organize the formulation of tourism development plans in accordance with the requirements of national economic and social development plans. When making use of tourism resources that cross administrative regions and are suitable for overall utilization, the people's government at a higher level shall organize the preparation or the relevant local people's governments shall negotiate to prepare a unified tourism development plan. Article 18 The tourism development plan shall include the overall requirements and development objectives of tourism development, the requirements and measures for the protection and utilization of tourism resources, and the requirements and promotion measures for the development of tourism products, the improvement of tourism service quality, the construction of tourism culture, the promotion of tourism image, the construction of tourism infrastructure and public service facilities, etc.

according to the tourism development plan, the local people's governments at or above the county level can work out special plans for the development and utilization of key tourism resources, and put forward special requirements for the supporting functions of tourism projects, facilities and services in specific areas. Nineteenth tourism development planning should be linked with the overall land use planning, urban and rural planning, environmental protection planning and other natural resources and cultural relics and other human resources protection and utilization planning. Twentieth people's governments at all levels shall fully consider the spatial layout of relevant tourism projects and facilities and the requirements for construction land when compiling the overall land use planning and urban and rural planning. Planning and construction of transportation, communication, water supply, power supply, environmental protection and other infrastructure and public service facilities should take into account the needs of tourism development.