Qingdao City’s Measures for the Designated Management of Foreign-related Tourism Business Services

Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the management of foreign-related tourism business services, improve the level of foreign-related business services and operating efficiency, and promote opening up to the outside world, these Measures are formulated in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and in light of the actual situation of this city. . Article 2 Any unit within the administrative jurisdiction of this city that has the conditions to provide tourism foreign-related business services for organized reception of foreigners coming to Qinghai (hereinafter referred to as foreign guests), upon approval, can enjoy the designated units for tourism foreign-related business services (hereinafter referred to as foreign-related designated units) unit) qualifications.

Star-rated hotels directly enjoy the qualification of foreign-related designated units. Article 3 The Qingdao Municipal Tourism Administrative Department is the competent authority for the designated management of foreign-related tourism business services in this city (hereinafter referred to as the foreign-related designated management). Its main responsibilities are:

(1) Macro-control of the categories of foreign-related designated units , scale, quantity;

(2) Responsible for the assessment and approval of foreign-related designated units;

(3) Organize foreign-related designated units to carry out external promotion activities;

(4) Provide guidance, supervision and relevant business training for the business service activities of foreign-related designated units;

(5) Other duties stipulated in laws, regulations and rules. Article 4 Relevant government departments and the competent departments affiliated with foreign-related designated units must, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, coordinate with the tourism administrative department to carry out foreign-related designated management work. Article 5 You can apply to be included in the scope of foreign-related designated management:

(1) Hotels (including restaurants, hotels, hotels, apartments, resorts, etc.);

(2) Restaurants (Including restaurants, restaurants, bars, restaurants, restaurants, hot and cold restaurants, etc.);

(3) Tourist attractions (including historical sites, gardens, famous mountains, strange waters, strange caves, folk scenes and other natural and cultural landscape);

(4) Shopping stores (including stores run by industrial enterprises);

(5) Car and shipping companies (including car, ship, and boat fleets);< /p>

(6) Cultural entertainment and fitness venues;

(7) Other units that can implement designated designation. Article 6 The determination of the category, scale and number of foreign-related designated units shall be based on the city’s business development situation, foreign-related business service conditions and the source of overseas guests. Article 7 Foreign-related designated management must adhere to the principle of safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of overseas guests and foreign-related designated units, and serve to promote economic and social development. Chapter 2 Application and Approval Article 8 Units that apply to be included in foreign-related designated management must meet the following basic conditions:

(1) Have a management organization and management system applicable to the needs of foreign-related business services;

(2) Have management personnel and service personnel that meet the needs of foreign-related business services;

(3) Have fixed locations or other spaces that meet the needs of foreign-related business services;

( 4) Have business services that meet the needs of overseas guests;

(5) Have safety and health measures and facilities that are suitable for receiving overseas guests;

(6) Other conditions stipulated by the state .

The specific standards for foreign-related designated units shall be formulated by the municipal tourism administrative department. Article 9 Units required to be included in foreign-related designated management must obtain the approval of their competent departments and submit a written application to the municipal tourism administrative department, fill in the "Qingdao Foreign-related Tourism Business Service Designated Management Application Form", and submit the following documents and information at the same time:

(1) "Business License" issued by the industrial and commercial administrative department;

(2) Safety certificate issued by the public security authority;

(3) Relevant business services A brief description of the project and a floor plan of the operating service premises.

If special permission is required to operate service items, the permission certificate issued by the corresponding competent department should be submitted. Article 10 If, after review by the municipal tourism administrative department, it is determined that it meets the standards for foreign-related designated units, it will be approved and issued: (1) Notice of approval of foreign-related designated units; (2) ) "Qingdao Foreign-related Tourism Business Services Designated Certificate";

(3) Foreign-related designated unit signs and other signs.

For approved foreign-related designated units, the municipal tourism administrative department will notify the relevant overseas guest reception units, and the municipal foreign exchange management department will issue an "Approval of Collection of Foreign Exchange Vouchers Permit".

For disapproval, the municipal tourism administrative department shall notify the applicant within seven days from the date of receipt of the application and explain the reasons. Article 11 If a foreign-related designated unit requests to withdraw from foreign-related designated management, it shall go to the municipal tourism administrative department to complete the withdrawal registration. Article 12 When a foreign-related designated unit needs to change the scope of business services originally applied for, it may file a change registration notice with the municipal tourism administrative department with the change registration notice approved by the industrial and commercial administrative department. Chapter 3 Business Services and Management Article 13: Encourage designated foreign-related units to compete reasonably in accordance with the law, improve the quality of economic services, attract overseas guests, and improve economic and social benefits. Article 14 Foreign-related designated units must set up foreign-related designated signs at obvious locations at the entrance of the unit; relevant personnel who need to wear designated signs must wear them in accordance with regulations. Article 15 Unless permitted by laws, regulations, rules and policies, foreign-related designated units must collect foreign exchange in RMB when charging foreign guests for business services, and must settle and use foreign exchange in accordance with foreign exchange management regulations.

Article 16 Foreign-related designated units shall not provide conditions for drug trafficking and drug use, whoring and prostitution, production and dissemination of obscene materials, gambling, smuggling and other activities; shall not provide kickbacks to tourism administrative personnel and persons accompanying overseas guests (tour guides, translators, drivers, etc.) and other improper means to attract overseas tourists; and shall not engage in activities that are harmful to the interests of overseas guests and the reputation of the country.