What are the main positions and functions of the Tourism Development Department?

The National Tourism Administration has seven departments, namely:

Office (Comprehensive Coordination Department), Policy and Regulation Department, Tourism Promotion and International Liaison Department, Planning, Development and Finance Department, Quality Standardization and Management Department, Personnel and Labor Education Department, Office of Retired Cadres.

The National Tourism Administration has six directly affiliated units, namely:

National Tourism Administration Service Center, National Tourism Administration Information Center, china tourism association, China Tourism Newspaper, China Tourism Publishing House, China Tourism Management Cadre College.

The main functions are as follows

(a) to study and formulate the principles, policies and plans for the development of tourism, study and solve major problems in the operation of tourism economy, organize the formulation of tourism laws, regulations and standards and supervise their implementation.

(two) to coordinate the implementation of various tourism-related policies and measures, especially holiday tourism, tourism safety, tourism emergency rescue and tourism insurance, to ensure the normal operation of tourism activities.

(three) to study and formulate the development strategy of the international tourism market, organize the external publicity and promotion activities of the overall image of the national tourism, and organize and guide the development of important tourism products.

(four) to cultivate and improve the domestic tourism market, study and formulate strategic measures to develop domestic tourism and guide the implementation, supervise and inspect the order and service quality of the tourism market, accept complaints from tourists and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of tourists.

(five) to organize the general survey of tourism resources, guide the planning, development and construction of key tourist areas, and organize tourism statistics.

(six) to study and formulate foreign-related tourism policies, be responsible for foreign exchange and cooperation in tourism, sign international tourism agreements on behalf of the state, formulate measures for outbound tourism and border tourism and supervise their implementation.

(seven) to organize and guide the work of tourism education and training, formulate the professional qualification system and grading system for tourism professionals and supervise their implementation.

(eight) to guide the local tourism administrative organs to carry out tourism work.

(nine) to be responsible for the party-mass work of the bureau and the units directly under Beijing, and to exercise leadership and management over the units directly under Beijing.

(ten) to undertake other tasks assigned by the State Council.