Penalty for engaging in tourism business without authorization

Legal analysis: Order to stop illegal operations, confiscate illegal gains, and impose fines. According to relevant laws and regulations, anyone who operates a travel agency business without a license shall be ordered to make corrections by the tourism authority or the market supervision and management department, the illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of not less than RMB 10,000 but not more than RMB 100,000 shall be imposed; if the illegal income exceeds RMB 100,000, the person shall be fined A fine of not less than one time but not more than five times of the illegal income shall be imposed; the relevant responsible persons shall be fined not less than 2,000 yuan but not more than 20,000 yuan.

Legal basis: "Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 95 Anyone who violates the provisions of this law and operates travel agency business without permission shall be ordered to make corrections by the tourism administrative department or the market supervision and management department. , the illegal gains shall be confiscated and a fine of not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan shall be imposed; if the illegal gains are more than 100,000 yuan, a fine of not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal gains shall be imposed; the relevant responsible persons shall be fined not less than 2,000 yuan but not more than 20,000 yuan. the following fines. A travel agency violates the provisions of this Law by operating the business of items 2 and 3 of Article 29, Paragraph 1 of this Law without permission, or rents or lends a travel agency business license, or illegally transfers a travel agency business license in other ways , in addition to being punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and ordered to suspend business for rectification; if the circumstances are serious, the travel agency business license shall be revoked; the person in charge directly responsible shall be fined not less than 2,000 yuan but not more than 20,000 yuan.

Regulation validity verification: June 17, 2024