Analyze the conditions for the emergence of tourism law.

This Law is formulated to protect the legitimate rights and interests of tourists and tour operators, standardize the order of the tourism market, protect and rationally utilize tourism resources, and promote the sustained and healthy development of tourism.

This Law is applicable to tourism activities in the form of sightseeing, vacation and leisure within and outside People's Republic of China (PRC), as well as business activities providing related services for tourism activities. The state develops tourism, improves public tourism services and protects the rights of tourists in tourism activities according to law.

Tourism planning and promotion

The State Council and the local people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the development of tourism into the national economic and social development plan.

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 rich in tourism resources, shall organize the formulation of tourism development plans according to the requirements of the national economic and social development plans. When making use of tourism resources that are suitable for overall utilization across administrative regions, the people's government at a higher level shall organize the compilation or the relevant local people's governments shall negotiate the compilation of a unified tourism development plan.

Tourism development planning should include the overall requirements and development goals of tourism development, the requirements and measures for the protection and utilization of tourism resources, 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, local people's governments at or above the county level can make special plans for the development and utilization of key tourism resources and put forward special requirements for tourism projects, facilities and service functions in specific areas.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China