What impact will the promulgation of the new tourism law have on the tourism industry?

The promulgation of the Tourism Law will make the tourism market more standardized.

The prototype of the tourism law existed more than 20 years ago. However, because our country’s tourism industry was still in its infancy at that time, and relevant parties had different understandings of some important issues involved in the legislation, this draft law failed to be implemented. submitted for review.

Since the 8th National People’s Congress, the public’s call for the enactment of a tourism law has further increased.

After the establishment of the Financial and Economic Committee of the 11th National People's Congress, in December 2009, it took the lead in organizing 23 departments including the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Tourism Administration and relevant experts to establish a tourism law drafting group.

After several years, thanks to the rapid development of my country’s tourism industry, the draft tourism law has finally been submitted for review.

After the storm, the 10 tourism laws in 2013 were finally released. Their rich content not only provides corresponding provisions on tourists’ rights and obligations, but also puts forward clear legal requirements for tourism planning at the *** level.

For the majority of travel consumers, this law provides detailed provisions on travel agency operations, travel contracts, and penalties for illegal travel operations. The purpose is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of tourists to the maximum extent possible from a legal perspective. .