Notice of 2022 on Travel Agencies and Online Travel Enterprises Resuming the Operation of Special Travel Trains

On July 7, the General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the Notice on Incorporating the Special Train Service into the Unified Management of the Inter-provincial Tourism "Fuse" Mechanism. The "Notice" proposes that from now on, travel agencies and online travel companies will be resumed to operate special travel trains. The full text of the announcement is as follows-

Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Incorporating the Special Train Service into the Unified Management of the Inter-provincial Tourism "Fuse" Mechanism

The cultural and tourism departments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Culture, Sports, Radio, Film, Television and Tourism Bureau of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

In order to implement the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on the efficient overall planning of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, combined with the current situation of epidemic prevention and control and the development of the tourism market, we hereby notify the travel agencies and online travel enterprises of the relevant matters concerning the opening of tourist trains as follows:

From now on, travel agencies and online travel companies will be resumed to operate special travel trains. In accordance with the requirements of the Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Strengthening the Prevention and Control of Epidemic Situation and Scientifically and Accurately Implementing the "Fuse" Mechanism of Inter-provincial Tourism (Lv Wen Power Generation [2022]113), special travel agencies will be included in the unified management of the "fuse" mechanism of inter-provincial tourism. All localities should strictly implement the "COVID-19 Travel Agency Epidemic Prevention and Control Guide (Fourth Edition)", compact the main responsibility of enterprises, and do a good job in epidemic prevention and control of tourist trains.

I hereby inform you.

General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

July 7(th), 2022