Decision of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People's Congress on Amending the Regulations on Tourism Administration in Hainan Province

I. The second paragraph of Article 4 shall become Article 14 and be amended as follows: "Encourage foreign investors to develop tourism resources, construct tourism facilities and operate tourism projects by way of joint ventures, cooperative ventures and sole proprietorships."

Add the second paragraph: "Investment in the development of tourism resources, the construction of tourism development zones, key tourist attractions and tourist facilities projects, according to the relevant provisions of the land use, taxation and other concessions." Second, Article 6 is amended to read: "The people's governments of provinces, cities, counties and autonomous counties shall establish a system of coordination between the competent tourism authorities and the relevant departments, and shall regularly convene the relevant departments to coordinate and deal with major issues in the development of tourism, so as to ensure that the tourism industry develops in a coordinated manner with all the relevant industries." Third, the first paragraph is added to Article 8: "The principle of unified leadership and hierarchical management shall be applied to the tourism industry."

The original first paragraph was changed to the second paragraph, amended to read: "The competent provincial tourism department shall, in accordance with the powers and functions stipulated by the provincial people's government, implement industry management of the tourism industry of the province, and shall be responsible for managing international travel agencies set up in the province and domestic travel agencies registered by provincial units (enterprises) and foreign provinces in the provincial administration for industry and commerce; and other domestic travel agencies shall be managed by their domicile's tourism competent authorities are responsible for management."

Added paragraph 4: "Relevant government departments shall support the development of tourism, and in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations, in accordance with their respective division of responsibilities, to assist the competent authorities in charge of tourism to do a good job in the management of tourism." Fourth, add Article 9: "The competent tourism department shall, in accordance with the advantages and characteristics of local tourism resources, strengthen tourism publicity and promotion work, develop tourism source markets, and increase the popularity of tourism enterprises and key tourist attractions; guide the tourism industry to establish a good reputation, improve the quality of service, and create a relaxed, comfortable, and safe tourism environment. " Article 11 shall be changed to Article 12, and the first paragraph shall be amended to read: "The development of tourism resources shall be subject to total control, coordinated development and hierarchical management. People's governments at all levels shall take effective measures to protect and rationally develop and utilize tourism resources." Article 15 shall be changed to Article 20, and the first paragraph shall be added as follows: "No unit or individual shall destroy tourism resources, develop tourism resources without authorization, or develop tourism resources in violation of the general plan for the development and utilization of tourism resources." Seven, Article 16 was changed to Article 17, the second paragraph was amended to read: "Where included in the provincial key construction of tourist attractions planning, tourism development zone planning, by the provincial construction administration in conjunction with the provincial tourism department for approval and implementation of the organization." Eight, Article 17 was changed to Article 18, amended to read: "the construction of provincial key tourism facilities project, shall obtain written advice from the provincial tourism department in charge, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and the province for approval."

Add the second paragraph: "The construction of other tourism facilities projects, shall be subject to the city, county, autonomous county tourism department in accordance with the planning of the opinion, and then to the relevant departments to apply for a project." Nine, add Article 19: "New construction, reconstruction, expansion of tourism projects and tourism facilities projects, shall be consistent with the provincial tourism development plan and tourism resources development and utilization planning.

"The relevant departments for approval of new construction, alteration and expansion of tourism projects and tourism facilities projects, should be fully justified, pay attention to the rational layout, to avoid blind construction and duplication of construction." Ten, Article 18 was changed to Article 21, amended to read: "Tour operators in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state and the province for registration.

"Operating international tourism business travel agency (including operating international tourism business tourism companies and organizations of the same nature, the same below), must hold a business license to the provincial tourism authorities to apply, the provincial tourism authorities review and approval, reported to the National Tourism Administration for examination and approval, and obtain an international travel agency business license before operating. Travel agencies operating domestic tourism business, must apply to the provincial tourism authorities with a business license for domestic travel agency business license.

"The administrative department for industry and commerce to the travel agency issued a business license, it must be noted that the travel agency business license to operate.

"Travel agencies that have not applied for business licenses and travel agency business permits in the province are not allowed to operate travel agency business in the province.

"Tour operators shall engage in business activities within the approved scope of business." Eleven, add Article 22: "Encourage related industries or different industries, different regions, different countries in the province to jointly form tourism enterprise groups." Twelve, add mouth Article 23: "In the Hainan Special Economic Zone, you can start a Sino-foreign joint venture, Sino-foreign cooperation in the operation of the international travel agency, operating in the Hainan Special Economic Zone, overseas tourism business, the specific examination and approval and management methods in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State." Thirteen, add Article 24: "Provincial tourism authorities must be based on the actual development of tourism in the province, the province's operating international and domestic tourism business of travel agencies to implement the total amount of control of the new increase in the total number of travel agencies strictly control, and the implementation of public bidding, fair competition, the merit of the granting of the system." Fourteen, Article 20 was changed to Article 27, and the third paragraph was added: "The competent department of tourism shall actively organize tourism promotion activities for tourism operators and provide timely tourism promotional materials." Fifteen, Article 21 was changed to Article 25, and the first paragraph was amended to read: "The quality guarantee system shall be implemented for travel agencies. Travel agency quality deposit by the tourism authorities to set up a special account to implement special management. Travel agency quality deposit can only be used in accordance with the law to compensate for the economic losses of tourists, shall not be diverted for other purposes. Strengthen the supervision of the management and use of travel agency quality deposit."

The second paragraph is amended as follows: "Not to pay the travel agency quality deposit, shall not engage in travel agency business activities. The provincial tourism authorities shall not issue travel agency business license to travel agencies that do not pay the security deposit."

The third paragraph is added: "The quality deposit of the travel agency shall maintain the prescribed amount. The travel agency due to the use of quality deposit to compensate for the economic losses of tourists caused by the insufficient amount of part, the competent tourism department shall order it to make up the full amount within 60 days."