City regulates overseas business tours
15/4/2004 17:34
Shanghai will regulate overseas business tours of investigation in
order to put a lid on illegal operations, said the spokesman with the Shanghai
Tourism Administrative Commission yesterday.
The regulations will make a
distinction between business tours of investigation and general overseas tours
by specifying in detail the contents and purposes of business tours. Business
tours should be relevant to the applicants'industries, and applicants must
display official invitation from their partners.
The major difference between
business tours and general tours is that the Shanghai Tourism Administrative
Commission will not entertain complaints from those on overseas business tours
of investigation after they return to the city, said an industry analyst.
The legislation is part of an on-going plan to improve the local overseas
tourism market, said the industry analyst. The move will crack down on illegal
foreign firms engaging in tourism operations without government approval; on
foreign firms illegally engaging in tourism operations; on foreign firms
illegally organizing overseas package tours for Chinese citizens and
intermediate agencies illegally engaging in overseas tour business.
The move
will also get rid of travel agencies engaging in illegal emigration and labor
exports, or those engaging in overseas tour business without approval, and
organizing tours to destinations Chinese citizens are not allowed to
visit.
Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news
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