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Sep 25Fri
  1. China Tourism News

    Sichuan Launches 100-Day 'Thunder' Tourism Market Rectification Campaign

    The Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism held a video conference on the 100-day 'Thunder' tourism market rectification campaign, officially launching the action. The meeting focused on addressing tour guide misconduct and forced consumption, requiring efforts to reduce complaints at travel agencies, scenic areas and museums, and improving systems for immediate complaint handling, local resolution and full-process supervision. Chengdu, Deyang, Meishan, Ziyang, Leshan, Garze, Aba and Liangshan signed a cross-regional strategic cooperation agreement at the main venue.

Sep 20Sun
  1. Pinchain Tourism

    China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism Releases Typical Cases of Forced Consumption; Low Penalties…

    China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism released the sixth batch of typical cases of forced consumption in the tourism market for 2026, involving travel agencies arranging optional paid items without tourist consent, packaging shopping venues as attractions, and tour guides instructing tourists to shop. In one case, guide Huang Mou-long was ordered by the Dali Culture and Tourism Bureau to forfeit illegal gains and fined 5,000 yuan, while Yunnan Tianzhiai International Travel Service was handled in a separate case. In another, guide Fu Mou was fined 3,000 yuan and ordered to forfeit gains by the Yanyuan County Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, and Sichuan China Youth Travel Ser…

Sep 14Mon
  1. Pinchain Tourism

    China's Culture and Tourism Ministry Releases Sixth Batch of Forced-Consumption Cases

    Since March 2026, local culture and tourism authorities have continued a campaign against tour-guide misconduct and forced consumption. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism released its sixth batch of typical cases, covering travel agencies arranging shopping or paid extras without agreement, organising unreasonably low-priced tours, guides instructing or coercing shopping, and threatening tourists. Penalties include confiscation of illegal gains, fines, suspension of business, revocation of travel agency licences and temporary suspension of guide certificates, with fines ranging from 3,000 to 100,000 yuan.

Sep 11Fri
  1. China Tourism News

    China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism Releases Sixth Batch of Forced-Consumption Cases

    China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism published its sixth batch of typical cases on forced consumption in the tourism market, covering 13 cases. Since March 2026, local culture and tourism authorities and cultural market enforcement agencies have continued a campaign against guide misconduct and forced consumption. Cases include arranging shopping or paid add-ons without tourist consent, unreasonably low-priced tours, and guides threatening or deceiving tourists into buying goods. Penalties included confiscation of illegal gains, suspension of operations, fines, and revocation of travel agency business licences.