Ministry of Culture and Tourism Announces the Seventh Batch of Typical Cases of Forced Consumption in the Tourism Market for 2026

On November 13, 2026, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the seventh batch of typical cases of forced consumption problems in the tourism market for 2026, involving 13 travel agencies. The report said that these travel agencies arranged performances, shopping, and optional paid items without authorization, and that tour guides engaged in conduct such as disguised forced consumption. The travel agencies involved had their illegal gains confiscated, were ordered to suspend business for rectification for 3 to 90 days, and were fined 30,000 to 300,000 yuan, while the relevant responsible persons and tour guides were also penalized. This is the seventh batch of such typical cases announced by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2026, and the progress disclosed so far is the announcement of this batch of cases and the corresponding penalty results.