5 proposed national tourism standards open for public comment

On November 9, 2026, the Standardization Administration of China released 108 proposed national standard projects and opened them for public comment, including 5 national tourism standards. According to China Tourism News, these 5 standards are intended to cover mountain tourism sustainable development, age-friendly design of cruise tourism products, sustainable indicators for the tourism value chain, research, development and design of ice and snow tourism products and services, and cruise tourism services, specifically including the "Guidelines for Sustainable Development of Mountain Tourism," the "Guidelines for Age-Friendly Design of Cruise Tourism Products," and others. These standards are currently at the stage of being proposed and open for public comment; they have not yet been formally established or released.