Sunday, May 03, 2015

China Focus: Tourists encouraged to show good manners...

Chinese tourists are encouraged to show good manners at attractions nationwide during the May Day holiday, as tourists' behavior both at home and abroad has been much criticized of late.

In Beijing Botanical Gardens, signs extolling "civilized tourism" could be seen everywhere. A 26 meter guard rail has been installed in front of the ticket office to prevent people cutting the line. Volunteers in the gardens asked visitors not to litter or pick flowers.

The volunteers were also telling visitors what kind of misbehavior would be recorded and may affect future trips. According to regulations issued by the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), which came into effect on Friday, tourists will be blacklisted for offences including acting antisocially on public transport and damaging property. The regulations also require tour guides and travel agencies to remind tourists of proper manners and they have the right to report on misbehavior.

In 2014, Chinese tourists made 3.6 billion domestic trips, up 10 percent, the CNTA estimated. The number of Chinese tourists traveling abroad also increased by 19.5 percent year on year to 109 million in 2014.

"For the world's largest outbound travel market, even one in a million is enough to cause concern," said Yu Ningning, president of the China International Travel Services Co., Ltd. Full story...

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