The General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism recently issued the Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Holiday Market of Tomb-Sweeping Day, Labor Day and Dragon Boat Festival in 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the Notice), requiring all localities to implement the responsibility for production safety, strengthen market supervision, advocate safe and civilized travel, enrich the supply of holiday products, optimize tourism public services, properly arrange duty, safety and security, etc. In case of major emergencies, it is necessary to report them in time and properly handle them according to regulations to ensure that the majority of tourists spend the time.
The “Notice” emphasizes that it is necessary to strictly implement the responsibility of territorial management, departmental supervision and corporate responsibility, and jointly carry out safety production inspections on fire protection, food hygiene and special equipment in A-level tourist attractions and star-rated tourist hotels. Conduct safety hazard investigation on cultural and tourism festivals, business premises, large-scale amusement facilities, cable cars and ropeways, urge travel agencies to conduct strict safety review on tourism products, strengthen safety education for tour guides and tour leaders, and standardize the behavior of chartered tourists. Timely release information on traffic, weather and current restriction of scenic spots in tourist destinations, and advocate tourists to travel at wrong peaks. Guide key tourist attractions, large-scale cultural activity venues and other densely populated areas to adjust the number of personnel in various ways, such as appointment, diversion and control. Do a good job in holiday duty, strictly implement the system of leading shift and special person on duty in important positions, and take effective measures in time to deal with emergencies properly. Promote civilized tourism through multiple channels and forms.
The circular requires that illegal business operations, forced or disguised forced consumption, unreasonable low prices, false advertisements, and dishonest business services should be resolutely cracked down, and market chaos such as “black guides”, “black clubs”, “black cars” and “black shops” should be rectified according to law. Strengthen the industry supervision of entertainment places, Internet service places, online performances, commercial performances and works of art, strictly investigate the contents containing obscenity, pornography, feudal superstition and endangering social morality, protect the legitimate rights and interests of minors, and resolutely resist the “three customs”. Vigorously carry out the work of expanding and guiding cultural and tourism consumption. Guide literary and art workers to create and produce more excellent works that people like to see and hear.
We will intensify the transformation of cultural and creative products and intangible cultural heritage into tourism products, intensify the transformation of folk culture and art and local culture with local characteristics into characteristic tourism products, and constantly optimize the supply system of tourism products. Increase the construction of new tourism formats, accelerate the upgrading and transformation of tourism products, and increase the brand promotion of tourism products.
The “Notice” also requires that temporary traffic should be opened in key areas such as airport stations and docks, tourist distribution centers, and scenic spot transfer stations, and the operation network should be encrypted to quickly ease the flow of passengers. Appropriate tourist scenic spot signs shall be set up along the highway. Set up a sufficient number of toilets and wake-ups in cultural and tourism business places with high pedestrian density..Goal-oriented logo. Improve the signs of tourist attractions and the construction of barrier-free facilities, and implement intelligent navigation. Improve the level of tourism payment facilitation, and may not refuse RMB cash. (Wang Yang)