“China announces resumption of group tours for Taiwanese residents to the mainland”

Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Mainland of China, said today that after learning from relevant authorities, travel agencies will resume the business of group tours for Taiwanese residents coming to the mainland from now on. The mainland warmly welcomes Taiwan compatriots to visit the mainland. The Mainland’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism also announced that travel agencies and online travel companies will resume inbound group tours and “flight + wine” business for Taiwanese residents starting today.

Zhang Xicong, director of the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Communications, said today that although he is happy to see it, he hopes that the two-way opening will be simultaneous rather than one-sided. Through the “small two sessions” negotiation, the current “ban on group travel” that prohibits travel operators from receiving and organizing groups to go to the other side will not be lifted. It will be released after consultations between the Taiwan Cross-Strait Tourism Association and the Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association.

According to the press release of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, the spokesperson Ma Xiaoguang answered a reporter’s question on the 19th and said that after learning from the relevant competent authorities, the travel agency will resume the business of group tours for Taiwan residents to the mainland from now on. The mainland warmly welcomes Taiwan compatriots to come to the mainland for sightseeing, visit the great rivers and mountains, and see the new development of various places.

The General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the mainland also issued the “Notice on Resuming Travel Agencies’ Operation of Taiwan Residents’ Inbound Group Tour Business”, pointing out that after comprehensive research and judgment, travel agencies and online travel companies will resume Taiwan residents’ inbound group tours and “air tickets + hotels” from now on. business. All localities should uphold the concept of “one family on both sides of the Taiwan Strait” and steadily promote the resumption of travel agencies’ business of inbound group tours for Taiwan residents. Guide local travel agencies to do a good job in line design and product docking, implement various work requirements, implement various systems and norms for group tourism management, and effectively maintain the order of the tourism market.

As for the specific timetable for starting the Junior Two Sessions? After Zhang Xicong held a press conference on the launch of the “Taiwan Travel Fare Discount” at Taipei Main Station in the morning, he was interviewed by the media and said that he will try to launch it as soon as possible in May. The relevant tourism mechanism is still in place. If there is no change, it should be faster. It is a mutual consensus that the cross-strait tourism market will return to normal, but how to resume and related management arrangements, etc., look forward to starting the small two meetings as soon as possible to discuss related matters.

The MAC has previously stated that the tourism industry has been hit hard by the epidemic, and a lot of cooperation is needed to restore it.

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