Main Responsibilities of the Tourism Administration of GuangZhou Municipality:
1. Implementing national, provincial and municipal tourism laws and policies; formulating tourism policies and relevant local regulations; supervising the implementation of these laws and policies.
2. Conducting macro management on tourism; devising and implementing annual tourism plans as well as medium- and long-term plans; cooperating with departments of planning and scenic spots administrations to develop new tourist attractions; constructing facilities and mapping out development programmers of scenic spots.
3. Surveying the tourist attractions in Guangzhou Municipality and adjacent regions; examining and approving the construction programmes of scenic spots; managing the classification of tourist attractions and their development programmes; making plans to utilize funds exclusively for tourism development; coordinating and directing the construction and management of resorts; assisting in the preliminary inspection of the important tourism construction projects in Guangzhou.
4. Supervising the tourism market order in Guangzhou; keeping watch on the market order and the service quality of Guangzhou tourism; accepting and handling the complaint from tourists; safeguarding their legitimate rights.
5. Examining and approving special tourism projects; directing and coordinating the work of tourist safety; coping with emergencies and inspecting the insurance system.
6. Directing the work in statistics, auditing and financial affairs of Guangzhou tourism; coordinating and directing business in tourism at district and county levels.
7. Managing tourism propagation of the city; inspecting the printing of various tourism brochures; organizing activities to promote tourism in Guangzhou; managing in general the development of overseas tourism market; creating campaigns to promote tour sales; managing the business in tour e-commerce and tour consultancy.
8. Managing and coordinating Guangzhou tourism; examining the establishment of the travel agency by referring to its extent of authority; checking the qualification of travel agencies which operate one-day tour of Guangzhou; conducting management on Guangzhou-based tourism institutions from other parts of the country; inspecting travel agencies which are qualified to organize tours abroad; organizing and implementing within the administration’s authority scope the evaluation of qualification of high-class hotels (ranked by stars); dealing with the application, examination and approval procedures in this matter.
9. Directing the training, assessment and management of employees engaged in the tourism sector; checking the qualification of employees and issuing certificates; re-examining annually the qualification of tour guides according to the extent of authority; directing the work in tourism schools and the tourism trade associations.
10. Managing departments directly affiliated to the Tourism Administration of Guangzhou Municipality; conducting management on the administrative personnel as well as the development of the Communist Party in departments under the Tourism Administration of Guangzhou Municipality.
11. Performing any other duties as assigned by the municipal government and tourism departments at higher levels.
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