Ministry of Transport: Cruise transportation companies involved in operating all-inclusive tourism business should obtain the corresponding travel agency business qualification.

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05/12/2025
The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism jointly issued the "Several Measures to Further Promote the Development of Cruise Transportation and Tourism Services". Among them, it mentioned the improvement of the quality of cruise tourism services. The competent authorities of transportation and the administrative departments of culture and tourism should guide cruise transportation companies, cruise port companies, travel agencies, online travel platforms, and industry associations to work together to improve service quality in areas such as ticket services, passenger embarkation and disembarkation, on-board service personnel services, travel agency organization reception, and onshore tourism. Cruise transportation companies involved in operating all-inclusive tourism business during operation should obtain corresponding travel agency business operation qualifications. Encourage various regions to actively apply for pilot projects in building a strong country in transportation around the high-quality development of cruise transportation, and support the incorporation of typical practices of cruise transportation companies into typical cases of integrated development of transportation and tourism.