BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Mainland-based
Cross-Strait Tourism Association (CSTA) has published three regulatory documents
on mainland tourists' travel to Taiwan.
The three regulations, posted on the National Tourism Administration's website www.cnta.gov.cn, were drawn to provide guidelines on the management of mainland guides to Taiwan,
mainland tourists' registration with CSTA, and their tourist activities on the
island.
CSTA accredited mainland travel agencies should
report mainland tourists' names to relevant authorities for records, the
regulations said.
Agencies should not engage in economic, cultural or
any other cross-Straits exchanges in the name of traveling in Taiwan, and
tourist activities on the island should not involve gambling, pornography,
drugs, or any other activities that may hamper mainland-Taiwan ties on the
island.
Tourist teams should be led by guides who have passed
relevant training and are accredited by the CSTA, the regulations said.
The regulations also demanded an emergency mechanism
to be set up by the accredited travel agencies, in case of natural disasters or
other incidents threatening the safety of life and property of mainland tourists
in Taiwan.
Travel Agencies should report to relevant authorities
in time if mainland tourists refuse to leave Taiwan after the trip, the
regulations read.
The regulations also asked tourists to behave
themselves, and to show decency in their conducts.