Under the personal care of Premier Zhou Enlai, the head office of China International Travel Service was formally established in Beijing. In the same year, branches were established in Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou and other cities 12. At the beginning of its establishment, China Travel Agency Head Office was a foreign affairs reception unit affiliated to the State Council. At that time, there was no special administrative organization for tourism in China, and China Travel Agency actually acted as a government management function. 1957 End
CITS has set up 19 branches in major large and medium-sized cities in China, and the reception business network has initially taken shape. This period is mainly political reception.
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According to the adjustment of the relationship between the central and local governments at that time, it was decided that all branches of China Travel Agency would be placed under the direct leadership of the local provincial (city) people's government, and the head office of China Travel Agency would be changed from the original vertical leadership relationship to the business guidance relationship. The international travel agency system has increased branches in cities open to foreign guests, increased tourist routes and expanded the scope of tourists' sightseeing. By the end of 1958, it had grown to 35 branches.
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With the establishment of China Tourism Administration (the predecessor of National Tourism Administration), the management system of tourism in China has entered a new period. During this period, the system of integrating government with enterprise was implemented, and the National Tourism Administration and the headquarters of China Travel Agency were "two brands and one team". Attract foreign tourists and use the brand of China Travel Agency Headquarters, and exercise the functions of the National Tourism Administration to manage domestic industries. By 1966, the international travel system has developed to 46 branches.
1982
China Travel Agency Head Office and China National Tourism Administration began to operate and operate separately according to the principle of "separating government from enterprise".
1984
The National Tourism Administration approved China Travel Agency as an enterprise. Since then, China Travel Agency has changed from a centralized foreign affairs work to a large-scale tourism enterprise with independent operation and self-financing.
1989
China National Tourism Administration approved the establishment of China International Travel Service Group. 1992, the state economic and trade commission approved the establishment of China international travel service group, with China travel agency head office as the core enterprise of the group.
1994
China Travel Agency Head Office was listed as "100 Modern Enterprise System Pilot Enterprises" by the State Council.
1998
China Travel Agency Headquarters is listed in 520 national key enterprises.
1998 end
China Travel Agency (China Travel Agency) decoupled from the National Tourism Administration and entered the enterprise directly managed by the central government.
In 2000, China Travel Agency successfully passed the ISO900 1 international quality system certification; And join the World Tourism Organization (WTO); The State Administration for Industry and Commerce awarded the certificate of China International Travel Service Group to China Travel Agency Head Office.
In 200 1 year, China Travel Agency was listed as "Top 500 Chinese Enterprises" by the National Bureau of Statistics, ranking 2 19, and tourism ranked 1. The growth rate of operating income, profit growth rate, per capita income and per capita profit respectively entered 100.
In 2002
China International Travel Service (CITS) was listed as the 243rd among the "Top 500 Chinese Enterprises" by the National Bureau of Statistics, with tourism industry 1.
In 2003
China Travel Agency Headquarters has become a central enterprise managed by SASAC.
In 2003
Corporate Restructuring of China Travel Agency Headquarters and China Inspection-free Company.
In 2004
In the 2004 World Brand Congress and the China 500 Most Valuable Brands Selection held by the World Brand Lab (WBL) and the World Economic Forum (WEF), the brand of "China Travel Agency" ranked 53rd, and the brand of tourism service ranked 1, with a brand value of 8.8865438 billion yuan.
In 2005
Donate 200,000 yuan to the people in the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami disaster area.
In 2006
At the annual meeting of global business leaders and the award ceremony of the top 500 global tourism enterprises in Mundell held by Mundell magazine in new york, USA, China Travel Agency was selected as the top 500 global tourism enterprises in 2006.
In 2007
China Travel Agency won the first batch of 5A international travel agencies in Beijing.
20 10 year
China ranked second among the top 100 travel agencies.
20 1 1 year
After listing in August, it was officially renamed as "Kunming China International Travel Service Co., Ltd.". 1958, 1 June, according to the adjustment of the relationship between the central and local governments in China at that time, it was decided that the branches of China Travel Agency would be directly led by the local provincial (municipal) people's government, and the head office of China Travel Agency would be changed from the original vertical leadership to business guidance. In order to meet the requirements of tourists from all over the world, CITS has set up branches in cities open to foreign guests, increased tourist routes and expanded the scope of tourists' visits. By the end of 1958, it has grown to 35 branches.
1964 In July, China Tourism Administration (renamed China Tourism Administration in March, 1978, renamed National Tourism Administration in March, 1982) was established, and the tourism management system in China entered a new era. During this period, the system of integrating government with enterprise was implemented, and the headquarters of National Tourism Administration and China Travel Agency were "two brands and one team". Attract foreign tourists and use the brand of China Travel Agency Headquarters to exercise the internal management functions of the National Tourism Administration. At that time, the tourism industry in China developed rapidly. By 1966, China Travel Agency had grown to 46 branches. Before the reform and opening up, the development of China Travel Agency was the epitome of the development of international tourism in China. Since 1978, China's reform and opening-up and tourism system reform have brought new development opportunities to China travel agencies. 1982, China Travel Agency Headquarters and National Tourism Administration started to operate separately according to the principle of "separating government from enterprise". 1984 China national tourism administration approved China travel agency as an enterprise unit. Since then, China Travel Agency has changed from a centralized foreign affairs work to a large-scale tourism enterprise with independent operation and self-financing.
1989, China National Tourism Administration approved the establishment of China Travel Service Group; 1992, the State Council Production Office officially approved the establishment of China Travel Service Group. 1994 China travel agency head office was listed as a "100-household modern enterprise system pilot enterprise" by the State Council. 1At the end of 1998, China Travel Agency was decoupled from the National Tourism Administration and entered an enterprise directly managed by the central government.
After several generations of struggle, "CITS" has become a well-known trademark in China, and registered in more than 60 countries and regions around the world. The contribution and popularity of China Travel Agency Head Office made it the first legal member of WTO (World Tourism Organization) in China and the president unit of China Travel Agency Association. At the same time, China Travel Agency has successively joined PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association), IATA (International Air Transport Association), ASTA (American Travel Agency Association), WTO (World Tourism Organization) and other international organizations. In 200 1 year, China Travel Agency passed the ISO900 1 international quality system certification. China Travel Agency Head Office is becoming more and more famous at home and abroad.
At present, China Travel Agency has established business cooperation relations with more than 1000 travel agencies in more than1000 countries and regions around the world, and set up 14 overseas companies in the United States, Japan, Australia, France, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong, Macao and other countries and regions, with stable customers exceeding 1400. There are more than 50 subsidiaries and joint ventures in China, forming a stable sales network and a complete receiving network. China Travel Agency is one of the 520 national key enterprises in China, the leading enterprise in the travel agency industry in China and the main enterprise earning foreign exchange through non-trade in China, which has promoted the development of a number of tourism enterprises and related industries.
Over the years, China Travel Agency has achieved excellent business performance. Since the National Tourism Administration ranked the tourism enterprises, the main business indicators of China travel agencies have been at the top of the list, and won the awards of "Top 100 Travel Agencies in China", "Best Enterprise Award", "Highest Foreign Exchange Earning Award for Travel Agencies" and "Highest Outreach Award for Travel Agencies". In 200 1, 2002 and 2003, it was successively listed as one of the top 500 enterprises in China by the National Bureau of Statistics (ranked as 2 19/243/372, and the tourism industry ranked as 1), and was rated as an excellent central enterprise for maintaining and increasing the value of state-owned assets by the Ministry of Finance. In 2003, CITS became a central enterprise managed by SASAC in the State Council, and was reorganized with China Insurance Company at the end of 2003. Under the new situation, China Travel Agency will continue its efforts to create greater glories and make greater contributions to China's tourism industry.