Legal basis: Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 28 To set up a travel agency, attract, organize and receive tourists and provide them with tourism services, it shall meet the following conditions, obtain the permission of the tourism authorities and go through industrial and commercial registration according to law:
(1) Having a fixed business place;
(2) Having necessary business facilities;
(3) Having registered capital that meets the requirements;
(4) Having necessary managers and tour guides;
(5) Other conditions stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.
Article 95 Whoever, in violation of the provisions of this Law, engages in travel agency business without permission shall be ordered by the competent tourism department or the market supervision and management department to make corrections, his illegal income shall be confiscated, and he shall be fined not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan; If the illegal income is more than 100,000 yuan, a fine of more than one time and less than five times the illegal income shall be imposed; Impose a fine of not less than 2,000 yuan but not more than 20,000 yuan on the relevant responsible personnel.
If a travel agency violates the provisions of this Law, operates the business in Item 2 and Item 3 of Paragraph 1 of Article 29 of this Law without permission, or rents or lends the business license of a travel agency, or illegally transfers the business license of a travel agency by other means, it shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph and ordered to suspend business for rectification; If the circumstances are serious, the business license of the travel agency shall be revoked; The person in charge who is directly responsible shall be fined between 2000 yuan and 20000 yuan.