In the post-epidemic era, the tourism market has gradually recovered, and the number of tourists and tourism activities have shown a blowout growth, followed by the occurrence of illegal operations in the tourism market. In order to comprehensively standardize tourism business behavior and market order, and provide a safe, healthy and orderly consumption environment for the majority of tourists and tour operators, in 2023, the Zouping Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism and the Zouping Cultural Market Comprehensive Law Enforcement Brigade will increase the law enforcement and supervision of the tourism market, and conduct law enforcement inspections on tourism business activities and tourist chartered buses through joint law enforcement, early morning operations, surprise inspections, etc., and successfully complete 2 cases of illegal operation in the tourism market, achieving a new breakthrough in law enforcement in the tourism market.
Online inspections to collect clues on a wide range of cases. Law enforcement officers regularly conduct online inspections of Baidu Tieba Zouping Bar, Douyin APP, Kuaishou APP, WeChat group, WeChat public account, etc., to find information on tourism business activities released through the above channels, screen them one by one, investigate clues of illegal operations, supervise the formation of tourism activities, sort out and summarize and fix online evidence, and provide a basis for further law enforcement activities.
In the early hours of the morning, there is nowhere to hide from violations of laws and regulations. In view of the characteristics of tourism activities departing at four or five o'clock in the morning and strong mobility, the Zouping Cultural Market Comprehensive Law Enforcement Brigade carried out early morning operations, squatting at bus stations, highway service areas and other places, and conducting law enforcement inspections on tourism business activities before the departure of tourism activities, which not only ensured the personal safety of passengers, but also achieved the purpose of investigation and evidence collection. In 2023, a total of 5 early morning operations will be organized, 18 tourist chartered buses will be inspected, 13 clues of violations of laws and regulations will be found, 1 travel agency with minor violations will be warned by applying the provisions of no penalty and light punishment, and 2 cases of illegal operation in the tourism market will be completed, accounting for 66.7% of the law enforcement cases in Binzhou's tourism market.
Joint law enforcement to form a joint force for law enforcement and supervision. In accordance with the provincial and municipal arrangements, the Zouping Cultural Market Comprehensive Law Enforcement Brigade deploys joint public security, transportation and other regulatory departments to inspect tourism activities and tourist chartered buses. In 2023, a total of 4 joint law enforcement inspections will be carried out, which has greatly improved the efficiency of law enforcement and formed a joint force for law enforcement and supervision of the tourism market.
Through the development of the work in 2023, the process of law enforcement in the tourism market has been straightened out, and the experience of law enforcement and case handling has been accumulated, laying the foundation for the in-depth and solid development of the work in 2024. In the next step, Zouping will continue to strengthen the law enforcement and supervision of the tourism market, maintain the prosperity and stability of the market, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of tourism consumers. (Xu Chenglong)