China to ban poorly-behaved tourists from travelingChinese tourists blacklisted by the country’s tourism authority for behaving poorly while travelling are likely to be banned from travelling abroad as part of the country’s efforts to promote civilized tourism. [File photo: Weibo] mb.com.phIn a draft industry standard issued by the China National Tourism Administration (NTA), the behavior of travel agencies and tourists will be placed under stricter standards. China started to blacklist poorly-behaved tourists in November last year. Experts say they believe the new industry standard will act as a strong coercive force. The details of the draft industry standard will be publicized by the end of August in a move to solicit public opinion.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 23, 2016 01:52 UTC