Processed by:
Planning & Finance Department of Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission
Address & Telephone:
Rm.503, No.2 Bldg., Huating Guest House, No.2525 West Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200030
Tel: 64391818－2503 64390579
Qualifications of the Applicant:
1. The agency engaged in tourism planning business shall have the status of a legal person.
2. Tourism planning and design agencies shall be graded into Class A, Class B and Class C qualification.　
(1). The Class A tourism planning and design agency shall be equipped with powerful technical strength and excellent professional service in tourism planning and design; no less than one fourth of the total planners and designers have senior technical titles; it possesses planners and designers with degrees in tourism, environment protection, marketing, regional planning, urban planning, architecture and road traffic; it has successful experience of independent formulation of tourism development planning above or at the provincial level or for over five large-scale tourist resorts; its achievements of tourism planning and design reach the advanced level among its peers in the country; and it has a registered capital of no less than RMB one million yuan.
(2). The Class B tourism planning and design agency shall be equipped with strong technical strength and excellent professional service in tourism planning and design; no less than one sixth of the total planners and designers have senior technical titles; it possesses planners and designers with diplomas or degrees in tourism, environment protection, marketing, regional planning, urban planning, architecture and road traffic; it has successful experience of independent formulation of tourism development planning above or at the municipal level or for over three large-scale tourist resorts; its achievements of tourism planning and design reach the advanced level among its peers in the country; and it has a registered capital of no less than RMB 500,000 yuan.　
(3). The Class C tourism planning and design agency shall be equipped with relatively strong technical strength and excellent professional service in tourism planning and design; no less than one tenth of the total planners and designers have senior technical titles; it possesses planners and designers majoring in tourism, environment protection, marketing, regional planning, urban planning, architecture and road traffic; it has successful experience of independent formulation of tourism development planning above or at the county level or for tourist resorts; and it has a registered capital of no less than RMB 200,000 yuan.　
Procedures:
1. The applicant applying for the authentication of tourism planning and design qualification shall fill in the Technique Report of Qualification Authentication of Tourism Planning and Design Agency according to the requirements and submit the written documents including certificate of legal personality, certificate of fixed business place, certificate of necessary operating facilities, internal rules and regulations, achievements of planning and design and certification, certificates of planners and designers’ major, educational background or technical titles, and relevant certificates of scientific research achievements.
2. The tourism planning and design agency in Shanghai Municipality applying for the authentication of Class A and Class B tourism planning qualifications shall apply to Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission. After preliminary examination, it will be recommended to the National Tourism Administration. The agencies affiliated to the departments of the State Council, state-level scientific research institutions and their affiliates shall apply directly to the National Tourism Administration for the authentication of Class A and Class B tourism planning qualifications. The agency applying for the authentication of Class C tourism planning qualification shall apply directly to Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission.
3. Qualifications of Class A and Class B tourism planning and design agencies shall be authenticated by the National Tourism Administration and qualification of Class C tourism planning and design agencies shall be authenticated by Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission.
4. After the Technique Report of Qualification Authentication of Tourism Planning and Design Agency has been received by the National Tourism Administration and Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission, and after on-site inspection and verification, certificate of authentication shall be issued to the qualified tourism planning and design agency and certificate of qualifications shall also be issued. Feedbacks shall be notified to the disqualified agency in oral or written form. As for the qualification of Class C tourism planning and design agency authenticated by Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission, the certificate of authentication shall be submitted to the National Tourism Administration for reference.
5. Technique Report of Qualification Authentication of Tourism Planning and Design Agency shall be formulated and distributed by the National Tourism Administration.
6. If changes or termination occurs due to abolishment or dissolution, the tourism planning and design agency shall go through the formalities concerning the cancellation of qualification at the former qualification authentication authority.
Basis:
Interim Measures for the Qualification Authentication of Tourism Planning and Design Agency (promulgated by the National Tourism Administration of P.R.C. (2001), Decree No.13);
Circular on Issuing the Technical Report of Qualification Authentication of Tourism Planning and Design Agency, promulgated by the National Tourism Administration (Lu Ji Cai Fa, 2001 No.12).