Overview: NTA China Inbound Program

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OverviewNTA China Inbound Program Catherine
PratherNTA Vice President
National Tour AssociationU.S. Commercial Service
Webinar China Outbound Travel Market to the
U.S./May 2008
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China Outbound Travel Market to the U.S.
NTA China Inbound Program Travel is
an economic driver, has the power to change
perceptions and aid in cultural understanding.
NTA is pleased to help facilitate group
leisure travel and developed its China Inbound
Program in accordance with the MOU signed
between the United States and Chinese
governments. Through the MOU, a list of
approved operators would be passed to the
Chinese National Tourism Administration. In
turn, the American industry would receive a list
of Chinese travel agents with which they could
work.
National Tour Association U.S. Commercial
Service Webinar China Outbound Travel Market to
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China Outbound Travel Market to the U.S.
NTA China Inbound Program With a long history
of tour operator education and industry
self-regulation through membership requirements
and a complaint disposition process, NTA is
uniquely qualified to fulfill this role. NTA
is the only trade association that has compiled
an approved list and developed China-specific
criteria to which tour operators must
adhere. The CNTA approved the NTA China Inbound
Program February 20. NTA is pleased and proud
to serve in this leadership role.
National Tour Association U.S. Commercial
Service Webinar China Outbound Travel Market to
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China Outbound Travel Market to the U.S.

• NTA China Inbound Program
• To qualify as a participating operator,
  companies must adhere to NTA tour operator
  membership requirements, which include
• Maintaining liability insurance with minimum
  limits of 1 million
• Employing a senior manager with at least three
  years experience in the packaged travel
  industry, and
• Providing a statement to verify financial
  viability
• Also, companies must adhere to other criteria,
  including
• Providing itineraries and pricing information in
  Mandarin and English
• Providing a guide fluent in Mandarin, and
• Strictly adhering to the established itinerary

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China Outbound Travel Market to the U.S.
NTA China Inbound Program To date, more than 90
tour operators have qualified to participate in
the NTA China Inbound Program. NTA will
continue to qualify more tour operators and
update the list. For more information on the
NTA China Inbound Program, please contact NTAs
Director of Government and Industry Relations
Matt Grayson 800.682.8886, ext.
4250 matt.grayson_at_NTAstaff.com
National Tour Association U.S. Commercial
Service Webinar China Outbound Travel Market to
the U.S./May 2008
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