Travel and Tourism Services Regulations [En]

The Ministry shall issue the license after the licensee satisfies the requirements set forth in Article 5 of these Regulations and pays the license fees in accordance with the Fees Schedule attached to these Regulations. The license shall contain the licensee’s data, class, the issuing and expiry dates of the license, and any other information specified by the Ministry. The validity period of the license shall not exceed three years, and shall be renewable. A separate license shall be obtained for each branch office, and shall be of the same class as that of the head office. The license application for a branch office shall be exempted from the requirement set forth in Article 5(5) of these Regulations. The licensee shall obtain the Ministry’s approval and pay the fees in accordance with the Fees Schedule attached to these Regulations prior to carrying out any of the following: Temporary closure of the travel and tourism services office, provided that the office notifies all persons affected by such closure, and terminates all existing obligations during the closure period; If the licensee intends to renew the license, he shall submit a request to the Ministry within 60 days prior to its expiry and shall satisfy the following requirements: a. An undertaking to fulfil the requirements specified in Article 5 of these Regulations, as per the license class; b. Payment of the license renewal fee in accordance with the Fees Schedule attached to these Regulations. After satisfying the requirements stipulated in Paragraph (1) of this Article, the Ministry shall issue the renewed license, and such renewal shall take effect from the expiry date of the previous license for a period not exceeding three years. Chapter Two: License Permanent closure of the travel and tourism services office and request for license cancellation, provided that the office notifies all persons affected by such closure, and terminates all existing obligations during the closure period; Changing the location of the travel and tourism services office; Cancellation or amendment of the commercial register, trade name, or trademark, including changing same on the website or the external sign of the travel and tourism services office. Allowing others to use the license, provided that the person to whom the license is transferred meets the requirements specified in the Regulations and that the remaining license term is not less than 60 days.