Can I apply for an electronic tour guide card after it has expired?

Yes, you can. When you want to take a tour group, you can apply for an electronic tour guide card again. Three months before the expiration of the electronic tour guide card, the system will automatically remind the tour guide to apply for renewal of the tour guide card by SMS. Just log in here and apply for renewal. According to the regulations, the local tourism bureau should complete the review within 8 working days.

1. How long will it take for the tour guide card to be renewed?

Check the validity period of the electronic tour guide card. The tour guide card is valid for three years, and you should apply for replacement within three months before it expires (it will expire in about three months, so remember to replace it within three months after receiving the notice).

Note: Due to the epidemic situation, according to the latest regulations, the tour guide card will be extended for half a year within the original validity period.

2. Is it necessary to have an annual inspection before renewing the tour guide card?

According to the latest policy, the annual review of the national tour guide card has been cancelled! Tourist guide cards in most parts of the country do not need to be reviewed. However, it is not excluded that some areas still organize annual review in the name of tour guide training. Please follow the notice of local tourism bureau or tour guide association!

In view of the areas where annual examination is organized, it is generally necessary to conduct annual examination before replacing the certificate. The annual review is a preliminary review once a year, and it is replaced every three years (because the validity period of the electronic tour guide card is three years).

Third, how to apply for a new tour guide card?

Mainly divided into two steps:

The first step: first, apply for a replacement card online;

Step 2: After applying online, please contact the affiliated unit (travel agency or tour guide association) for review.

Online application:

1. Computer login website: (National Tourism Supervision Service Platform)

2. Click "Boot Portal" to enter the login interface. If you forget your password, please log in with the verification code.

3. Click "Apply for renewal of tour guide card"

You can't see the renewal entrance until 90 days before the expiration. At the same time, due to the epidemic, the electronic tour guide card was delayed for half a year.

4, fill in the name pinyin

5. Enter the correct ID card validity period.

6. Check "Commitment"

7. After confirming that the information is correct, click Submit.

Note: If the contract has not expired, you can continue to use the original uploaded contract; If the contract has expired, you need to re-sign the contract with the travel agency and upload it again.

4. When can I get a new card after applying for a replacement card?

After submitting the application, remember to notify the registered affiliated unit (travel agency or tour guide association), which usually takes several working days to complete the audit. After the approval, go to the local tourism bureau for renewal.

Note: Tourism Bureau often issues ID cards to travel agencies and local tour guide associations, which directly issue them to tour guides. Due to the production progress, the issuance time of ID cards is not synchronized, so the tour guide only needs to wait patiently for the issuance notice from the affiliated unit. Generally, you will be notified by SMS when registering, or pay attention to the official WeChat account of your tour guide association, and the official WeChat account will release information.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Frequently asked questions about unsuccessful review and rejected application:

1. The membership fee is due.

2. Information check: ID card and photo.

Legal basis:

Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purpose of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of tourists and tour operators, standardizing the order of the tourism market, protecting and rationally utilizing tourism resources, and promoting the sustained and healthy development of tourism.

Article 2 This Law shall apply to tourism activities in the form of sightseeing, vacation and leisure, as well as business activities providing related services for tourism activities within and outside People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 3 The State shall develop tourism, improve public tourism services and protect the rights of tourists in tourism activities according to law.

Article 4 The development of tourism should follow the principle of integrating social benefits, economic benefits and ecological benefits. The state encourages all kinds of market players to make rational use of tourism resources according to law on the premise of effectively protecting tourism resources. Tourist attractions built with public resources should reflect public welfare.

Article 5 The state advocates a healthy, civilized and environmentally friendly tourism mode, supports and encourages various social institutions to carry out tourism public welfare propaganda, and rewards units and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to promoting the development of tourism.

Article 6 The State shall establish and improve standards of tourism services and market rules, and prohibit industry monopoly and regional monopoly. Tourism operators should operate in good faith, compete fairly, assume social responsibilities, and provide tourists with safe, healthy, hygienic and convenient tourism services.

Article 7 the State Council shall establish and improve a comprehensive tourism coordination mechanism to comprehensively coordinate the development of tourism. The local people's governments at or above the county level shall strengthen the organization and leadership of tourism work, clarify the relevant departments or institutions, and make overall coordination on the development, supervision and management of tourism within their respective administrative areas.