China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Friday that it will “blacklist” what it termed a “third batch” of overseas destinations that attract Chinese tourists for gambling activities. The ministry also said it would work with several other government departments to “suspend tour groups and arrangement of tourist visas” for outbound travel to these destinations.
As with earlier official mentions of China’s overseas-gambling blacklist, the latest announcement didn’t identify the places concerned.
The ministry included several overseas destinations in “two batches” in its “blacklist system” for cross-border gambling tourist destinations. It said such approach was to “better regulate the travel market” and “safeguard the lives and financial safety of Chinese citizens”.
“The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is to adopt a measure to blacklist a third batch of travel destinations, in response to the recent developments whereby some cities abroad have lured Chinese tourists for gambling activities,” stated the ministry.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, the National Immigration Administration and the Civil Aviation Administration of China will get together and lead the adoption of measures to suspend outbound tour groups and the arrangement of tourist visas for trips to these cities and attractions abroad that are on the ‘blacklist’; and reinforce the restrictive measures on business jets/travel and charter services.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism also noted that the “blacklist” of travel destinations would be “dynamically adjusted” in accordance to any changes seen in overseas markets.
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