Who Is Licensed to Operate Your China Trip?
Who Is Licensed to Operate Your China Trip?
Most travel websites do not tell you who is legally responsible for the trip you are buying. This page does. Behind ChinaTravelPlus stands a licensed Chinese inbound operator with a licence number you can check, and here is exactly what that licence covers.
The Licence
Travel Agency Business Licence — Shenzhen Baochun International Tourism Group Co., Ltd (SHENZHEN BAOCHUN INTERNATIONAL TOURISM GROUP CO., LTD)
- Licence number: L-GD-CJ00234 - Approval document: Lv Fa [2013] No. 180 (the Ministry of Culture and Tourism approval for travel agencies) - Issuing authority: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China - Date of issue: 30 March 2022 - Licensed business scope: (1) domestic tourism, (2) outbound tourism, (3) inbound tourism
That third category is the one that matters for visitors to China: an operator may only arrange inbound travel services - guiding, vehicles, ground handling, bookings on behalf of overseas visitors - if the licence includes it. Ours does, and it is issued at national level.
The Company Behind It
- Business licence: unified social credit code 91440300192407197A - Registered name: SHENZHEN BAOCHUN INTERNATIONAL TOURISM GROUP CO., LTD - Established: 18 January 1996 - three decades of operating in the Chinese market - Legal representative: Cao Shaolin - Registered address: 5th Floor, Shenzhen Evening News Printing Building, 2 Shangbao Road, Jinghua Community, Lianhua Street, Futian District, Shenzhen
The group operates from Shenzhen, the mainland gateway to Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, which is why so many of our programmes start with an arrival through Shenzhen, Guangzhou or Hong Kong.
Where We Operate
Our licence is held in Shenzhen, and the operational depth sits in four provinces: Hunan (our deepest base - Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang and Changsha), Yunnan, Zhejiang and Guangdong. Shenzhen is also the practical gateway for arrivals through Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, which is why so many of our programmes begin there.
How to Verify All of This Yourself
Everything above is checkable, and we would rather you checked:
1. National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (www.gsxt.gov.cn) - search the unified social credit code 91440300192407197A and confirm the company, its legal representative and its registered address. 2. Ministry of Culture and Tourism - travel agency licence numbers are published for verification; L-GD-CJ00234 identifies the licence holder and its permitted business scope. 3. Ask us for the documents - if you need scans for a procurement file, or a contract naming the licensed entity, we send them as part of the booking.
Why This Matters When You Pay
A licence is not paperwork. It is the difference between booking with an entity that is accountable to Chinese regulators for your ground arrangements, and paying a reseller whose local partner is unnamed. When a supplier fails, a vehicle does not arrive, or a booking turns out to be unauthorised, the licence is what gives you a route to remedy.
If you are booking on behalf of a company, an agency or a group, this is exactly the information your procurement or risk team will ask for - so we have put it in one place.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I check your licence?
Look up licence number L-GD-CJ00234 with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and search the unified social credit code 91440300192407197A on China's national enterprise credit system. Both are public.
What does "inbound tourism" on the licence mean?
It is the licensed category required to arrange travel services inside China for overseas visitors - guiding, ground transport, bookings and on-the-ground handling. Without it, an operator cannot legally deliver these services.
Can you provide documents for our compliance file?
Yes. We supply scans of the business licence and travel agency licence, and can name the licensed entity in contracts for corporate, agency and group bookings.
Recommended China Travel Tours
Pair your planning with a hand-picked itinerary from our real tour collection:
- Zhangjiajie Nature Retreat: Floating Peaks & Ancient Town — 6-Day Tour — A Hunan programme delivered through our own licensed ground operation.
- Canal Heritage Cultural Discovery — 7-Day Tour — The multi-city format, where licensed ground handling matters most.
About the Author — Luppy · Senior Group Travel Consultant
Luppy plans group trips, corporate missions and family gatherings of ten or more, handling logistics, transfers and day-to-day arrangements across China.
Need Our Licence Documents?
Email Sam for custom itineraries built around your dates.
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