New rules put heat on naughty tourists

Liu Simin, vice-president of the tourism branch of the China Society for Futures Studies, said the blacklist may not work as effectively in practice as it was envisioned to do.

"It is not that difficult to introduce restrictive measures on flights," Liu said. "However, if tourism authorities want to restrict blacklisted tourists from traveling overseas, they can only do this through travel agencies. If travelers plan their own trips and skip the agencies, they're out of reach."

Besides uncivilized behaviors, the proposed regulation addresses some of the public's major concerns in recent years, including tourism security, hidden traps set up by travel agencies and false information presented on travel websites.

For outbound travel groups, the revised draft requires people to carry an information card filled out with personal information, disease history and emergency contacts.

Zhang Hui, who works at an advertising agency in Shanghai, said to fully protect tourists' safety and rights, the government should do more after revising the regulation.

"I am very pleased to see the new draft support us in getting a refund if we are forced to purchase goods during a trip," she said. "However, it may be very difficult for tourists to prove that the tour guide pressured us to buy. We can't always take videos or make recordings."