Shanghai is expected to roll out the "Shanghai National Leisure Tourism Development Outline" this year to further implement the paid leave system for employees of enterprises and institutions.
Shanghai will explore pilot programs to advance the implementation of the paid leave system for employees of enterprises and institutions. It encourages enterprises and institutions to outsource business meeting services and organize incentive travel. It also promotes including study tours in students' comprehensive practical curriculum.
"We launched relevant research as early as last year. The outline will advance in multiple aspects such as policy support, product supply, supporting improvements, and expanding consumption," said a person in charge from the Policy and Regulation Department of the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism. The "Outline" is expected to be released before the end of the year.
Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, believes that economically developed regions such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong can fully formulate relatively forward-looking measures and systems. Professor Xia Lingen from the Tourism Economics Department at Fudan University suggests that the government can use tools such as taxation to help small and medium-sized enterprises appropriately reduce the cost increases caused by employee leave and boost their enthusiasm for implementing such measures.