Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in collaboration with the State Administration for Market Regulation, has released the 2026 version of the team tourism contract (model text) to enhance tourism market order, improve service quality, and protect the rights of tourists and travel agencies, effective from March 31, 2026 [1][2] Group 1: Contract Details - The 2026 version includes six model texts: "Team Domestic Tourism Contract," "Team Outbound Tourism Contract," "Mainland Residents Traveling to Taiwan Contract," "Domestic One-Day Tour Contract," "Domestic Travel Agency and Ground Service Agency Contract," and "Research Tourism Contract" [1] - The revisions focus on strengthening safety guarantees for travel agencies, clarifying rules for shopping activities and additional paid tourism projects, enhancing the protection of tourists' rights, improving personal information protection, and regulating research tourism activities conducted by travel agencies [1] Group 2: Revision Process - The revision process incorporated practical experiences from the use of team tourism contracts and widely gathered opinions from consumer rights protection associations, the China Travel Service Association, travel agency enterprises, local cultural and tourism administrative departments, and experts in the tourism and legal fields [2] - The existing five team tourism contracts were revised, and a new "Research Tourism Contract" was added to the model texts [2]