Rules focus on homeowners who rent to tourists

Beijing will introduce a new tourism regulation on Aug 1 to improve operation and management of private accommodations rented to tourists, or minsu, and better govern day trips, the city government announced over the weekend.

The regulation "tackles the key issues of the industry by dividing responsibilities among different government departments for better supervision", said Song Yu, head of the Beijing Commission of Tourism Development.

"It also supplements the China Tourism Law, offering more details without repeating content of the law."