最近,国家旅游局在充分调研的基础上,制订出台《国家旅游局关于规范出境游保证金有关事宜的通知》(以下简称《通知》),首次将出境游保证金纳入旅游行政部门的监管之中。《通知》明确规定,出境游保证金一律采取银行参与的资金托管方式收取,不得以现金方式或现金转账方式直接收取保证金,不得将出境游保证金 Recently, on the basis of full investigation and research, the National Tourism Administration has formulated and promulgated the “Notice of the National Tourism Administration on Regulating Relevant Issues concerning Outbound Travel Security Deposits” (hereinafter referred to as the “Circular”), putting for the first time the guarantee for outbound travel into the regulation of the tourism administration. “Circular” clearly stipulates that all outbound travel deposit shall be collected by means of fund custody by banks, and shall not be directly collected by cash or cash transfer, nor shall the outbound travel deposit