China Youth Travel Service Ltd (CYTS) was established through fund-raising organized by the China Youth Travel Service Group, an enterprise directly under the Communist Youth League Central Committee.

CYTS went public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 1997. It is the president of the China Association of Travel Services, the first group of demonstration entities of National Tourism Standardization and the first of 5A travel agencies in Beijing, and the winner of the “Forbidden City Cup” in Beijing. It is a “Well-known TrademarK” in China.

China Youth Travel Service establishes the first professional holiday brand–Various Independent Travel - in 2008.

Culture is the soul of tourism, and tourism is the carrier of culture. As the top brand and operator in the cultural tourism industry in China, CYTS focuses on high-quality cultural tourism products and professional services, and providing customers with good happy experiences. CYTS is devoted to innovation and upgrading its services. It has been working on the integration and development of a cultural tourism value chain, and catering for the needs of cultural tourism both home and abroad.

The “Hear the sea” travel group for the blind organized by China Youth Travel Service.

It owns a series of famous enterprises and brands, including CYTS, Aoyou.com, Various Independent Travel, CYTS Exhibition, Wuzhen, Gubei Watertown, and Shanshui Fashion Hotel. It has branches in more than 30 cities around the world, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Urumqi, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Nanning, Tokyo, Vancouver, and Hong Kong.