Provided the travelers join the assistance insurance before a tour. They can receive assistance from the assistance organizations in the countries that are intrusted by the insurance companies when they have difficulties, if they join the assistance insurance. According to the record of China International Travel Assistance (CITA), foreign travellers from 23 countries and regions had received assistance from CITA in 25 provinces, cities and autonomous regions in China between January 1993 and August 1995. There were 217 people at 162 cases being helped. The average number of the travellers gaving received assistance was 13.65 per million. Among which 185 people at 137 cases (85%, 137/162) received medical or medical related assistance. The most common cases had been cardiac, encephalic and vascular diseases, respiratory and digestive system diseases, and trauma had taken 18% (25/137). There were six cases of deaths being recorded (one AIDS, one unknown, one sudden cardiac death, one plane crush, one pulmonary cancer, and one traffic accident). These observations support the initiation of programs to develop travel assistance and set up traveller hospitals or clinics for travellers, as well as the emergency medical service and supply articles for health or medical advisement for international travellers. Provided the travelers join the assistance insurance before a tour. They can receive assistance from the assistance organizations in the countries that are intrusted by the insurance companies when they have difficult, if they join the assistance insurance. According to the record of China International Travel Assistance (CITA), foreign travelers from 23 countries and regions have received assistance from CITA in 25 provinces, cities and autonomous regions in China between January 1993 and August 1995. There were 217 people at 162 cases being helped. The average number of the travelers gaving received assistance was 13.65 per million. Among which 185 people at 137 cases (85%, 137/162) received medical or medical related assistance. The most common cases had been cardiac, encephalic and vascular diseases, respiratory and digestive system diseases, and trauma had taken 18% (25/137). There were six cases of deaths being recorded (one AIDS, one unknown, one sudden cardiac death, one pl anecush, one pulmonary cancer, and one traffic accident). These observations support the initiation of programs to develop travel assistance and set up travelers hospitals or clinics for travelers, as well as the emergency medical service and supply articles for health or medical advisement for international travelers.