News Forum - Tourism troubles: Zero-dollar tours rock Thai industry

[Thaiger]

Zero-dollar tours, notorious for their rock-bottom prices, are once again plaguing Thailand’s tourism sector and posing unfair competition for Thai operations, particularly targeting visitors from China, Russia, and India. The President of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA), Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, claims that this resurgence is severely impacting the industry due to the substandard quality … …

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[ChrisS]

" Chinese officials are called upon to collaborate on resolving this issue within a year."

Yep like Chines officials give a sh*t about Thailands tourist economy They will nod and smile and do sweet Fanny Adams.

[Pinetree]

Well we all knew this was happening, but the troggs in the Tourist Department look through their rose tinted glasses when they promote Asian tourists from a handful of countries, China and India come to mind. Lets also not forget the cowards, criminals and deserters from Russia as well.  

[Ramanathan.P]

No point in blaming the foreigners where the different government agencies open the floodgate initially and let things roll under their carpet.