22% Fewer Tourists Expected to Visit Thailand Tourism in Thailand is down by 22%, which is the biggest drop in recent decades, says Tourism Council of Thailand chairman Kongkit Hiranyakij. It was the greatest fall in the tourist industry in 49 years, he stated. Political turmoil, such as the airport closings, had contributed to the [...]
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22% Fewer Tourists Expected to Visit Thailand
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Duty Free Scam Warning
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Duty Free Scam Warning Transport Minister Sohpon Zarum made an assessment trip to Suvarnabhumi airport and ordered Airports of Thailand, (AoT) take steps to prevent extortion gangs preying on foreign air passengers. News reports on the BBC claim that gangs operating in complicity with Duty Free shop employees and rogue policemen extort money from accused [...]
