Tourist exploiters targeted in random police inspections

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Tourist exploiters targeted in random police inspections

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Artipong Sangsil (left) and Col Eakkrit Virayapap (centre) lead officials in the inspection of Phuket tourism companies on Wednesday (Apr 10). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Phuket Tourist Police on Wednesday (Apr 10) conducted an operation in which various companies that cater predominantly to Chinese tourists were randomly inspected to check that they were operating fairly and within the law.

 

Col Eakkrit Virayapap of the Phuket Tourist Police led a team of 30 officers along with Artipong Sangsil, Registrar at the Bureau of Tourism Business and Guide Registration (Southern Region 2), to conduct inspections within Wichit and Muang district following a large number of complaints made to the Department of Tourism about the exploitation of Chinese tourists by companies in those areas.

 

Mr Artipong said, “There are approximately 20,000 companies in Phuket that target tourists. Today (Apr 10) we inspected only those that target Chinese tourists and at future dates, we will inspect those that cater to tourists of other nationalities as well.

 

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