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PHUKET: The CEO of the now-defunct Phuket-based 'zero-baht' Chinese tour operator Tranlee Travel Co Ltd and his partner, who remains at large, were sentenced to seven years and six months of imprisonment with more cases pending in Phuket Provincial Court, local police confirmed. Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Teeraphol Thipjaroen
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A female company executive has been arrested over allegations that she is a Chinese national who assumed a Thai citizen’s identity to work for a “zero-dollar” tour business network. Tourist Police acting deputy commissioner Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpal told a press conference on Wednesday that the woman supplied the network with
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More than 200 military officers along with tourist police on Wednesday raided five shops believed to be involved in “zero-dollar” tours that rip off tourists by charging inflated prices for their products and services. Led by acting deputy chief of the Thai Tourist Police, Maj-General Surachet Hakpan, the team started at
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BANGKOK, 5 September 2017 (NNT) – The commander of the Royal Thai Police has ordered an appeal be made in the Zero Dollar Tour case after the matter was thrown out by a court with his deputy asserting there have been no orders to obstruct the trial. Deputy Commander of the
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The government's crackdown on zero-dollar package tours from China may have greater impacts on tourism business than earlier projected but whether the impacts will affect the GDP or not is yet to be assessed together with the overall economic performance, said Mr Don Nakornthap, senior director of Macro-economic Policy Office
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THREE executives of tour operators surrendered to police yesterday in response to arrest warrants for their alleged role in a "zero-dollar tour" network, which is deemed illegal and damaging to the Thai tourism industry. OA Transport executive Thongchai Rungrojrangsi, 60, Royal Gems executive Saithip Rungrojrangsi, 35, and Fu-an executive Winij Chanmanee,
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The government's ongoing clampdown on zero-dollar tourism is now taking toll on Pattaya with business operators reporting sharp drop of Chinese tourists to the world's famous beach resort. They claimed Pattaya saw 50% drop this year in the arrival of Chinese tourists. Full story: thaipbs.or.th Thai PBS
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BANGKOK, 30 September 2016 (NNT) - Despite the recent efforts to suppress "zero dollar" tours, the Thai government is confident that the number of tourists this year will be higher than the previous year. Deputy Prime Minister General Thanasak Patimapakorn presided over the meeting aimed at solving zero dollar tour problems.
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