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Thailand determined to wipe out zero-dollar tour network

Xinhua, September 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Thai government has ordered a crackdown on zero-dollar tour operators and instructed officials to root out the illegal operation network without fear of any vicious power, local media reported Saturday.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha feels strongly that the zero-dollar tour operations have rendered huge losses to the country and have tainted the image of the Thai tourism industry, according to Thairath.

Prayut's words came after tourist police's raid on Thailand's biggest zero-dollar tour network last Friday. They busted five Bangkok companies allegedly operating illegal, poor-quality package tours and related businesses.

Tourists who join zero-dollar tour or kickback tour are usually lured to buy cheap tour packages in their own countries, but only to find their expenses become greater once they arrived in Thailand. Endit