According to the World Daily, the Tourism Police Command in North Lam Province, Thailand recently ordered the department to take action to prevent and combat tourism related crimes, maintain the overall image of Thailand's tourism industry, and enhance the confidence of citizens and tourists. To this end, the local tourism police launchedsustained5 daysA series of search operations.

sinceSince the launch of the operation from November 10 to 14, 2023, the overall progress in arresting illegal tour guides has been madeNot badachievement,468 National Tourism Administration police officers arrested 479 suspects.

Thailand strives to rectify and improve the image of the tourism industry, and the local policeCheckpoints have been set up in places where Chinese tourist groups gather, such as the Bali Sea port, bus stations, temples, and other tourist attractions, to catch illegal tour guides.policeFang also collaborated with the Pattaya Tour Guide Association to help identify illegal tour guides and improve the service standards of Pattaya tour groups and travel agencies.

As early asAt the beginning of this year, professional tour guide associations in ThailandonceThere is only one reason for the demonstration, which is to prevent illegal tour guides from working in Thailand. What is an illegal tour guide? Simply put, non Thai tour guides are considered illegal tour guides. And an endless stream of illegal tour guides have taken over the job of Thai tour guides, causing manyIndustrypeopleScholarDissatisfaction with.

According to the Foreign Enterprise Law and Foreign Business Law of Thailand, in order to protect the rights and interests of Thai nationals, there are more than 20 industries that do not allow foreigners to participate, includingTour guides or tourism services.If foreign companies want to engage in these industries,You must first apply for a foreign business license.

Currently,Many travel agencies directly use Chinese people to pretend to be Thai tour guides. In order to prevent investigation, some even hire a Thai person as an assistant. In fact, these are illegal, and once verified, they will face huge fines or even imprisonment.

Illegal tour guideWeIn order to attract tourists, they spend money from travel agencies to hire people,theseTour guides cannot make money from travel agencies, they can only squeeze touristsGain profits. For example,Tourists who consume in designated locations can receive kickbacks, which are the real source of profit for tour guides. If tourists do not spend money, tour guides will lose money.　

In addition to cracking down on illegal tour guides, tourism police officials have also ordered a crackdown on fraudulent transactions targeting tourists taking beepers, taxis, clothing customization, jewelry sales, and other criminal activities that have an impact on tourists. Meanwhile,The Thai tourism police also called on the public to help supervise and report any violators to the police.