Bangkok tourist police detained 100 over harassment of tourists
Bangkok’s tourist police have rounded up more than 100 people in one of its biggest operations targeting tourist scammers.
Police made a sweep of busy tourist sites around the Grand Palace detaining touts, vendors and tuk-tuk and taxi drivers allegedly hassling tourists.
It charged a total of 87 people for traffic offences and creating a nuisance in public areas.
A further 52 were issued with warnings about engaging in scams, many of which work in gangs targeting tourists in coordinated actions.
Theret had been a surge in complaints from tourists in recent weeks over being lured to overpriced shops or bait and switch tactics for river cruises trips by tuk tuk drivers.
Police are searching for an additional four tour guides engaged in scamming tourists through organised shopping scams to overpriced stores.
"The four guides should either be prepared to turn themselves in or flee. We won’t stop until we find them and bring them in. We have their names and photos," said Maj. Gen. Surachet, deputy commissioner of the tourist police.
TravelMole Editorial Team
Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Phocuswright reveals the world's largest travel markets in volume in 2025
Higher departure tax and visa cost, e-arrival card: Japan unleashes the fiscal weapon against tourists
Singapore to forbid entry to undesirable travelers with new no-boarding directive
Euromonitor International unveils world’s top 100 city destinations for 2025
Cyclone in Sri Lanka had limited effect on tourism in contrary to media reports