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The Ministry of Tourism and Sports pledged decisive action against Chinese zero-sum tour operations exploiting Thai nominees to dominate the influx of Chinese tourists by offering significant price cuts, posing a severe threat to local Thai tour operators.
The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) raised the alarm earlier this week, noting a surge in Chinese tour groups reminiscent of the notorious zero-dollar tours. This surge follows Thailand’s full reopening and a mutual visa exemption agreement with China that took effect on March 1.
Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister, Sermsak Pongpanich commented on the predatory tactics employed by these tour operations.
“These operators pressure and…
