The company was suspected of involvement in illegal zero-dollar tour operations. Year-to-date Chinese tourist arrivals have surged 19.3% to 6.88 million. Of total Chinese tourist arrivals, 60% are so-called free independent travellers and 40% come in tour groups. Among the tour-group visitors, 50% are lured to Thailand with zero-dollar tour packages. Despite the zero-dollar tour crackdown, Ms Kobkarn is still confident that Thailand will achieve its tourism revenue target of 2.4 trillion baht this year.

Source: Bangkok Post September 12, 2016 21:22 UTC