According to eturbonews.com, a married couple who run a tour bus business have been arrested in Bangkok on charges of stealing from their customers, a report said on Wednesday. The suspects were identified as the owners of Sugar Travel — Sarawoot Saipanya, 41, and Chanika Saipanya, 35. Police apprehended the husband at a condo in Dusit area and his wife at the company’s office in Chana Songkram area. Read article
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Timeslive.co.za reports that two Thai teenagers have discovered laughter isn’t always the best medicine after they were arrested for selling balloons containing ‘funny air’ – or laughing gas – to tourists. The pair, aged 17 and 19, were charged Wednesday with trafficking in controlled substances, punishable by a maximum five-year jail term, after allegedly selling […]
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According to abc.net.au, a tourism leader on Queensland’s Gold Coast says a recent scam that targeted backpackers should not deter visitors. A man is facing several charges, after police cracked a syndicate which allegedly tricked backpackers into handing over their passports. It is alleged the information was used to launder money and sell counterfeit jewellery. […]
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Telegraph.co.uk reports that three months after a group of British holidaymakers were charged €64 (£54) for four ice creams in Rome, a bunch of Italian tourists were horrified to be charged the equivalent of £85 for four espresso coffees laced with liqueurs in Venice. The visitors from Rome were handed the whopping bill after sitting […]
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Thanhniennews.com reports that prosecutors in Ho Chi Minh City have ratified fraud charges against three Filipinos for cheating a Japanese tourist out of some US$2,000 and an iPhone4 last year. Oliver Ingao Due, Cavite Nestor Carmesis, both 45, and Tagapan Bartolome Jr Berbasa, 47, have been formally charged with “committing fraud to appropriate others’ property,” […]
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Thestandard.com.hk reports that police have hit a racket that saw taxi drivers ripping off tourists leaving Tsim Sha Tsui for the airport. Three taxi drivers have been arrested during an undercover operation for “grossly overcharging” passengers, said Chief Inspector Yu Hoi-kwan. There also appeared to have been tampering with meters in the taxis that the […]
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Buffalonews.com reports that city police are probing the business practices of a couple of local companies after a Spanish-speaking Ecuadorean tourist was reportedly charged $257 for a one-night stay at a Niagara Falls Boulevard motel Saturday night. The woman checked into a motel around 8 p.m. Saturday and, despite signs in front of the business […]
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Kyivpost.com reports that an employee of the consular department of the Ukrainian embassy in an eastern country, while registering over 300 visas for entry into Ukraine, included in a financial report misleading figures about the amount of the consular fee levied on foreign nationals, the press service of the Kyiv prosecutor’s office reported on July […]
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Greekporter.com reports that it looks like the cut-rate bargains for Greek holidays are ending, as hotel owners who last year slashed prices in a desperate bid to bring in business when visitors frightened by scenes of protests were staying away, are increasing them as they are returning. With 2013 looking like a record season that […]
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Shanghaidaily.com reports that a tour guide who was accused of threatening to kill a sightseer while brandishing a pointed object in an effort to force tourists to buy more from a shop was detained yesterday on suspicion of beating others, Beijing’s tourism administration said. An initial investigation showed the 29-year-old man surnamed Meng doesn’t have […]
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