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China: Party Chief of Sanya Apologizes to Tourists regarding overcharged Hotels and Restaurants

Jiang Sixian said at a press conference yesterday that local authorities would toughen regulations to build Sanya into a high-end resort, according to China Central Television.
“We will carry out a zero tolerance policy towards overcharging,” Jiang said.
Local authorities are tracking down the netizen who first exposed the scandal on Weibo.com, drawing widespread indignation. They have asked him to come forward and provide conclusive evidence in the ongoing investigation. Read article

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Thailand: Two French Tourists Arrested for Skimming ATM Cards

On Saturday afternoon at Thailand’s Transnational Crime Coordination Center, located in Chonburi’s Provincial Station, the Commissioner of Royal Thai Police Bureau Region 2, Pol. Lt. Gen. Dr. Pahn-ya Ma-men and his team, held a press conference to announce the successful arrest of 2 French tourists. These offenders were charged with skimming cash from other people’s […]

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Fake Hotel Advertised On Internet

A hotel in the popular Swedish ski resort Åre advertised through a website, on travel blogs as well as being featured on a tourist website of the area, turned out to be fake when a local paper revealed that there has never been a hotel in that location. Read Article

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Malaysian travel brochure scam is targeting West Australians

A Malaysian travel brochure scam is targeting West Australians, with at least one man already losing thousands of dollars, WA Consumer Protection has warned. Australia Post has intercepted almost 2000 of the glossy travel brochures which contain fake scratchie lottery tickets, but Consumer Protection fears hundreds of the brochures had already slipped the net and […]

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Travel Warning Thailand: Viagra is the most common counterfeited drug

Viagra is the most counterfeited drug in Thailand. In Pattaya it is sold in every street corner and in the sex districts in Bangkok you can find one it very easy. Many have been arrested for smuggling Viagra into the country but some are also probably made locally. Read Article T

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Phuket: Aussie couple share jet-ski scam nightmare

PHUKET: A holidaying Australian couple have told how they were abused and intimidated by Phuket jet-ski operators who sought to rip off the tourists in an extortion scam. At a Phuket police station, where an officer was supposed to act as the independent mediator in the dispute, the officer handed a passport to the jet-ski […]

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Phuket Thailand, warning against jet-ski and motorcycle scams

PHUKET: Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is making a video warning travellers about Phuket’s jet-ski scammers that will be posted on the Internet soon. Footage for the video was shot on Patong beach by Australian Embassy officials earlier this month and is now being processed in Australia. Release of the video on YouTube […]

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Niagra Falls, six arrested selling stolen discovery passes to tourists

A combined task force led by New York State Parks Police arrested six men in connection with an organized criminal enterprise that operated out of a city-owned parking lot downtown. Four others were arrested.The gang was involved in selling stolen Discovery Pass tickets to the Maid of the Mist and Cave of the Winds tours, […]

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