Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Yuthasak Supasorn, right, files a complaint with deputy national police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapat at the Royal Thai Police Office in Bangkok on Wednesday. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand on Wednesday asked police to prosecute operators of 312 hotels and 202 shops for fraud in the government’s “We Travel Together” subsidy scheme.
Yuthasak Supasorn filed his complaint with deputy national police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapat at the Royal Thai Police Office. He said the TAT found fraudulent transactions at 312 hotels and 202 shops, and some customers were also involved.
The government initiated the “We Travel Together” scheme to stimulate tourism heavily hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic. It paid 40%…
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