Angry tourists demand refunds from tour operators in Thailand

Dozens of angry tourists are demanding refunds from Thai tour companies after they were denied entry into South Korea.

The Thai Tourism Department acknowledged they had received complaints from 67 Thai travellers between August 5 and August 17 saying they had not been compensated by Thai tour companies to the tune of 1.4 million baht.

The department’s deputy director-general, Jaturon Phakdeewanit, announced they recognise the complaints and an investigation is already underway.

Most of the tourists have not received a refund while several were still waiting to get a 10,000 baht deposit put down as a guarantee that they would not seek to work illegally upon their arrival to South Korea.

The department revealed it will meet tour operators next week and ask them to reveal their operational costs to return fares to customers.

“The tour companies must be responsible…