The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has lodged a complaint with the Crime Suppression Division against almost 1,000 business operators for alleged fraud relating to the government’s co-payment tourism scheme.
CSD deputy chief Pol Col Anek Taosuphap said on Friday the complaint involved fraudulent practices in the campaign known as the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together).
The complaint was against 934 business operators — 448 hotels and 486 vendors — across the country, mostly in the southern provinces.
Pol Col Anek said the fraud amounted to 1.7 billion baht and that the tricks used by the business operators were similar to those already charged in Chaiyaphum. These included people being paid to sign up for the scheme so cheats could profit.
The CSD has been working with Krungthai Bank to come up with measures to prevent people and businesses from…
