Court to help protect tourists in Thailand

Thailand has created a tourist court to protect traveller interests wit the first in the city of Pattaya. - Photo from AFP

Visitors in Thailand who fall victim to crime or shady dealings can turn to the 'tourist court' for help.

IN an effort to reassure foreigners and prop up its tourism industry, Thailand has implemented the country’s first “tourist court” that will aim to protect travellers against unscrupulous dealings and crime.