British ambassador joins fight against tourist scams
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PHUKET: The British Ambassador to Thailand, Mark Kent, has joined a campaign by Thailand's Ministry of Tourism to tackle tourist scams and will be in Phuket in the new year to discuss the issue with high-ranking Phuket officials.
Ambassador Kent is being featured in a nationwide television campaign that will run until the end of December.
In the video, Ambassador Kent and Deputy Prime Minister Chumpol Silpaarcha, who is also the Tourism and Sports minister, appeal to Thais to “be good hosts to foreign tourists”.
The video shows tourists with foreign children walking along busy beaches, playing in the water next to speedboats and prominently features jetskis.
Phuket Gazette
