Thailand prepares `tourism manuals" for Chinese visitors

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015
Thailand prepares `tourism manuals" for Chinese visitors

Bangkok (dpa) - Thousands of Chinese tourists visiting Thailand during their New Year holiday will receive "tourism manuals" in an effort to curb offensive behaviour, officials said Monday.

The city of Chiang Mai, 700 kilometres north of Bangkok, will be the focal point of the Mandarin-language manuals as the most popular destination for Chinese tourists, with some 90,000 expected over the holiday period.
The manual will list museum etiquette such as not touching paintings, warn against using public property as lavatories, and encourage proper driving behaviour according to the Tourist Authority of Thailand office in Chiang Mai.