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Volunteers assemble to assist tourists

Suwaj Ratchatawatanakul, President of Tourist Assistance Volunteers, addresses his people to teach them how best to assist tourists.

Suwaj Ratchatawatanakul, President of Tourist Assistance Volunteers, led a meeting of the agency last Friday to discuss methods of improving operations. The volunteers’ aim is to help Pattaya’s image with tourists and have them return with glowing stories of Pattaya. Suwaj commented that any help given to tourists must be co-ordinated with police and be lawful.
Suwaj gave the volunteers a briefing on basic laws which could apply to situations tourists might find themselves in. He commented that the main problem tourists have is being cheated or grossly overcharged for goods and services.
Statistics show that tourists often create their own problems. An example of this is rented cars and motorcycles. Tourists often rent them and then go bar hopping, become wildly intoxicated and accidents occur. Mr. Suwaj said this is highly prevalent. Thus, there is a need to educate tourists about sensible and safe use of vehicles and driving in a foreign country.

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