The plan was to restrict Chinese tourists from roaming all over northern Thailand in their private vehicles. Tourism operators complained the number of Chinese-registered vehicles which entered the northern border provinces dwindled considerably after the regulation came into effect. On average, they spent about 30,000 baht per person a trip, according to tourism operators. Mr Daroon said that 70% of Chinese tourists travel in caravans arranged by Thai tourism operators while the rest come in private vehicles. Apart from Chinese tourists, other foreign-registered motorists including those from Malaysia, Laos, Singapore and Myanmar have also been affected by the measure.

Source: Bangkok Post September 22, 2016 22:30 UTC