With the growth of tourism over the last 30
years a special unit has been set up by the Royal Thai Police force to
deal with the safety and well-being of tourists. The officers of the
Tourist Police wear a distinctive badge on the their arm and speak English
and some other European languages. They can be called upon in all kinds of
situations, such as road traffic accidents, theft, disputes with hotels or
shop keepers where a foreign tourist is involved. They will act as
arbitrators on disputes, and in our experience they do so in an unbiased
fashion.
