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.
