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BEIJING » China’s tourism authority named and shamed another five tourists for bad behavior and says it is working with airlines on a possible flying ban.
Those added to the list of “uncivilized behavior” by tourists include two women and a man who brawled after one woman’s seat was bumped during boarding of a flight from Cambodia to the western city of Chengdu.
The three were forcibly removed from the plane under captain’s orders and the flight was delayed for one hour, the China National Tourism Administration said.
Another man was listed after he was arrested in Japan for assaulting a convenience store clerk whom he accused of disrespecting his wife. The last was a woman who attacked her tour guide with hot tea after learning the price of her son’s ticket to a western China scenic site was not included in the package.
Their names and a description of their alleged misbehavior were entered onto the administration’s list and will remain there for one to three years.
Over that period, they can be refused service by travel agents, airlines, hotels and scenic sites.
In a further step, the administration said it was working with major Chinese airlines on “enacting definite restrictive measures” against those on the list, which currently includes 16 names in total.
The government has grown concerned about the negative impact on China’s image stemming from numerous incidents of bad behavior by Chinese tourists at home and abroad, ranging from fighting with air crews to defacing cultural artifacts.
Social media platforms have spread descriptions and video clips of the incidents, prompting widespread derision among the public and occasional online campaigns to identify the perpetrators.
Rising incomes, relaxed regulations and cheap flights have permitted record numbers of Chinese to travel in recent years. Among other frequent complaints are line-cutting, smoking where banned, littering and fouling public toilets.
If only our own tourism authorities would do the same with some of our more unruly travelers. Hats off to the customer service workers, from store clerks to flight attendants, who must deal with them every day.
agree..I work late in Waikiki and you might not like to see-or smell-what goes on.
Look for allie on a bike late at night in 96815?
…ditto! Expect more of this type of behavior in the years to come.
“Ugly Americans” used to be the butt of jokes when traveling abroad, but as more citizens from other countries get opportunities to play tourist, it’s increasingly obvious that Americans do not have a monopoly on boorish behavior.
Could also be that the more a person become affluent they tend to flaunt their status. Atypical of low mentality?
Welcome to the new age of America where the low IQ has more rights than the rest of us.
Money does not buy “class”
May not buy any class, but you can toss it my way.
There are instances where bad behavior of recent Chinese immigrants echo this behavior. While standing in line at Kaiser, Chinese patient yelling at Cashier, “No pay now, no pay!” wife had to pull him away…I guess he didn’t know that there was a co-pay and parking to pay for. Then when I went to Pharmacy and was talking to Pharmacist Chinese lady barges in to show Rx bottle and said something I did not understand. I told check in individual that they need to make sure these new members get check in and queing process. Perhaps an immigration orientation on common courtesy?
You can’t blame the immigrants because our government puts them at the head of the line for everything, so they think it is ok to cut in front of any line.
Compared to the well mannared Japanese, the Chinese are a totally classless society. Pushy, shoving, arrogant, stupid. Mo bettah they stay home. So much for a thousand year history of progress. Losers.
Chinese in Chinatown are very nice and professional, but have not learned to say, Thank You.
Immigrants play dumb when a cop try to arrest them by not knowing English.
That’s an idea that might gain some traction: shaming people for bad behavior. (and not just tourists either)
I agree. Shaming and maybe even videotaping/photographing them for public dissemination. Ever notice how so many criminals, even the hard-core ones, cover their faces or turn away from the camera when the TV crews are there? It DOES affect their behavior.
That’s because they forgot to floss.
Especially, the new way we are driving. Very rude to not allow a car and person to cross in front of you when your traffic light is red ahead anyway. You going to have to stop ahead anyway.
China is too strict, and America is too lenient. Have to find a happy middle.
Not really…too much wiggle room. Got to perhaps compromise a bit to get to where we should be. Good example is Singapore. I worked there for awhile and while the government was strict it was a well run, clean, safe environment. All ASEAN countries rely on Singapore as their financial safe haven.
Ehh? Ever been a victim of crude Chinese tourist behavior? Was in Hokkaido recently and the Chinese were absolutely clueless. Crass, loud, NO CLASS. We actually had to yell at them for cutting in line. I’ve been to China many times, you’re as clueless as the Chinese.