‘Uncivilised’ Chinese tourists to be ranked on level of bad behaviour by authorities

Chinese authorities to rank different levels of unruliness of “uncivilised” mainland tourists so the travel industry can share data and decide whether to let them travel.

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Chinese tourists behaving badly on a flight from Bangkok, who left a stewardess (right) in tears, were branded 'barbarians' by state media last month. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Published: 1:00pm, 16 Jan 2015Updated: 6:44pm, 16 Jan 2015

Chinese authorities are to rank the different levels of bad behaviour of “uncivilised” mainland tourists so the travel industry can share data and choose whether or not to do business with them, state media said.

Mainland tourists have gained an embarrassingly bad reputation around the world following numerous reports of Chinese travellers behaving badly.

Only last month state media branded a group of mainland airline passengers “barbarians” after they scalded a Thai stewardess with hot water and noodles and threatened to blow up the plane during a flight from Bangkok to Nanjing.

Four of the tourists have been blacklisted from travelling by the provincial tourist board, while their tour guide has had his licence suspended for a year.

Also last month, a Chinese passenger on board an internal Xiamen Air flight from Hangzhou to Chengdu sparked a safety scare by yanking open an emergency exit just before a plane was due to take off to "get some fresh air", Southern Metropolis Daily reported.

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