'Ban Korea' movement drives Thai tourists to China, Japan

South Korean travel industry says boycott has been unnoticed

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Tourists wearing traditional Korean hanbok visit Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. Some Thais are angry that South Korean immigration agents seem to be indiscriminately taking away their much-anticipated vacations. © Getty Images

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Thai tourists appear to be acting on the grassroots social media hashtag "Ban Korea," with the boycott campaign appearing to have manifested a travel preference for Japan and China over South Korea.

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