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.
South Korean travel industry says boycott has been unnoticed

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
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.