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The Civilised Panda Travel Services, More people added China tourist blacklist

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• published: 23 Dec 2015
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Airplane passengers brawling over a reclined seat and a woman who threw hot tea at a tour guide are some of the latest Chinese nationals to be named and shamed as “uncivilised” travellers by the country’s tourism board. China National Tourism Administration’s online blacklist, which launched in January, publicly shame Chinese nationals travelling overseas who engage in "uncivilised behaviour". There have been five new additions to the list, bringing the total number of shamed Chinese tourists to 16. Two women and a man were added to the list after brawling on a flight from Cambodia to Chengdu. The flight was delayed for an hour, with the pilot being forced to call officials to remove the unruly passengers after a woman allegedly reclined her seat too far. Another man added to the list was arrested in Japan after assaulting a convenience store employee he accused of disrespecting his wife. The fifth of the list's recent inductees was a woman who threw hot tea at a tour guide in western China after learning her son's ticket was not included in the package deal. Their names will remain on the list for a period of one to three years. During that time, they can be refused service by travel agents, airlines, hotels and tourist sites. The National Tourism Administration is currently working with Chinese airlines to enact "definitive restrictive measures" against the 16 people on the list. In 2013, China adopted a tourism law that required all travelling Chinese nationals to respect local customs. The law's passing followed several high-profile incidents - including a Chinese teenager who defaced a 3,500-year-old Egyptian temple in 2013. Last year, China Central Television commissioned a public service announcement from international advertising agency DDB China Group called 'The Civilised Panda Travel Services'.