China has named and shamed five citizens by adding them to a public list of poorly behaving tourists.
The recent additions include two women and a man who brawled after one of passenger's seat was bumped while boarding a flight from Cambodia to the western city of Chengdu.
Domestic tourists as well as international can make the list Photo: Getty
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 made the list 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 transgressions were entered onto the administration's list and will remain there for one to three years. The list is currently home to 16 names in total.
As long as their names are on the list, they can be refused service by travel agents, airlines, hotels and at attractions.
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In a further step, the administration said it was working with major Chinese airlines on "enacting definite restrictive measures" against those on the list.
The government has grown concerned about the negative impact on China's image stemming from numerous incidents of bad behaviour by Chinese tourists at home and abroad, ranging from fighting with air crews and defacing cultural artefacts to causing disruption on public transport and participating in gambling and prostitution.
Chinese tourists shopping for luxury designer goods Photo: Getty
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.
In 2013, the government published a 64-page Guidebook for Civilised Tourism, which, among other misdemeanours, advised against “cursing locals” or “leaving footprints on the toilet seat”.
However, China is not alone in doing this - earlier this year, the Japanese city of Kyoto published a manual for tourists, but for visitors to the city, not its own residents abroad.
According to figures from VisitBritain, the UK saw more Chinese tourists this year than ever before, and this is expected to rise again.
Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Harry Potter attractions and designer clothes at Bicester Village are some of the main draws.
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