Tragedy shows weak risk awareness

THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM has instructed all online travel platforms, tourism enterprises, and travel agencies to carry out emergency investigations to check the safety of all the services or activities they offer tourists. Beijing News comments:

The boat tragedy in Thailand, which killed 41 Chinese tourists and left 11 still missing, has undoubtedly exposed the lack of risk awareness of tourism service providers and managers.

Despite the local marine police issuing a warning to boats of the severe sea conditions, the two boats that were eventually swamped by the rough seas still continued with their sailing plan.