Four embassies issue travel warnings BANGKOK, 6 November 2013 (NNT) – Four embassies in Thailand have issued travel warnings to their people, urging them to avoid demonstration sites. The French, Swiss, UK, and Japanese embassies have already issued warnings to their people traveling in Thailand. According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the warnings have been issued since the beginning of November, asking travelers, for their own safety, not to pass through or go near any and all demonstration sites. Despite the warnings, the country’s overall tourism industry remains affected, judging from hotel occupancy rates and the number of arriving foreign visitors. However, if the current political deadlock dragged on, hotels could see some cancellations in the first quarter of next year, admitted the TAT The TAT further revealed that Thailand saw around 19.5 million foreign visitors in the first 9 months of 2013, which accounted for a 23 percent rise year-on-year, while expecting the number to top 26 million by the end of this year.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:38:30 +0000
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