Minister of Tourism and Sports Mr. Chumpol Silapa-archa said the explosions in Bangkok yesterday would have a psychological effect on the tourism industry in Thailand.
He said the revision of travel warnings against Thailand issued by the U.S. and the United Kingdom may divert foreign tourists from this country in the future. However, he said no advance bookings have been canceled so far. The number of tourists visiting Thailand since the beginning of this year has been recorded at 1.9 million, which indicates that the overall impact in the tourism sector is minimal.
Mr. Chumpol has instructed related authorities to clarify the situation to the global community and to provide proper protection measures for tourists in order to raise their confidence towards Thailand’s security system.
He added that he would wait for a while for security units to evaluate the situation, after which more measures would be issued to ensure tourists’ safety.
Source: http://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news.php?id=255502150018
