Red light for travel to Thailand
April 29, 2010 by Chanida Sa-ngiamphaisalsuk
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Tourism Authority of Thailand has confirmed that 10 countries have issued the highest possible alerts that state citizens should not travel to Thailand.
There are 47 travel warnings advising visitors to avoid Bangkok and exercise extreme caution while travelling in the country but this is the first time that so many nations are warning citizens that the entire country should be off limits for all but essential travel.
UK raises its travel alert
April 28, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
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In its latest travel advisory the UK warns against all but essential travel to the “whole of Thailand” due to the increasingly volatile and tense political situation.
The communiqué says “violent incidents of an unpredictable nature are occurring in many parts of Thailand.”
In previous warnings the British government highlighted the security risks visiting the capital Bangkok, but for the first time the warning now includes all destinations in the country.
Two more travel advisories
March 16, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
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Malaysia and Slovakia both issued travel advisories, yesterday, warning citizens against travel to Thailand. There are now travel advisories from 37 nations, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand marketing communications deputy governor, Prakit Piriyakiat.
This is probably the highest number of warnings since yellow shirt protesters closed the city’s airports in late 2008.
