BANGKOK, 30 November 2013 Although 32 countries have issued warnings to their respective nationals in Thailand over the Bangkok rallies, none of them has issued a travel ban or suggested avoiding travel to Thailand.
According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand, none of the warnings issued by foreign countries for their nationals have reached ‘level 4’ or ‘level 5’, which ask their nationals to reconsider their visit or ban them outright from visiting Thailand.
Most of the outstanding warnings on Friday were ‘level 2’ warnings that called for the nationals of the respective countries to exercise caution. Two countries, namely Israel and Slovakia, have issued ‘level 3’ warnings that call for a ‘high level of caution’.
The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) on Friday indicated that the tourism industry was concerned about the political situation. Although there have been no cancellations of trips to Thailand so far, this may not be the case in the future if the situation prolongs, it added.
