Now Swine Flu

before

JUST how many hits can the tourism industry of Thailand take? Will the anti-government protests in Bangkok in mid-April — which escalated into two days of rioting during the traditional Thai New Year and caused the cancellation of a summit meeting of Asian nations in Pattaya — keep away the visitors who have been gradually returning since the devastating tsunami of 2004?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/travel/0...ref=global-home

Now Swine Flu

before

JUST how many hits can the tourism industry of Thailand take? Will the anti-government protests in Bangkok in mid-April — which escalated into two days of rioting during the traditional Thai New Year and caused the cancellation of a summit meeting of Asian nations in Pattaya — keep away the visitors who have been gradually returning since the devastating tsunami of 2004?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/travel/0...ref=global-home

And now Swine Flu, another nail in the coffin of Thai tourism. Someone in government has got to get very creative but judging from past performance that's not going to happen. Another case of "Mai Pen Rai"