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PBTA boss said no immediate drop in Chinese tourists after Bangkok bombing


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PBTA boss said no immediate drop in Chinese tourists after Bangkok bombing

PATTAYA:--The president of the Pattaya Business & Tourism Association said the Aug. 17 bombing of a Bangkok shrine caused only a 2 percent drop in Chinese tourists in Pattaya in the three days after.

Sinchai Wattanasartsathorn said he has been in close contact business operators in the days following the attack that killed 20 and injured 123 in the capital’s Ratchaprasong commercial district and had heard there had been few cancelations, other than from Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, which saw two of its citizens killed in the bombing, immediately declared a “red alert” travel advisory, urging territory residents to avoid all non-essential travel to Bangkok. The following day, Hong Kong’s tour operator association said all tours to Thailand until the end of August were suspended.

By Aug. 19, 23 nations had issued travel advisories urging caution in visiting Thailand.

- See more at: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/pbta-boss-said-no-immediate-drop-in-chinese-tourists-after-bangkok-bombing-50611#sthash.f2NEE19q.dpuf

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