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Number of foreign tourists on holiday to Thailand decreased 50 percent compared to the first kwartet years ago in 2008 due to the threat of bird flu H1N1. Hotels White Elephant in the country that is involved-quiet follow-up visitors.
According to the President of Association of Thai Travel Surapol Sritrakul, the decline in the number of foreign tourists that occurred between January to April 2009. Most tourists are rarely origin China, Japan and South Korea.
Such as quoted from www.straitstimes.com, Tuesday (12/5/2009).
Surapol admitted, a H1N1 virus outbreak barrier for tourists to travel to Thailand.
"If the disease reaches this country, the tourism sector will suffer a greater impact," he said.
Threat of H1N1 flu outbond also hit business in Thailand. Local tourism agencies in the country to receive a lot of cancellations.
Chairman of the Tourism Council of Thailand Hiranyakit concrete estimate, tourism sector will be down as much as 30 percent in the first half of this year.
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