Thailand Tourism News – Thailand urges tour operators to send customers to the country as violence continues in the country’s capital Bangkok.

Thailand’s tourist board has urged tour operators from around the world to keep sending customers to the countries unaffected areas from the protests.

Thailand’s Tourism Authority have insisted that though Thailand is going through violent protests, much of the country’s major destinations are unaffected and safe for visitors.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) have announced that customers who have already booked their holidays should not cancel but instead change their travel plans in the country to avoid Bangkok.

The authority has also said that if you are deciding on travelling to Thailand, there would be no problem as long as the visitors do not travel to Bangkok.

The FCO who warned people not to go to Thailand unless for non-essential travel did not include travelling to Bangkok airport for a transit to other Thailand airports.

In a statement by TAT it stated that, “It should be stressed that foreigners have not been targeted in the ongoing political conflict, visitors and tourists are advised to be vigilant, follow news developments, exercise extra caution and avoid areas near the rally site and where demonstrators gather.”