THAI TOURISM INDUSTRY BACK TO NORMAL SOON, SAYS PM

BANGKOK, Jan 30 (Bernama) -– Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra believes the

tourism industry in the country will soon be back to normal, following more

countries lifting their terrorism alerts in this capital.

She said the ministry of foreign affairs would continue to explain the

situation to other countries which Bangkok claimed, the problem arose from some

misunderstanding on the matter.

"The Thai Government is in contact with the United States so that it could lift

its travel warning, too," she told reporters after opening a tourism seminar

here today.

China, Germany, France and Israel had withdrawn their travel advisories while

18 other countries, including the United States, Sweden and United

Kingdom, still retained theirs.

The countries issued such travel advisories in stages since middle of this

month, following possible terrorist attack against tourist areas in this capital

in the near future.

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