No significant drop in planned visits by Chinese
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CHINA'S major tour operators are reporting no major cancellations of planned group trips to Thailand after explosions rattled Bangkok on Monday and Tuesday. Ctrip, an online service provider based in Shanghai, said no clients had asked to cancel their p
More than 7,300 people now in Thailand, including those in tour groups and individual Ctrip travellers, were confirmed safe and will return to China on schedule, Ctrip added.
Other travel agencies, including the China Youth Travel Service, China International Travel Service and Tuniu, related similar experiences.
China has been Thailand’s No 1 source of overseas tourists, with 4.6 million Chinese visiting the country last year. The bombing of the Erawan Shrine, a major attraction both for Thais and for visitors from across Asia, killed at least 20 people and injured 125.
The Hong Kong government issued a red travel warning for Bangkok – the second-highest of a three-tier system, meaning that travel here should be avoided unless absolutely necessary – while the Chinese Embassy in Thailand reminded Chinese travellers to raise their security awareness.
