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Tourism lobby demands safety

Operators say visitors leave Bangkok quickly

The next Bangkok governor should ensure cleanliness and safety, convenience and comfort for visitors, private tourism operators say.

Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva demonstrates how to use Mayar, an application for iOS and Android, to follow the election campaign of his party’s Bangkok governor candidate, Sukhumbhand Paribatra. APICHART JINAKUL

The operators have come up with some ideas for upgrading Bangkok's tourism industry and proposed them yesterday to candidates Pongsapat Pongcharoen and Sukhumbhand Paribatra.

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  • robertt

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    Discussion 2 : 19 Feb 2013 at 23.442

    If you want to upgrade tourism, stop killing so many of them in traffic accidents or ripping them off in various well known scams.

  • siamitude

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    Discussion 1 : 19 Feb 2013 at 11.101

    Truth is that we have too many tourists in Thailand. This industry is run with greed and short term goals. Without sustainability, the end is around the corner and Bangkok's governor won't change this.

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