Thailand dub himself as the "Land of Smiles" or Bauman State. Slogans that, with a bid of natural beauty and friendliness of residents, proved able to attract 15 million tourists per year to the country. I "smile" is slowly disappeared from the face of Thailand in the last six months. Political crisis that the country continues to worsen. Its peak, thousands of people from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) occupiers Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Tuesday (25/11) night. Authorities closed the main airport of Thailand is to limit the time is not specified.

"We all came to Thailand because we love Thailand. However, this leaves bad memories, "said Jean McCartan, a tourist from Britain. He along with thousands of other people are hungry, thirsty, tired and stuck at Suvarnabhumi Airport without clarity fate. "No one gave us know what happened. I think all the people so angry, "said McCartan. Police airport only see the throng stood passive protester who meet in the passenger terminal. "Police should not let this happen," said John Russell, English tourist origin.

Display in the television show passengers throng the confusion. They were forced back on the conveyor belt for baggage, in the bench, or on the floor. Impressions of a number of broadcast media in the world that will damage the image and market tourism in Thailand and overseas. "Foreigners have lost their confidence to travel to Thailand. They worried with their safety, "said Apichart Sankary, President of the Association of Thai Travel Agents.

During the last six months, when the protester antipemerintah start aksinya, Thailand, tourism is almost not affected. "All changed overnight," said Dalw Lawrence, Director of Asia Pacific Travel Association. Each year billions of U.S. dollars to Thailand's tourism blessing. In 2007, as many as 14.8 million tourists visited the White Elephant Affairs. Apichart said, with the condition, may not target 17 billion U.S. dollars, the Tourism Authority of Thailand is set this year reached.

Thailand's tourism industry has been beaten as a result of the global financial crisis. In August 2008, the number of foreign passengers who arrived at the Suvarnabhumi Airport down 600,000 people or 33 percent compared with August 2007. The decrease also occurred in September 2008 as many as 21 percent compared with September 2007. Level dwelling hotel also down dramatically. In September, the level of the hotel shelters only 46.3 percent, compared with a fall in August, which reached 57.5 percent. CNN mentioned the television station, Thailand may lose 40 percent of income from tourism as a result of protracted political crisis.