Singaporean tourists have started canceling their trips to Thailand. If the conflict is prolonged, which is very likely, the tourism sector will be affected substantially.

More tourists will cancel their trips if we can't re-establish their confidence.

Tourist arrivals could reach 13 million in 2006 at best, or approximately a 12.0 per cent increase from last year.

The federation is concerned that the job situation for the more than 100,000 people working in the industry may be affected if the situation worsens.

Even without the political threat, we expect only 12.5 million tourist arrivals this year due mainly to high oil prices.

In an instant he became aware that the tourist was about to try his own peculiar brand of linguistics, which meant that he would speak loudly and slowly in his own language.