Curfew lifted in popular Thai tourist resorts
Thailand’s ruling military council has decided to lift a night-time curfew in three of the country’s most popular tourist resorts.
The nationwide curfew, which was imposed after the army seized power two weeks ago, no longer applies in Pattaya, Phuket and Koh Samui.
But across the rest of the country, including the capital Bangkok, locals and tourists must still return to their accommodation between midnight and 0400.
Around 16 UK travel buyers are currently in Bangkok for a global travel trade show, Thai Travel Mart.
A spokeswoman for the Tourist Authority of Thailand said there have been no significant cancellations because of the coup.
"We’ve arrived and it’s very much business as usual," she said.
"The airport and transfer were all ok and we haven’t seen any tanks or soldiers. You really wouldn’t know any different on arriving to Bangkok."
TravelMole’s Graham McKenzie is in Bangkok… read about his experience.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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