Thai curfew lifted but visitors still urged to take ‘extreme caution’
Thailand’s curfew has been lifted across the whole of the country but the Foreign Office is still warning visitors to take care.
The nightime curfew was imposed last month after the Thai Army took control from the government and had already been lifted in some tourist resorts.
But despite the more relaxed rules, the Foreign Office warned visitors that some anti-coup demonstrations are still taking place in Bangkok and some other cities and could become violent.
"You should exercise extreme caution and remain alert to the situation. If you’re in any doubt about your safety, stay in your accommodation," it said.
"You should avoid all protests sites, political gatherings, demonstrations and marches."
It also warned British visitors to be wary of making political statements in public as it is illegal to criticise the coup.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand said it did not expect any further curfews to be imposed.
On its latest blog, it says: "We have just returned from a trip to Bangkok, Phuket and Koh Samui (TTM 2014) and can report that flights, transfers, transport, hotels, bars, restaurants, spas, shopping malls, markets, full moon parties etc. are all running as normal. We did not experience any unusual delays, nor did we see any military presence.
"As it stands, tourists are encouraged to continue with their holidays to Thailand and the Thai people are ready to welcome them with their usual Thai smile and gracious hospitality."
But it advised travellers to check with their insurance providers before travelling as some travel policies exclude cover during a coup d’etat.
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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