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05-22-2014, 09:31 PM
Tourism in Thailand Goes on Despite Martial Law
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Tourism is so important to Thailand that the an**uncement of martial law in the nation included a concession for travelers.
On Thursday, Thailand's military chief an**unced (http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/thailand-coup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) the military had taken control of the government; a curfew has been imposed for the entire nation from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. The chief also said that the military would provide security to foreigners.
See also: In Thailand, Martial Law Is a Backdrop for Selfies (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/martial-law-thailand-selfies/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Travel and tourism made up $73.8 billion of Thailand's gross domestic product in 2013, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (http://www.wttc.org/site_media/uploads/downloads/thailand2014.pdf). Thailand's travel industry provided 2,563,000 jobs last year, accounting for 6.6% of the country's total employment. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/thaland-tourism/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Tourism is so important to Thailand that the an**uncement of martial law in the nation included a concession for travelers.
On Thursday, Thailand's military chief an**unced (http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/thailand-coup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) the military had taken control of the government; a curfew has been imposed for the entire nation from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. The chief also said that the military would provide security to foreigners.
See also: In Thailand, Martial Law Is a Backdrop for Selfies (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/martial-law-thailand-selfies/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Travel and tourism made up $73.8 billion of Thailand's gross domestic product in 2013, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (http://www.wttc.org/site_media/uploads/downloads/thailand2014.pdf). Thailand's travel industry provided 2,563,000 jobs last year, accounting for 6.6% of the country's total employment. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/thaland-tourism/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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