SOUTH African travellers have
been undeterred by the recent
political unrest in Thailand
that brought Bangkok to a
standstill.
Michelle Jolley, marketing
manager of Flight Centre SA,
says South Africans are still
travelling en masse to Thailand
despite the protests. She
says there has been a slight
drop in Bangkok stopovers but
the rest of Thailand is still as
popular as before.
Amy Mortlock, marketing
and land product manager of
STA Travel, says the unrest is
focused on Bangkok, whereas
Phuket is the top-selling
destination for South Africans.
“As travellers can fly into this
city and avoid Bangkok, we
have only had a small number
of passengers change their
dates to a later stage.”
Holiday Tours’ Far East
product manager, Karen
Camm, says: “We have seen
a slight drop in demand for
Thailand but we are of the
opinion that the weak rand has
had a bigger impact than the
situation in Bangkok,”
she says.
