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Kumtan drives a tuk-tuk, or small three-wheeled taxi, on Khao San.
Bob James,casque beats dr dre, tourism industry consultant, says while the situation is serious, he expects tourism to recover.
Small companies are especially at risk because they lack cash reserves. Krishna at a Khao San tailor shop says his business is suffering.
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Even before the violence,casque beats, hotels in Bangkok reported that 20 percent of their reservations were being canceled by travelers concerned by the protests.
The violence led to the Bangkok city government to cancel official celebrations for the Thai New Year,moncler, the Songkran festival, which begins Tuesday.
"This month is almost no business at all. It's been very quiet right now. Khao San is the most busiest during the festival,casque beats by dre, but this year seems like nobody here. It's almost empty around here,casque dr dre," he noted.
"All the people are very stressed, stressed out,doudoune moncler," she noted. "People from Thailand are not like this usually, they are not like smiley people. This is just weird ambiance."
The protesters largely support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra,ralph lauren pas cher, who was ousted in a coup in 2006. They want Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to resign and call new elections. They began mass protests in the city a month ago.
The FTI says hotels, restaurants,moncler, souvenir shops and shopping malls near the protest sites would be hardest hit.
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An industry association warns Thailand's tourism business faces staggering losses this year because of the confrontation between anti-government protesters and security forces. Many tourists have canceled travel to Thailand or have fled areas caught up in deadly clashes in the past few days.
The Federation of Thai Industries says the political conflict could cost the tourism industry more than $1 billion,polo ralph lauren pas cher, after images of deadly clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces were flashed across the world.
Tourism industry officials expect visitor arrivals to fall to about 14.5 million this year, one million less than had been expected, because of the protests. Tourism accounts for some six percent of Thailand's national income.
Thailand's tourism authority is planning to begin a new wave of promotions once the political conflicts subside.
Kumtan says foreign travelers will stay away this year because they are afraid. He says is not good and will hit his income hard.
Khao San Road is a popular tourist area in the city, and it is close to the location of the worst violence on Saturday, when more than 20 people died, and hundreds injured.
More than 40 countries have issued travel warnings regarding Bangkok.
"It's a serious situation but I also think you have to put things into context," he explained. "Thailand is renowned for its tourism - it's one of the major tourism players in Asia and always has been. It's had its challenges and ups and downs but has rallied and come through."
One of the main protest sites is in the heart of a large shopping, hotel and transportation hub. As a result, hundreds of popular shops have been forced to close ever the past week, with hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.
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