BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Foreign tourism arrivals to Thailand are dropping this month as the war in Israel and the Bangkok mall shooting impact visitor confidence.
Arrivals last week (Oct 2-8) fell to 497,966, down 9.86% from the previous week, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry. The decline was attributed to Chinese tourists returning home to avoid travel congestion at the end of Golden Week holidays and safety fears after the Siam Paragon shooting killed one Chinese tourist.
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