The number of Fly to Let investors in Thailand has been increasing due to the fast growth in tourism. It was feared the recent Mumbai terrorist attack would deter travellers, but so far this has not been the case says flight search engine Skyscanner.

The Mumbai attacks left almost 200 dead and the political protests in Thailand led to a temporary state of emergency. The FCO’s advice was to avoid all but essential travel to the destination but there has been no significant reduction in the amount of flight search traffic on Skyscanner to the Indian city.

After minor rescheduling, all major airlines are still flying to and from Mumbai with no further disruption expected.

Barry Smith, co-founder and Business Director of Skyscanner speculated on the resilience of the UK–India travel connection.

He said: “India is a very popular winter and spring destination and despite the recent attacks, it seems UK travellers are not being deterred from visiting Mumbai or India in general.

“Some travel agencies and hoteliers have reported cancellations and we would advise people to make their own travel decisions based on the latest advice from the British FCO, local news sources and their own common sense.”

Bangkok's two main airports are still closed, leaving thousands of travellers stranded but several airlines have been able to arrange flights and transfers to and from other airports in the country. Despite the situation, the country is displaying no major drop in flight search volumes according to Skyscanner.

Smith added: “Thailand is massively popular with UK travellers and typically a very safe place to visit. So far, flight search traffic for UK-Bangkok routes is normal for this time of year. The Thai tourism authorities are warning of a drop in visitors, but we haven’t seen it yet. As with India, travellers are unlikely to be deterred for long.”

Typically, areas affected by terrorism or political unrest do see a short term reduction in visitors, but tend to recover quickly as long as incidents are not sustained.

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