In addition, ITAR-TASS reports, the government ordered a significant reduction in entrance fees to national museums and parks of the kingdom. Among other important measures is the exemption of conference organizers from taxes. Another measure will be a reduction in airline fees for aircraft parking.
In late November – early December 2008, opposition protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat seriously undermined the country's tourism industry. Demonstrators blocked the operation of Bangkok's largest airports, leaving 350,000 tourists stranded in the country. The tourism sector suffered colossal losses amounting to billions of dollars, and tourist flow decreased by nearly 50%.