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UNBELIEVABLE: Tourism faces new battle ahead - The Untold Story

Away from home: Tourists wearing face masks walk along a beach in Pattaya, a favoured destination for people from Eastern Europe, in December.

The first shelling by Russian troops against Ukraine has reverberated all the way to Thailand, sending a shockwave to tourism businesses in Phuket and Pattaya, the favourite playgrounds for visitors from the two countries.

The attack on Ukraine is feared to rub salt in the wound for tourism operators reeling from the assault of the Covid-19 pandemic. They were counting on a rebound in visitors from both Russia and Ukraine.

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