Travel Advice Summary
• Travel to Thailand and to Bangkok can continue. We reinforce the need for persons to maintain an enhanced awareness of the current situation and to avoid all protest activity.
• Personnel should monitor the situation closely to be able to avoid protest action.
• Normal traffic conditions in Bangkok can be extremely congested. Because of current events, personnel should be prepared for a higher level of traffic disruption in central Bangkok and particularly in the vicinity of areas that become affected by protest activity. We continue to advise that travellers pre-arrange and re-confirm all transport before arriving in the city.
• Business travellers conducting meetings in the city should be confident in their transport arrangements and what support is available to them. Basic journey management planning should include identifying alternate routes that circumvent protest areas as they occur, reconfirming meeting locations and times, factoring in additional time to travel between meetings, and ensuring suitable means of communication are carried at all times.
• Expect, but not be unduly alarmed by, a heavy security force presence in public areas on Bangkok.
• In the event of encountering protest activity or large groups of police personnel, vacate the area immediately; do not stop to watch or photograph protesters. Once safe, establish communications with your organisation following existing protocols and alert others.
• Organisations and businesses in Bangkok should review any existing business continuity plans as a precaution and ensure their staff are fully briefed on the current situation.
Ref: International SOS