Article: Bangkok Post, Thailand, Travel Column.

By Imtiaz Muqbil, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 24--Cracks first began to appear in the Thai and regional travel and tourism industry with speculation about a possible US-Iraq war.

The start of hostilities has now ushered in the second threshold of uncertainty over the industry's future.

But the third, and more difficult threshold, will only be known after hostilities have ended.

"We have all settled into a waiting period," said one industry official.

A slowdown in bookings that had started before the ITB Berlin is expected to worsen this week if the war escalates, said Marcel Schneider, ...

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