A general view of a empty hotel seating area, as hotels around the capital city are suffering from less occupancy during Thailand's holiday tourist season on December 10, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Resorts in Bangkok remain quiet, after anti-government protesters blockaded Bangkok's international airport, leaving between 100,000 to 300,000 travellers stranded. Thailand's lucrative tourist industry accounts for up to 12 percent of the country's G.D.P, tourism experts state that the long-term effect could be very damaging to Thailand's economy. ( - Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images AsiaPac)
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