Although the current government has proposed a election on 2nd February 2014, it has been rejected by the opposition parties.
Situation can turn nasty if the pro-government red-shirt clashes with the anti-government protestors.
Everything is so uncertain even the locals do not know what will happens next.
My neighbor, Susan booked a flight to Bangkok on 9th February. She was telling us that her Thai friend advised her not to book her accommodation in case the situation there gets worse and she needs to postpone her travel.
There were many cancellations of trips to Bangkok since the protest started in November 2013. As the situation gets more tense, airlines are reducing flight frequency to this favorite city as travel demand drops further.
The question most travelers going to Bangkok during this period is "To go, cancel or to postpone?"
And if postpone, to when? After all, no one knows how long this is going to lasts. It could be a few days, a few weeks or a few months.
But one thing that you can be certain of is, when everything is over and peace is restored, the tourists will be back. And they will be back in great numbers especially after the pent-up demand during this period.
Susan was telling me about her colleague who has not been to Bangkok for over twenty years. She said her colleague did not understand why she goes to Bangkok a few times a year, thinking she is crazy. This guy often travels to Malaysia for short trips. But when he went back to Bangkok for the first time after so many years, he was WOWED. He fell in love with the city right away and rather choose to go Bangkok anytime over Malaysia.
I used to think that Bangkok is hot, dirty and has nothing to offer until my first trip there. And there's no stopping after that.
I always find myself asking this question even before my Bangkok trip is over. "When am I coming back again?" Do you catch yourself doing this?
Bangkok is chaotic, not clean like Singapore. There's no proper city planning. There's no order and proper control. Yet, it has the charm to attract tourists, makes them fall in love with the city and wants to keep coming back.
There are probably other places that makes you want to go back again and again. Maybe it's Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan or Italy.
Do your business possess the charms to attract customers to keep coming back to you? What's the reason that your customers are coming back?