The Red Shirt anti-government (protesters) have gone home, but Thailand's tourism industry is still seeing red.
Armed soldiers, (smoky) streets and looted stores were the sad finale to two months of street protests seeking to force new (elections). Those images have lingered in many minds, especially for tourists, a little over a week since the protests ended.
Thailand now has the challenges of (repairing) its image and its tourism industry.
The number of visitors dropped (significantly) since the protests closed down Bangkok's main shopping and tourist district in early April. Forecasts for this year were (revised) to 12 million visitors, down from 15 million, according to the Federation of Thai Tourism Associations.