After reviewing articles and press releases from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), I thought I would contribute another perspective as to the reasons the expected tourist targets have not been met. The TAT reasons that the devastating tsunami of last December 26 is the main culprit behind falling tourism numbers. Of course, the tragedy that happened almost seven months ago contributes to the declining numbers, but certainly bird-flu fears and terrorism in the South weigh on peoples’ decision not to visit the Kingdom.