With the winter tourist season setting in, Indian tourists have this time decided to skip one of their favourite holiday destinations – Thailand.

The recent floods and inundation in Bangkok have affected the tourism in Thailand. Several travel operators in India have seen a drop in bookings to Thailand and cancellations in hotel bookings and air travels for the week ahead.

Following the floods, many countries had advised their citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Thai capital Bangkok as rising floodwaters prompted a mass evacuation from the city.

The floods are expected to take their toll on Thailand's tourism industry, which employs more than two million people and makes up 6 per cent of gross domestic product.

According to tour operators, there have been many enquiries from Indian tourists for deferring, and also, cancelling their trips to the Thai cities.

Though most aircrafts operating from Indian cities to Bangkok were flying with empty seats, the flight frequencies have not changed.

Advance booking for December is quiet. With Thailand falling out of the travel list of many Indian tourists, places such as Singapore, Malaysia, Maldives and Mauritius have witnessed a rise in the bookings.