PHUKET: Phuket has suffered its first death in the current outbreak of COVID-19, and a new cluster of infections in the Phoonpon area of Phuket Town has pushed the infection rate in Phuket higher than
Phuket to pilot ‘Sandbox model’ to receive foreign tourists from July: Tourism Minister
Phuket to pilot ‘Sandbox model’ to receive foreign tourists from July: Tourism Minister
PHUKET: Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn next Friday (Mar 19) will present to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) his proposal to pilot in Phuket the ‘Sandbox’ model to welcome foreign tourists to the country.
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn at the meeting yesterday (Mar 10). Photo: MoTS
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn after the meeting yesterday (Mar 10). Photo: MoTS
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn at the meeting yesterday (Mar 10). Photo: MoTS
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Phuket tourism industry leaders pitch for targeted campaigns to boost domestic tourism
Phuket tourism industry leaders pitch for targeted campaigns to boost domestic tourism
PHUKET: Leading Phuket tourism figures and the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) today announced a series of campaigns hoped to ramp up the number of domestic tourists coming to the island as a way to support ailing businesses until international tourists return.
Monday 8 February 2021, 07:27PM
Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew speaks to a representative of a local community co-operative at the meeting today (Feb 8). Photo: PR Phuket
The meeting was well attended. Photo: PR Phuket
Phuket tourism industry calls to end quarantine for Bangkok arrivals, pitches plan to revive tourism by October
Phuket tourism industry calls to end quarantine for Bangkok arrivals, pitches plan to revive tourism by October
PHUKET: Leading representatives from Phuket’s devastated tourism industry have called for the Phuket provincial government to end the mandatory 14-day quarantine for people arriving from specific districts in Bangkok in the hope of throwing local businesses a lifeline until international tourists return.
Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew recognised the need for urgent action. Photo: PR Phuket
The high-powered delegation also called for the Phuket provincial government to prepare to start receiving international tourists from October, ahead of what would normally be Phuket’s tourism high season, under a plan that would require all international arrivals to be vaccinated for COVID-19 before being allowed to enter Phuket.