PHUKET: The Department of Employment will promote job vacancies in Phuket to poorer provinces in the Northeast as part of its strategy to resolve the crippling labour crisis in Phuket’s tourism indu
Russian tourists are once again travelling in large numbers to Thailand via chartered flights and using credit cards issued outside the country to get around payment difficulties, turbo-charging a gradual tourism recovery in the South-East Asian nation.
The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) is working with tourism authorities and other partners to forge ahead with a smart tourism drive by capitalising on big data to transform the industry.
Direct flights from India and Australia are helping to sustain Phuket's tourism industry during low season, but a full recovery might not be seen this year as the major Chinese and Russian markets are unable to resume overseas travel, says Thaneth Tantipiriyakij, president of the Phuket Tourist Association.