BANGKOK: Having endured the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic for more than two years, Phuket’s tourism is bouncing back, welcoming more than 2.3 million visitors and raking in at least B127 billion
Having endured the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic for more than two years, Phuket's tourism is bouncing back, welcoming more than 2.3 million visitors and raking in at least 127 billion baht in tourism revenue during the first ten months of 2022.
As Thailand's tourism industry makes a strong recovery following the lifting of travel restrictions and reopening of borders, business operators are finding themselves with a new challenge a shortage of staff to meet the surge in demand.
PHUKET: Tourism in the island province jumped 80% year-on-year from January to October, with nearly 100 billion baht now circulating in the economy, according to the Tourism Authority Office in Phuket.
PHUKET: The arrival of the ‘Spectrum of the Seas’ cruise ship off Phuket’s Patong beach late last month was a welcome sight for the resort province that is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandem