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Phuket sandbox bookings ease amid uptick
Growth in hotel reservations dips as infections increase
published : 31 Jul 2021 at 07:00
108 Daybeds on Patong beach in Phuket. The island has seen a gradual influx of foreign visitors in the Phuket sandbox scheme.
Forward bookings for the Phuket sandbox in August are decelerating as cases of Covid-19 mount on the southern island province.
Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) deputy governor for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas, said hotel reservations for August over the last few days had grown 10%, down from more than 15% per day prior to the latest outbreak.
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Under Phuket Sandbox, tourists were not required to quarantine upon arrival, but they were required to stay in Phuket for a minimum of 14 days.
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Thailand has ordered the island of Phuket to be completely sealed off from the rest of the country.
On July 1, Thailand opened the island to international vaccinated tourists without quarantine, a landmark moment for tourism in Southeast Asia.
On July 28, Thailand recorded a daily record of 16,533 Covid-19 cases. Less than 6% of the country is fully vaccinated.