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Phuket s sandbox could be better
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published : 7 Jul 2021 at 09:00
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Phuket s sandbox tourism scheme is helping the province s economy recover although there is room for improvement, according to provincial governor Narong Wunsiew.
The governor said tourism-dependent Phuket s economy has shown signs of improving six days into the sandbox scheme launched on July 1.
From July 1-5, a total of 1,896 international travellers arrived in Phuket, mostly by air. Six commercial flights were due on Tuesday, bringing in another 236 overseas visitors.
According to reports, 217 visitors who arrived on July 1 booked hotel rooms in the island province. For dates July 1-15, there have been 13,116 hotel rooms reserved and each foreign traveller has booked stays for 12 nights on average.
Phuket s reopening kicks off
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Prayut tells public the risk is worth it
published : 2 Jul 2021 at 06:33
106 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha welcomes foreign tourists from a Singapore Airlines flight at Phuket airport on Thursday. (Government House photo)
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has told the public that Thailand needs to accept the risk of reopening the country, kicking off with the so-called Phuket Sandbox scheme to welcome foreign tourists on Thursday.
The country is placing high hopes on a much-needed tourism revival via the sandbox, a model that allows vaccinated foreign travellers to visit without quarantine.
Gen Prayut was confident the country s tourism will be resuscitated if all parties involved succeed in pushing ahead with the scheme.
First tourists arrive in Phuket under Sandbox scheme
First tourists arrive in Phuket under Sandbox scheme
PHUKET: Twenty-three tourists arrived at Phuket airport on Thursday morning (July 1) as the island reopened to vaccinated foreign tourists under the quarantine-free scheme.
Friday 2 July 2021, 09:24AM
An airport official holds a ’Sandbox’ sign as she leads passengers to the arrivals lounge at Phuket airport. Photo: Government House / Bangkok Post
Tourism makes up almost a fifth of the Thai economy, and the COVID-19 pandemic has led to its worst performance since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, reports the
Bangkok Post, citing a report by AFP.
The country is pinning high hopes for a much-needed revival on the so-called “Phuket Sandbox”, a model that allows vaccinated travellers to visit without quarantine, the report explained.
A traveler s checklist for Thailand s Phuket sandbox program
June 30, 2021
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1of3Tour boat owner Somsak Betlao wades in shore in the shallow waters of Patong Beach on Phuket province, southern Thailand, June 28, 2021. Somsak is putting his hope on a government scheme to bring the tourists back starting July 1 known as the Phuket Sandbox. Even though coronavirus numbers are again rising around the rest of Thailand and prompting new lockdown measures, officials say there s too much at stake not to forge ahead with the plan to reopen the island to fully-vaccinated travelers.Sakchai Lalit/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3A worker cleans the front door of a jewelry shop under a Welcome banner along Patong Beach on Phuket, southern Thailand, June 28, 2021. Thailand s government will begin the Phuket Sandbox scheme to bring the tourists back to Phuket starting July 1. Even though coronavirus numbers are again rising around the rest of Thailand and prompt