Phuket perfect testbed for reopening tourism: Bill Heinecke
Phuket perfect testbed for reopening tourism: Bill Heinecke
PHUKET: Phuket is the perfect testbed for allowing vaccinated tourists who undergo rapid testing on arrival to enter the country on holidays, Bill Heinecke, founder and chairman of the Minor Group, told a seminar held at Laguna Phuket yesterday (Feb 19).
Saturday 20 February 2021, 12:49PM
Bill Heinecke (left) with Sarayuth Mallam (centre) and Bhummikitti Ruktaengam at the Phuket Roundtable event yesterday (Feb 19). Photo: The Phuket News
Bill Heinecke (left) with Sarayuth Mallam (centre) and Bhummikitti Ruktaengam at the Phuket Roundtable event yesterday (Feb 19). Photo: The Phuket News
‘Phuket First October’ push aims to prevent residents from plunging into poverty
‘Phuket First October’ push aims to prevent residents from plunging into poverty
PHUKET: Leading Phuket tourism and hospitality figures have revealed their plan to secure COVID-19 vaccinations independently in the hope of re-opening the island to tourism from Oct 1, as economic experts warn that Phuket people’s incomes are plunging below the national poverty line.
Wednesday 3 February 2021, 05:39PM
Dr Chayanon Pucharoen, a tourism economy expert at the Prince of Songkla University Phuket campus, gave a dire prediction of how many people in Phuket would fall below the poverty line if the island’s economy does not restart soon. Photo: Phuket Tourist Association