Despite the surge of COVID-19 cases all over Thailand, the Phuket Sandbox campaign must continue with constant adjustments made to address the challenges.
Phuket, Thailand – Phuket Sandbox, Thailand’s pilot tourism reopening campaign, which started in July, generated around 1 billion baht tourism. Since today, around 17,000 international arrivals have landed directly in Phuket, while a total of 335,000 hotel night stays have been booked for the period July-September.
According to Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, The Center for Economic Situation Administration’s (CESA) Spokesman, the government expects the campaign to see increased activity in August and September, with the target for visitors set at 100,000 persons in July-September, and a total revenue target of 8.9 billion baht in the same period.
Despite the surge of COVID-19 cases all over Thailand, the CESA spokesman said that the Phuket Sandbox campaign must continue with constant adjustments made to address the challenges. The campaign at its present stage has already helped create jobs, while preparing the attractions for the usual peak tourism season towards the end of the year.
Apart from the Phuket Sandbox, Samui and the surrounding islands have already opened for vaccinated travelers with the Samui Plus campaign since 15th July, while Krabi and Phang Nga are expected to open up this month, promoting the 7+7 campaign. (NNT)
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