As Phuket tourism has started to pick up, the provincial administration hopes to expedite the recovery by calling on tourism services, such as transport services, to give tourist discounts. Apart from foreign tourists, he said many hundreds of foreign students had expressed their wish to visit Phuket to study. The provincial administration must also make it clear how it would respond in the case of local transmission if foreigners were allowed in. In the long run, the provincial administration plans to use the strength of Phuket as a centre of industry. However, it does not mean that Phuket will shy away from the tourism sector, but that Phuket tourism in the Covid-19 era will focus on health and wellness instead.

Source: Bangkok Post August 16, 2020 22:41 UTC