(Reuters photo)PHUKET: Authorities will help tourists under the Phuket sandbox scheme who have stayed in the province for 14 days but could not go elsewhere due to new Covid-19 restrictions. Nanthasiri Ronsiri, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Phuket office, said the tourism office would consult with the Phuket governor and the provincial transport office on how to help the tourists who wanted to go elsewhere. For its part, the tourism office wants them to continue to stay in Phuket. Private operators in Phuket have arranged express bus services to take the tourists to Suvarnabhumi airport during Aug 4-16. As of Monday, 15,169 tourists visited Phuket under the sandbox scheme, which began on July 1, bringing in revenue totalling 818 million baht, said Ms Nanthasiri.

Source: Bangkok Post August 03, 2021 13:51 UTC