Hoteliers see tepid tourism prospects
Resorts want subsidy scheme to continue
Hoteliers are projecting a lukewarm tourism outlook while preparing their businesses amid uncertainties, despite the government’s reopening plan for international arrivals.
Charintip Tiyaphorn, the financial controller at Pimalai Resort and Spa, said Phuket’s tourism sandbox in July will let operators plan ahead in terms of business, yet tourism demand in the early stages will not be sufficient to benefit areas nearby if international flights to Phuket are not able to fully resume.
The hotel is working with agents who already have customers to arrange chartered flights.
Pimalai is targeting niche markets such…
