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Phuket expects B1.8bn lift from 4-day holiday

Phuket expects B1.8bn lift from 4-day holiday

Hotel occupancy expected to rise to 60% from current average around 45%, says TAT

The Walking Street in Muang district of Phuket is popular among Thais and foreign tourists. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran)

PHUKET: The four-day holiday that began on Friday is expected to generate 1.8 billion baht in revenue from tourist spending in this island province, with 60% hotel occupancy expected, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

About 70,000 hotel rooms, or 70% of the total on the island, are now available for booking and the average room occupancy rate is 44.5%, said Nanthasiri Ronnasiri, director of the TAT’s Phuket office.

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