Visitor forecast 30% higher than 2019
Visitors to Phuket during the Songkran Festival are expected to exceed those of 2019, with numbers 30% higher than before the pandemic, while authorities believe local tourism will generate 4.5 billion baht in revenue.
Lertchai Wangtrakuldee, Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket Office, said on Monday that over 100,000 hotel rooms in Phuket had been booked for Songkran week — about 85% of room vacancies.
“It is expected that 4.5 billion baht’s worth of revenue will be generated during that period. Even though tourists from Europe and the US are returning to their…
