Locals and tourists watch a sunset from Phuket’s Phromthep Cape on April 9, 2022. (Reuters photo)
The Phuket Tourist Association is targeting tourists from Asia to attract more visitors to the island during the current low season.
Thanet Tantipiriyakit, chairman of the Phuket Tourism Council, said Phuket’s tourism industry has grown by just 10% since 2019.
“Only 3,000 foreign tourists are arriving in Phuket each day on average, which is a small number compared to what we saw in 2019. Many people are avoiding travel due to issues including the conflict in eastern Europe. We need to target different groups,” he said.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Phuket Tourism Council are planning to promote Thailand as a tourist…
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