After Thai tourism officials’ major efforts to attract Saudi tourists to the Kingdom, Phuket’s tourism industry is hoping to bring in more Saudi tourists to the island province. It also hopes to draw more Australian tourists – a staple of the island’s tourism market for 30 years.
The director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Sydney office, Suladda Sarutilavan, said Australia was the second largest market for Phuket at the moment. Last month, Indians were reported to be Phuket’s biggest group of tourists, and have a growing trend since the start of the year and a restart of daily flights out of the major Indian capitals.
The main hurdle for Australians hoping to make their way to the land of smiles is the lack of direct flights. Right now, there are only direct flights from Sydney, and Melbourne to Phuket and Bangkok. Suladda said TAT urged Thai Airways to restart…
