‘Phuket’ is still lonely. Long holiday pushes Thai people to travel only 5-10%.

‘Phuket’ is still lonely. Long holiday pushes Thai people to travel only 5-10%.

Mr. Sueksit Suwanditkul President of the Southern Hotels Association revealed that the tourism atmosphere at the moment It has begun to be busier since the government canceled Test & Go, causing foreign tourists to travel to the south. especially Phuket. including the Thai market During the long holiday between 13-17 July, a total of 5 days, it is expected that it will only contribute 5-10% of Thai people’s tourism tourism because it is physically restricted, which is the off-season. (low season), but is the monsoon season of the South Sea including schools already open Family tourists will also slow down. Plus, now there’s a tsunami of news. causing some tourists to worry and postpone the trip to the South Sea first

Mr. Sueksit said For the spending of tourists now see foreigners spending as usual Most of the foreign customers are Indians, Singaporeans, Australia, England and Malaysia, who see a lot of From the cancellation of Test & Go in May of the past until the cancellation of Thailand Pass in June. in the past too This is considered a supportive force for more foreign tourists to return to Thailand. In addition, from January to May 2022 the average occupancy rate is 40%, but in June the overall occupancy rate dropped slightly. The remaining 38% is due to the low season. And in the second half of 2022, it is difficult to expect high occupancy rates. because I haven’t seen much advance booking Plus the recovery is not as clear as it should be.

“Over 2 million tourists in the first 6 months of 2022 have entered Phuket, comprising 500,000 foreign tourists, compared to 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak. Foreigners will be at 8-9 million per year, while about 1.5 million Thais from the normal range of 4 million are expected in the second half of this year. There will be approximately 1.5 million Thai people traveling to Phuket in the first half of the year, including this year, it should be at 3 million.” Mr. Sueksit said