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Phuket steps up Specialised Expo bid

Specialized Expo 2028 booth at the Apec Summit which Thailand hosted in 2022.  Varuth Hirunyatheb

Phuket still needs more infrastructure development, particularly logistics, as the province is bidding for a huge international event — Specialised Expo 2028 — according to tourism operators in Phuket.

Thaneth Tantipiriyakit, president of the Phuket Tourist Association, said business operators are providing full support to the bid for Phuket Expo 2028 and will encourage big corporations to invest more in infrastructure as well as help lobby this campaign.

He said Phuket still lacks road connections as it has only one main road that runs from Sarasin Bridge to the whole of the island.

If the island were more easily accessible, it…

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