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Phuket tourism revenue moving closer to pre-pandemic level

TAT set target for foreign tourist arrivals at 23 million

Airport staff greet and give souvenirs to passengers of China Eastern Airlines flight MU2813 around 5pm on Thursday. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran)

PHUKET: Tourism in this resort island province is bouncing back, with tourism revenue reaching more than 50% of the pre-pandemic level, according to a tourism official.

Phuket saw 9.2 million tourist arrivals from January to December last year, with Thai tourists accounting for 53.6% and foreign tourists making up the remainder, and the number of foreign tourist arrivals has been high since October due to the easing of entry restrictions, Nanthasiri Ronnasiri, director of the Tourism Authority of…

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