PHUKET: Desperate for tourists, this holiday island is targeting Thais with an urge to travel but unable to go overseas because of Covid-19.
The move was announced on Monday by Tourism Authority of Thailand Phuket office director Nanthasiri Ronnasiri.
She said 50,000 had already decided to vacation in Phuket this month, and boldly predicted that would grow to 80,000 to 100,000 by the end of the month, with one week remaining.
Ms Nanthasiri said there was plenty of potential for this group to grow now the government had eased coronavirus restrictions on activities.
A prime target group was Thais seeking a holiday who could not go abroad because many countries had still not…
