UTN applauds govt’s ‘sandbox’ scheme

Promises ‘Phase II’ and tourism revival, if elected

The United Thai Nation (UTN) Party has trumpeted the government’s achievement in reviving Phuket’s pandemic-battered tourism sector through its “sandbox” scheme.

The UTN is also planning a “Phase II” expansion of the popular tourism-stimulus “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) hotel subsidy campaign, said Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the Prime Minister’s Office Minister, who is also the chief strategist of the UTN’s southern constituencies.

Mr Thanakorn was commenting as he and UTN candidate Nuanjan Samartkhumban hit the campaign trail in the island province yesterday.

The minister said Phuket tourism rebounded well with a post-pandemic surge in foreign arrivals.

The jump in arrivals, however, has bumped up airfares in general, prompting caretaker Prime Minister Prayut …