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TOURISM Authority of Thailand (TAT) said that since the opening of the ‘Phuket Sandbox Campaign’ on July 1, 2021, Phuket has received more than 25,000 international tourists.
Visitors entering Phuket need to complete two doses of COVID-19 vaccination certified and registered by the authorities and hold a valid COVID-19 nucleic acid test negative report before they can enter without 14- day quarantine.
At present, Phuket Sandbox 7+7 Extension program is also effective starting from August 16th, that is, tourists who have tested negative for nucleic acid after entering Phuket and staying in Phuket for 7 days can freely choose to visit three places in Krabi, Phang Nga or Surat Thani living for another 7 days before they can travel to other destinations in Thailand.
In addition to this, Ko Samui is an alternative destination with Samui Plus Program designed for fully vaccinated international tourists would like visit Ko Samui covers specific areas and routes in Surat Thani province’s 3 islands of Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan and Ko Tao. The campaign has started from 15 July 2021.
As the pandemic – hopefully – dwindling, Phuket’s younger generation entrepreneurs are to rebuild the island’s visitor economy with the revival of their century-old heritage to attract more individual travelers and MICE groups. Phuket may have been known for its blissful beach, where millions flew in yearly to have a piece of paradise on the east side of the Indian Ocean.
But the tourism hub of Southern Thailand is also celebrating for its magnificent Peranakan – a mixed heritage of Chinese settlers across the Malay peninsula since the early 16th century, and the mesmerizing hybrid aesthetics of Sino-Portuguese architecture.
Phuket’s list of “Fascinating History and Culture”, one of the seven Thailand MICE Magnificent Themes, goes on, awaits you to discover untold stories of the lovely local communities. After over a year of hardship, Phuket comes back to welcome full vaccinated travelers starting in July.
Phuket’s travel and hospitality entrepreneur and the local people are doing their best to provide our Meeting and Incentive visitor with an authentic and heartfelt experience, waiting to be retold on your next journey to Thailand. [PRNewswire/photo special]
