Phuket makes plans to attract more Thai tourists, same day Level 4 alert anounced

Even after the Test & Go program was rebooted on February 1, along with the additional and unpopular Day 5 PCR test, there hasn’t been a large increase in the number of international tourists visiting Thailand. Indeed the new applications and actual arrivals have fallen well below expectations by Thailand’s tourism tzars.

Now, Phuket officials have launched new plans to encourage Thai tourists to come to Phuket. They launched these plans on the same day the Thai government announced a Level 4 alert on the Covid-19 situation.

The Phuket Tourists’ Association’s Vice President of Domestic Marketing said the association’s domestic marketing plan for this year includes activities to promote its “Consumer Fair and Roads Show”. The VP said it held a tourism campaign and road shows at Siam Paragon in Bangkok, and in other provinces, throughout January. She said they are holding another activity in Udon Thani in February.

The TAT Phuket Chief also launched the Phuket Great Time #3 campaign yesterday. This campaign will offer special packages and services through its website. The chief said there are also plans for Songkaran.

“…and there will be activities to promote tourism at the local level in all areas during Songkran 2022 as well.”

Phuket isn’t the only Thai province ramping up plans to draw tourists. Last week, the Tourism Authority of Thailand announced it would host two car rallies travelling between Phang Nga and Krabi from February 19-20.

SOURCE: The Phuket News