News Forum - Phuket seeing healthy tourism demand, with 4,000 Thailand Pass applications a day

[Thaiger]

The president of the Phuket Tourism Association says the island is proving popular with foreign tourists, receiving 4,000 applications a day through the Thailand Pass system. Bhummikitti Ruktaengam says most of those visitors are from Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France. Bhummikitti credits the success of the island’s Covid-19 measures for inspiring confidence among foreign tourists. The Bangkok Post reports that 70% – 80% of international arrivals who test positive are infected with the Omicron variant, according to Bhummikitti. However, 90% of cases only exhibit mild symptoms and he says they can remain self-isolating in […]

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[AdvocatusDiaboli]

18 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

The president of the Phuket Tourism Association says the island is proving popular with foreign tourists, receiving 4,000 applications a day through the Thailand Pass system. Bhummikitti Ruktaengam says most of those visitors are from Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France.

They only become a visitor once they hop off the plane and they arrive in Phuket, they are applicants. Plenty of time to Cancel, which has been reported that many have done since Test and Go has been removed at this time and all that remains is the sandbox.

[HiuMak]

49 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

The president of the Phuket Tourism Association says the island is proving popular with foreign tourists, receiving 4,000 applications a day through the Thailand Pass system. Bhummikitti Ruktaengam says most of those visitors are from Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France. Bhummikitti credits the success of the island’s Covid-19 measures for inspiring confidence among foreign tourists. The Bangkok Post reports that 70% – 80% of international arrivals who test positive are infected with the Omicron variant, according to Bhummikitti. However, 90% of cases only exhibit mild symptoms and he says they can remain self-isolating in […]

 

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[palooka]

Bhummikitti credits the success of the island’s Covid-19 measures for inspiring confidence among foreign tourists.

He thinks current Covid numbers are a success, wonder what numbers classify as unsuccessful?

They sure as hell do not inspire me to head to Phuket for a week or two.

[Poolie]

20 minutes ago, palooka said:

Bhummikitti credits the success of the island’s Covid-19 measures for inspiring confidence among foreign tourists.

He thinks current Covid numbers are a success, wonder what numbers classify as unsuccessful?

They sure as hell do not inspire me to head to Phuket for a week or two.

They'll miss you terribly, I'm sure.

[palooka]

1 hour ago, Poolie said:

They'll miss you terribly, I'm sure.

Only my Baht.

[Jason]

Numbers are up in Phuket because test and Go was suspended and so were the other sandboxes, which made Phuket the only way to enter Thailand. Now that other sandboxes are to open, that demand will be spread. So not a reason to get too excited.

[BIGGLES]

Any requirements to have a test in Thailand, unless you feel unwell equals, forget the place!

The High Season is finished for this year!

 

[DesperateOldHand]

21 minutes ago, Jason said:

Numbers are up in Phuket because test and Go was suspended and so were the other sandboxes, which made Phuket the only way to enter Thailand. Now that other sandboxes are to open, that demand will be spread. So not a reason to get too excited.

4,000 apps daily. 

I'm finding all this terribly difficult to believe, these days. 

Might be another case of exaggerated fancy from the Thai authorities.