COVID-19 cost Phuket B15bn in February, may cost B70bn in total, say experts

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COVID-19 cost Phuket B15bn in February, may cost B70bn in total, say experts

By Khunanya Wanchanwet

 

Dr Chayanon Pucharoen speaking at the press conference yesterday (Mar 12). Photo: Khunanya Wanchanwet

 

PHUKET: The outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus cost Phuket more than B15 billion in February alone and may cost the island up to B70bn, expert analysts at the Prince of Songkla University (PSU) Phuket campus Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism have reported.

 

Dr Chayanon Pucharoen, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at PSU Phuket’s Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism, together with Assoc Prof Pun Thongchumnum, Vice President of the PSU Phuket campus, announced their dire forecast at a press conference yesterday (Mar 12).

 

“In our initial research we estimated that Phuket would lose around B32bn in lost tourism revenues from the COVID-19 outbreak,” Dr Chayanon explained.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/covid-19-cost-phuket-b15bn-in-february-may-cost-b70bn-in-total-say-experts-75260.php

 

 

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[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

PHUKET: The outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus cost Phuket more than B15 billion in February alone and may cost the island up to B70bn, expert analysts at the Prince of Songkla University (PSU) Phuket campus Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism have reported.

Land of experts, why so many screw-ups I wonder?

[Isaan sailor]

Karma.  Your Baht’s still too high, plus the fear and loathing of Wuhan virus.