Majority of Thais want to visit Phuket once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted

[webfact]

Majority want to visit Phuket once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted

TAT Phuket Office Poll

 

 

Bangkok, 07 May, 2020, at 09.00 Hrs. – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket Office recently conducted a travel poll asking 606 Thai respondents a series of questions regarding their plans to visit Phuket once travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) had been lifted or the post-COVID-19 era.

 

The majority, or 90.8% of Thai tourists who responded to the poll by the TAT Phuket Office voted that they wanted to visit Phuket.

 

About half of the respondents said they would travel with family, and another 20% planned to visit Phuket with friends or loved ones.

 

The top five attractions that respondents want to visit are beaches and islands (84.4%); Phuket’s old town (66.5%); landmarks including Phromthep Cape and Karon Viewpoint (60.3%); temples or places of worship, such as, Wat Chalong (42.7%), and shows including Phuket Fantasea and Siam Niramit (13.7%).

 

The top five local delicacies popular among Thai tourists are dim sum (84.8%); Nam Phrik Kung Siap (smoked shrimp paste chili dip) (56.5%); Kaeng Pu Bai Chaphlu (betel leaves and crab in coconut curry) (52.6%); Khanom Chin (Thai rice noodles) (44.4%); and Mu Hong (stewed pork belly) (41.1%).

 

In line with the Royal Thai Government’s directives under the extended Emergency Decree, Phuket has continued to close and ban a comprehensive list of high-risk venues and activities and strictly follow the nationwide 22.00-04.00 Hrs. night-time curfew. The province has allowed relaxation for the reopening of some businesses and activities under strict guidelines while Phuket International Airport closure has been extended until 15 May 2020.

 

For more information:
Facebook: TAT Phuket Office / Phuket Anti COVID-19

 

[Puchaiyank]

Sure hope they can handle 90% of all Thai going there at one time!

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The majority, or 90.8% of Thai tourists who responded to the poll by the TAT Phuket Office voted that they wanted to visit Phuket.

 

About half of the respondents said they would travel with family, and another 20% planned to visit Phuket with friends or loved ones.

Even being Thai tourists, going on the reputation for foreign tourists I'd suggest the phrase '20% planned to visit Phuket with friends or loved ones' should perhaps be '20% planned to visit Phuket to find new friends or loved ones'

[mr mr]

further results show that over 80 percent of those polled can't afford it.

[Old Croc]

The majority of the 606 Thais polled, no doubt with leading questions, indicated they plan to visit Phuket.

Rather than a random poll, it seems to be responses from people already planning to go.

[bluesofa]

7 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

The majority of the 606 Thais polled, no doubt with leading questions, indicated they plan to visit Phuket.

Rather than a random poll, it seems to be responses from people already planning to go.

Perhaps adapting the phrase "Lies, damned lies, and statistics", to become "Lies, damned lies, and TAT"

 

Edited May 8, 2020 by bluesofa

[spiekerjozef]

What have they told them?

That there is a free food buffet every day in Phuket...

[Old Croc]

1 minute ago, spiekerjozef said:

What have they told them?

That there is a free food buffet every day in Phuket...

It wouldn't entirely be a lie at the moment.

[madmitch]

I've seen some useless poll results pertaining to be news on Thaivisa and this ranks amongst the most insignificant of them all.

[cornishcarlos]

The majority of .00001% of Thais want to visit Phuket... That will put the local economy right back up there !! 

[OneMoreFarang]

Phuket could be a nice place if it wouldn't be such a ripoff place. Everything is overpriced and often extremely overpriced.

Does anybody think or even hope that now all those scammers will be nice and don't overcharge anymore? 555

[pattayadgw]

If you believe that poll you will believe anything!!

[Redline]

Oh yeah, everyone is taking about visiting Phuket.  I can’t take it anymore-everywhere I go-or don’t go, they won’t stop ????

[baansgr]

The Thais love good ole Pattaya/Jomtien..cheap, cheerful with plenty of parking for the pick up so they can crack open the Hong Thong and share their full blast music with everyone...that's where they will be heading.

[metisdead]

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[Mavideol]

TAT polls.... was missing them, glad they are coming out  555