TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn led the Phuket Sandbox Workshop in Phuket yesterday (June 12). Photo: TAT

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) together with the Phuket Provincial Government hosted a ‘Phuket Sandbox Workshop’ in Phuket yesterday (June 12) to prepare the island to safely reopen to local and international visitors from July 1.

 

TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn travelled to Phuket in person to lead the workshop, which was also attended by all three Phuket Vice Governors ‒ Piyapong Choowong, Pichet Panapong and Vikrom Jakthee – as well as TAT Deputy Governors, reported the TAT’s main office in Bangkok.

 

Also presenting at the workshop were Phuket Tourist Association President Bhummikitti Ruktaengam, along with representatives and figures from Phuket’s tourism-related public and private sectors, the TAT reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-sandbox-workshop-prepares-for-july-1-reopening-80321.php

 

 

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28 minutes ago, webfact said:

which was also attended by all three Phuket Vice Governors

3  ? Talk about top heavy coining it in from the public purse

Could be a bonus with three vice governors they must be expecting a lot of naughty ladies ????

So that's 4 governors and they still scrambling last minute to open July 1st on a tiny little island! 

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

3  ? Talk about top heavy coining it in from the public purse

 

And I wonder what the budget was for this seminar and what it was spent on/who owned the venue for the seminar and just got the money?

 

Is there a public reckoning/accounting of the spending?

53 minutes ago, madmen said:

So that's 4 governors and they still scrambling last minute to open July 1st on a tiny little island! 

And more, 4 governors and numerous TAT executives, and probably high level folks from numerous other ministries/agencies. And hey they all need accommodation and meals and transport, and all of that needs a big budget.

 

- I wonder who owns the seminar venue and the hotels used for accommodation? (Each minister, agency head etc., would no doubt have 2, 3, 4 staff with them, plus personal drivers plus personal security staff - wow the number of hotel rooms is in the many dozens.)

 

- I wonder who owns the restaurants used and the transport companies?

 

- And I wonder who managed the budget disbursements?

I read the other day that the opening was delayed until August the 1st. 

 

Is this yet another u-turn!

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

3  ? Talk about top heavy coining it in from the public purse

I bet the lunch was worth it.

They have done an exceptional job, despite that after it was first announced the British variant then swept through Thailand infecting tens of thousands and killing hundreds of Thais.

 

No new cases in Phuket for three days now which shows if you have a plan and stick with it, that you can get on top of covid. But you must be diligent. 

 

If they can pull off this, which many of the doubters here claimed would not be possible, it will lead to a gradual reopening of the all important Thai tourist industry that employs millions of Thais who have been doing it tough for the last 18 months through no fault of their own.

 

It won't be without hurdles, but I wish them the success. 

 

Good luck Phuket. We have missed you.

 

 

 

 

 

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3 hours ago, Moti24 said:

I read the other day that the opening was delayed until August the 1st. 

 

Is this yet another u-turn!

But from who.? 

 

Will webfact admit that 1st August was a misquote, or can it be justified as being correct. 

Is that ‘workshop’ legit?

 

They don’t appear to have any of the specially printed T-shirt’s

BP report 50%............29,000........................ have cancelled their bookings to visit Phuket just this week.

This is looking totally crass.

6 hours ago, RobMuir said:

They have done an exceptional job, despite that after it was first announced the British variant then swept through Thailand infecting tens of thousands and killing hundreds of Thais.

 

No new cases in Phuket for three days now which shows if you have a plan and stick with it, that you can get on top of covid. But you must be diligent. 

 

If they can pull off this, which many of the doubters here claimed would not be possible, it will lead to a gradual reopening of the all important Thai tourist industry that employs millions of Thais who have been doing it tough for the last 18 months through no fault of their own.

 

It won't be without hurdles, but I wish them the success. 

 

Good luck Phuket. We have missed you.

 

 

 

 

 

(......sounds of retching.......)

7 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

(......sounds of retching.......)

It is more of a gasping sound that people dying from it make.

13 hours ago, RobMuir said:

They have done an exceptional job, despite that after it was first announced the British variant then swept through Thailand infecting tens of thousands and killing hundreds of Thais.

 

No new cases in Phuket for three days now which shows if you have a plan and stick with it, that you can get on top of covid. But you must be diligent. 

 

If they can pull off this, which many of the doubters here claimed would not be possible, it will lead to a gradual reopening of the all important Thai tourist industry that employs millions of Thais who have been doing it tough for the last 18 months through no fault of their own.

 

It won't be without hurdles, but I wish them the success. 

 

Good luck Phuket. We have missed you.

 

Come on down, the US navy and UK Navy will be here in July, I'm sure you'll love it.......????

Trisara Resort for Workshop then.....

the most expensive SHA+ hotel at B283k / 14 days .......20k per night