Phang Nga welcomes foreign tourist couple from Phuket Sandbox project

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

PHANG NGA (NNT) - Phang Nga organized a welcome parade this week, to greet the first foreign tourist couple from the Phuket Sandbox project who have traveled on to Khao Lak.

 

At La Vela Khao Lak Hotel, Bang Niang Beach, in Khuk Khak subdistrict, Phang Nga province, Mr. Chamroen

Thipphayaphongthada, Governor of Phang Nga, welcomed the first tourist couple visiting under the Phuket Sandbox project. The couple stayed in Phuket for 14 days before traveling to Khao Lak, Phang Nga. They were welcomed with a Tom-Tom parade and were granted garlands and souvenirs from the Tourism Authority of Thailand. They also joined a group photo session before checking into the hotel.

 

The British couple was among the first batch of foreign tourists who arrived in Phuket on July 1 and booked a stay in Khao Lak from July 16-25. They will later return to Phuket to fly back to England.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2021-07-18

 

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[Thechook]

Oh please

[pkrv]

Looks like the word 'traveler' is a sticker over what was previously there. Possibilities abound...

[NCC1701A]

the two uni girls holding the sign can welcome me. 

 

 

[Mac Mickmanus]

5 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

the two uni girls holding the sign can welcome me. 

 

 

Why would you need to go on a Sandbox holiday ?

[NCC1701A]

2 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Why would you need to go on a Sandbox holiday ?

to get out of Hua Hin.

[edwinchester]

41 minutes ago, pkrv said:

Looks like the word 'traveler' is a sticker over what was previously there. Possibilities abound...

Maybe they spelled 'tourist' wrong.

[Mac Mickmanus]

Just now, NCC1701A said:

to get out of Hua Hin.

Are people required to quarantine for 14 days when going from Hua Hin to Phuket ?

[Deli]

At least they have a nice hotel, nothing else to do in this place.

[Mavideol]

oh please, stop the BS brain wash  propaganda .... instead concentrate on getting the people vaccinated as infections and deaths keep jumping to very high levels

[mancub]

Whist in Khao Lak they are expected to spend bt 2.8 million each, said a pen -pusher for TAT. This will help stimulate the local economy, but is considerably less than the accompanying publicity campaign surrounding their visit.

[fire2rescue99]

The Ms. Traveler is no slouch either....

[PETERTHEEATER]

6 hours ago, pkrv said:

Looks like the word 'traveler' is a sticker over what was previously there. Possibilities abound...

'Traveller' looks so much better than 'suckers'......

[Cake Monster]

Mr. and Mrs Cullen must have just wanted the ground to open up and swallow them.

What a crass way to arrive at your destination, and be met with all this BS

[bangon04]

9 hours ago, pkrv said:

Looks like the word 'traveler' is a sticker over what was previously there. Possibilities abound...

The couple is described as "British"  so the spelling was probably corrected from the correct version "travellers" to the American (mis)spelling....

[hotchilli]

23 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

PHANG NGA (NNT) - Phang Nga organized a welcome parade this week, to greet the first foreign tourist couple from the Phuket Sandbox project who have traveled on to Khao Lak.

About 20 people to welcome a couple... this is getting rather stupid now.