Popular Post webfact Posted October 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2021 By Suwit Rattiwan BANGKOK, 7 October 2021 (NNT) - Boasting the success of the ‘Phuket Sandbox’ scheme, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said 42,000 international travelers joined the campaign from 1 July to 5 October 2021, generating more than 2 billion baht for the economy. According to TAT Phuket director Nanthasiri Ronnasiri, of the 42,000 visitors over the said period, most were long-haul visitors from the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, France and Germany. Together, they generated up to 2 billion baht for the city’s economy. As of 1 October 2021, the quarantine time for fully vaccinated international travelers arriving in Thailand, including the pilot reopening destinations through the Alternative Quarantine (AQ) system, was reduced from 14 to just 7 days. The reduced quarantine time applies to those visiting under the “Sandbox” program to Phuket, Surat Thani (Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan, and Ko Tao), Phang-Nga (Khao Lak and Ko Yao), and Krabi (Ko Phi Phi, Ko Ngai and Railay Beach). It also means that fully vaccinated tourists can now travel straight to the designated areas of Phang-Nga and Krabi upon landing in Phuket, and stay there for seven days. TAT is optimistic the number of tourists enrolled in the Phuket Sandbox will increase. Planning to visit Phuket? Book your Sandbox hotel here -- © Copyright NNT 2021-10-07 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thailand Posted October 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2021 Honest, none of them were residents returning to their familes etc. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bradiston Posted October 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2021 It's probably not worth commenting, but (2,000,000,000/42,000)/97 days = 490 THB per day, per person. Considering what the costs of setting up the sandbox scheme must have been, this looks like a massive loss maker. All that meat and no gravy. Let's start again. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 16 minutes ago, bradiston said: It's probably not worth commenting, but (2,000,000,000/42,000)/97 days = 490 THB per day, per person. Considering what the costs of setting up the sandbox scheme must have been, this looks like a massive loss maker. All that meat and no gravy. Let's start again. You're getting dangerously close to TAT level stats there. Remember, the 2 billion includes the hotel and the cost of tests. Also, I know its heartbreaking, but the tourists didn't all stay for 97 days. The TAT spend per person figure is about 48000Bt and most of that is likely to have gone to the hotels. Mrs Somchai will still not have enough from her banana fritter stall to buy the Merc she feels she deserves. But do keep repeating ',,,hang on, these are TAT figures', until the infection clears... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 6 hours ago, webfact said: 42,000 international travelers joined the campaign from 1 July to 5 October 2021, generating more than 2 billion baht for the economy. ???????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hioctane Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Gain or loss, the Sandbox was intended to prove to themselves that vaccinated tourists are no threat! In the big picture, that is huge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrJ2U Posted October 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2021 I know of no one who believes TAT figures. Its just a cush job for thousands of government employees to collect a monthly check. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 And how much of this money did go to the people of Thailand who REALLY need it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Hareways Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I honestly wish i could believe them...but i can't! Wouldn't be at all surprised if they've stuck a sneaky billion on to make it look better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 6 hours ago, webfact said: TAT is optimistic the number of tourists enrolled in the Phuket Sandbox will increase. And I'm quite optimistic it will go down now that those that needed to come have already returned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Money money money money...Mon-NAY! What a place this is...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 It is a start. At least they had a go. All of you complainers would have complained more if they had just kept the doors all closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorB Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 That's excellent news. Now build on it by making more places accessible with the minimum amount of bureaucratic fuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 13 hours ago, webfact said: Boasting the success of the ‘Phuket Sandbox’ scheme They had predicted at least 100,000. They got 42,000 (mostly reluctant visitors who were forced to stay in Phuket 2 weeks when all they wanted was to go somewhere else). The money went almost completely to the SHA+ hotels. Big success indeed. Now let's gear up for that 1 million Brits and Russians coming in the next months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 "TAT is optimistic the number of tourists enrolled in the Phuket Sandbox will increase." a true sentence........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Not even close to what they lost by closing down the island to domestic tourism. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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