Montree Manatao, Deputy Director of TAT Phuket office, announced the events over the weekend. Photo: PR Phuket

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT Phuket) will hold a seafood festival at Patong Beach complete with live entertainment and a ‘familiarisation trip’ for visiting hotel and tour operators to help draw more tourists to Phuket.

 

Montree Manatao, Deputy Director of TAT Phuket office, said the events were to help make Phuket tourism more “colourful”, and aimed to lure more tourists to Phuket to help the island’s economic recovery.

 

The “Amazing Thai Taste Festival” will be held at Patong Beach about Nov 26-28, he explained.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/live-concerts-to-highlight-phuket-promotional-events-81956.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-11-08

 

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I think Mike Jagger signed a contract.

But gatherings are forbidden since 1 November due to danger of Covid spread.... How to explain??

 

Patong - the hub of food festivals on the beach.

 

Greatly appreciated by the long suffering restaurants that have tried to keep open through the past few years????