By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Phuket – Phuket is expecting to generate at least two billion baht over this long four-day holiday weekend.

The Phuket Tourism Authority Office Director Ms. Nantasiri Ronnari told the Phuket Express, “Over these four holidays from October 13th to October 16th there are 24,370 international visitors from 137 flights in 29 airlines arriving while 28,038 Thai visitors from 217 flights in seven airlines are arriving.”

 

“We are expecting about 152,691 visitors in Phuket during these long holidays which we believe will generate at least two billion baht.” Ms. Nantasiri concluded.

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/10/14/phuket-expects-to-generate-at-least-2-billion-baht-over-this-long-holiday-weekend/

 

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Expect? They don't know how many people booked in advance?? Just another hope and no real facts? 

50% of the expected 2 billion baht to be earned by vastly overpriced taxi rides.

Edited October 15, 20223 yr by JimmyJ

We've got a lot of out-of-town tee timers invited and booked at our west coast course this weekend if this indicates a few of the squillions of baht n people purported to be flowing in. Me, I'm passing on weekend rounds this week.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Phuket is expecting

Nuff said.

Should have more holidays in Thailand 

Plenty of Thai tourists with lots of money to spend ????

The Thais love their time off from work ????

7 hours ago, shackleton said:

Should have more holidays in Thailand 

Plenty of Thai tourists with lots of money to spend ????

The Thais love their time off from work ????

Yea, and spending money that they haven't got.