PHUKET: Five top police officers at Patong police station have been ordered to work at the provincial head office in the wake of a video showing the entertainment venues at a hotel opened beyond the legal time limit. Assistant national police chief Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn said on Sunday the “Big Five” at Patong […]
PHUKET (NNT) – Following reports that some visitors attended water-splashing parties to celebrate the Songkran festival in Phuket, the government has directed officials in the province to educate tourists about the Songkran water-splashing ban. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, a government spokesman, said the directive was issued in response to reports of tourists flouting the ban while out […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The government’s spokesperson recently visited Phuket province to inspect tourist preparations ahead of the Songkran holidays. Government Spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said he visited Phuket province to observe preparations and measures being implemented to welcome domestic and foreign tourists during the Songkran festival. He described the atmosphere as lively, with local tourism businesses […]
PHUKET: The five-day Songkran holiday is expected to generate about 3 billion baht in revenue from tourist spending on this island province. The forecast was made by Tourism Authority of Thailand Phuket Office director Nanthasiri Ronnasiri on Wednesday. Full story: Bangkok Post Achadthaya Chuenniran BANGKOK POST
PHUKET: While Covid-19 cases in most parts of the country are rising, the number of daily infections in this southern island province is declining, provincial health office chief Kusak Kukiaitkoon said on Thursday. Dr Kusak said during the past seven days the number of daily cases had tapered off, from 300-400 to 288, while the […]
Ho Hoang Hung, who wanted to cross 2,000 kilometers from Thailand to India in a rubber dinghy just to see his wife, from whom he has been estranged for two years due to strict travel restrictions because of the pandemic. Without maps, compasses, GPS or spare clothes he left Vietnam, flew to Bangkok and took […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has reported that the Phuket Sandbox program has generated more than 50 billion baht since its launch in 2021. TAT Phuket office director Nanthasiri Ronnasiri said the revenue generated for the Phuket economy since the launch of the Phuket Sandbox program on July 1st, 2021, allows […]
A major tour bus marketer revealed that judging from her observation at Phuket Airport, Russian tourists are significantly decreasing, but the good news is, according to her, that more Indian tourists are coming to Phuket. Today, March 19th, Ms.Sirinya Nookong, the marketer of Andaman South Coast Travel Company Limited, made a comment to the media […]
