Phuket Sandbox to Welcome Foreign Visitors

BANGKOK, May 13 (TNA) - Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, maintained a plan to welcome foreign tourists through the implementation of the “Phuket Sandbox” model. TAT will woo tourists to visit Thailand in the third quarter from July 1 to Sept 30 as planned. It expects the implementation of the “Phuket Sandbox” model to attract 129,000 visitors to Thailand. To better interest travelers, TAT plans a subsidy on domestic flights for visitors to travel farther in the country after finishing their stay in Phuket. TAT will pay up to 2,000 baht per one-way ticket and will discuss details of the subsidy with domestic airlines. (TNA)