Phang Nga’s tourism operators are urging the government to allow international tourists to journey on to the province from Phuket airport, skipping the 7+7 extension scheme. Pongsakorn Ketprapakorn from the Tourism Council of Phang Nga says vacationers are being delay by the bureaucracy concerned in the certificate of entry software process and the 7+7 scheme which mandates that vacationers should first spend 7 days on Phuket earlier than they’ll travel to Phang Nga.
According to a Bangkok Post report, Pongsakorn says tour operators have reported that Scandinavian tourists wish to journey directly to Phang Nga, without having to first spend time in Phuket.
“We need an entry rest to let travellers proceed to Phang Nga after landing at Phuket airport, through sealed automobiles, which is expected to attract extra tourists.”
Meanwhile, German operator TUI Group says there is a danger tourists shall be deterred by complicated entry requirements and go for different destinations as an alternative. This can be dangerous news for the Phang Nga tourism sector, with operators relying on the return of flights from Russia, hoping this will result in 20,000 room nights booked in the last quarter of the 12 months.
The approval of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine has led to increased curiosity in Thailand, in accordance with Russian tour operators Anex Tour and Pegas Touristik, who say there was an uptake in enquiries about Khao Lak. Pongsakorn has observed this too, as he is also a director at the Khao Lak Emerald Beach Resort and Spa. He says the resort has acquired inquiries from Russians for 2,500 room nights per 30 days within the final quarter of the yr.
Ingredients says the 7+7 extension scheme has not boosted Phang Nga tourism by a lot, adding that 70% of the region’s SHA Plus resorts have re-opened, but with very few vacationers.
“Tourism operators are engaged on selling Khao Lak surf city to draw not only Russian vacationers who normally go to surfing spots in Bali, New Zealand, and Australia, but also other potential markets with surf cultures like France and Japan.”
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