BANGKOK, March 31 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is happy with over 50 billion baht being circulated in the national economy thanks to arrivals through the Phuket Sandbox entry scheme, according to the government spokesman.
Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, the spokesman, said the prime minister was following up the outcomes of the Sandbox entry scheme and other tourism promotion initiatives including especially medical tourism and medical hub campaigns.
Achievements from such projects showed positive signs for the tourism sector and were stimulating national economy, he said.
The government spokesman quoted the Tourism Authority of Thailand as reporting that since the Phuket Sandbox entry scheme had started on July 1, it already attracted over 400,000 visitors and the country generated about 21 billion baht worth of direct income from the tourists.
The arrivals checked in for more than 70,000 hotel rooms and each visitor stayed nine nights on average. Over the past eight months, the Phuket Sandbox scheme resulted in more than 50 billion baht circulated in the economic system and the money partly supported employment which meant income for local people, Mr Thanakorn said. (TNA)
