Phuket has welcomed its first group of international travellers arriving by sea below the Check & Go entry programme.
Nanthasiri Ronnasiri, director of the Phuket workplace of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, mentioned the 4 Indonesian nationals arrived from Singapore on a personal yacht referred to as The Maggie, which docked at Ao Por pier.
They had been the primary to reach below the scheme by sea after the Centre for Covid-19 Scenario Administration (CCSA) early this month eased journey restrictions to permit abroad arrivals by land and sea along with by air.
Absolutely vaccinated travellers arriving by sea are required to take an RT-PCR take a look at upon arrival and should stay aboard their vessels till the result’s launched.
Ms Nanthasiri mentioned the easing of journey restrictions is a boon to native tourism and business officers have been seeking to faucet into this market recognized for its excessive buying energy.
A complete of 91 yachts with 323 vacationers and crew members visited Phuket final yr, whereas 27 yachts with 92 passengers visited the province this January and February, in line with Ms Nanthasiri.
Phuket is well-equipped to accommodate these travellers and might cater to their life-style, she mentioned.
Different homeowners of yachts, in addition to operators of a number of cruise ships, have expressed curiosity in getting into the province below the Check & Go programme, she mentioned, including that with some 30 state-run and personal piers and a deep-sea port the island is a perfect vacation spot.
The revised Check & Go scheme went into impact on March 1, with the second RT-PCR take a look at beforehand required on Day 5 now scrapped and changed with ATK testing.
The revision additionally requires just one night time of SHA Further Plus or Various Quarantine lodging reserving on the day of arrival, as a substitute of two nights.
