Phuket’s tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) Region 11 branch, led by Wirintra Paphakityotphat, has made four formal requests to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. The topmost request is to elevate Phuket to a Special Administrative Zone.
The requests were submitted to PM Srettha during his visit to Phuket on Friday, April 19.
The purpose of these requests, presented at the Heroines Monument while discussing the underpass to be built there, is to raise Phuket’s tourism” data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=”9″ title=”tourism“>tourism standards to international levels.
The primary request is to establish Phuket as a special economic zone for the tourism“>tourism industry.
The council seeks a budget allocation of 1-5% of the revenue from Phuket’s service and tourism sector currently remitted to the central government. The Department of tourism under the Ministry of tourism and Sports would be responsible for ensuring compliance with any requirements.
Notably, Phuket saw 11.3 million visitors in 2023, a significant uptick…
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