From Friday to Sunday (July 28-30), the TAT projects 234,035 people will visit the southern resort island and generate about B2.2 billion, said Lertchai Wangtrakuldee, the director of the office, reports the Bangkok Post.
Phuket has 1,890 hotels with 101,556 rooms. Hotel occupancy was currently at 65.9% with the average stay 1.7 days per visitor, he said on Tuesday.
The caretaker cabinet on Tuesday declared Monday, July 31 a special government holiday, creating a six-day vacation period from July 28 to Aug 2 to spur travel and help the economy.
July 28 is His Majesty the King’s birthday, Aug 1 is Asarna Bucha Day and Aug 2 the beginning of Buddhist Lent, all government holidays. The extra day makes it an uninterrupted six day-weekend for government employees.