Why are 3000 hotels in Phuket, Thailand closed?

Phuket, Thailand's own income comes from tourism, but due to the impact of the virus, global tourism will almost stagnate in 2020. For this tourist city, the hotel closure is also expected.

1. Without tourists, tourist cities cannot survive. As a romantic seaside city, Phuket has always been favored by tourists. According to relevant data, 80% of Phuket's income comes from tourism. The result is also obvious. Once the tourism industry stops, its economic situation will definitely be affected. Phuket itself is a major tourist group from China, but because of the virus, almost no one in China will choose to travel abroad at this time, including foreign tourists. We must know that Thailand's tourism at the beginning of this year has dropped by 60% year-on-year. Thailand has not received overseas delegations for five consecutive months after strictly closing its borders to control the virus. In this way, there are no tourists, and these hotels built for tourists can only be abandoned and suspended.

Second, traveling to Thailand is expensive and unattractive at present. In order to promote the tourism economy, Thailand approved a special tourist visa STV in September, and eligible foreign tourists can enter the country in June 65438+ 10. However, even so, after entering Thailand, you still have to go through a two-week isolation period, and all the expenses incurred during the isolation period are at your own expense. This means that tourists need to spend at least thousands of dollars in isolation fees and isolation time between Thailand and their home countries. A week's trip will turn into a month, which is time-consuming and expensive. Unde this rule, many overseas tourist who have ideas naturally stop traveling in Thailand.

Therefore, there is really no way to close 3,000 hotels in Phuket. No tourists means no income. Without income, the boss can't afford to support so many employees and can only close the hotel. Although the Thai government is still adjusting its policies recently, hoping to attract tourists to revive the economy, is anyone really willing to travel abroad at present?