Thailand’s Sandbox Reopening: Implications for Tourism in Southeast Asia


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Thailand’s Sandbox Reopening: Implications for Tourism in Southeast Asia Since July 1, 2021, Thailand has allowed foreign travelers to enter the island of Phuket for the first time in over 15 months due to COVID-19 travel restrictions via the Phuket Sandbox program. The Thai government is using Phuket, the country’s most popular resort island, as a pilot project to experiment with international tourism amid the pandemic . Domestic and international travelers can only enter the island if they have proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test. Like many other Southeast Asian countries, tourism is one of Thailand’s biggest industries,...