A group of journalists have checked out marine safety in the wake of the sinking of a tour boat, the Phoenix, on July 6, which killed 47 Chinese tourists.
Police chiefs from Bangkok have been in Phuket to show a group of Chinese media that marine safety on the island is being improved.
A group of journalists have checked out marine safety in the wake of the sinking of a tour boat, the Phoenix, on July 6, which killed 47 Chinese tourists.
The Thai government’s Tourism and Sports Ministry, along with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, are working hard to restore confidence in Thailand among Chinese travellers who have been scared off by the Phoenix tragedy and other incidents.
The ministry has revised down its forecast number of Chinese arrivals for July-December by nearly 670,000, to 5.1 million.
“The factors that caused Chinese tourist numbers to plunge is dissatisfaction over the boat accident which mainly directly affected tour groups,” the ministry said, adding that August would see a 60% decrease in arrivals.
An official investigation into the sinking of the Phoenix is continuing.