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Re: "Jewish New Year bash in Phuket triggers warning", (BP, Sept 10) and "Tourism minister chasing B3tn goal", (Business, April 9).
Re: "Jewish New Year bash in Phuket triggers warning", (BP, Sept 10) and "Tourism minister chasing B3tn goal", (Business, April 9).
Anti-Israeli protesters in Phuket should be aware that -- contrary to what their leaders may tell them -- they are seeking not to "save Phuket", but to kill the goose that lays golden eggs for Thailand.
In 2025, over 400,000 Israelis visited Thailand, spending about 34.56 billion baht (source: TAT).
Israelis are unusually valuable to Thai tourism because they stay a long time -- roughly 19 days -- and spend about 86,000 baht per trip (source: Money & Banking Magazine).
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