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Laguna Phuket, the premier destination resort spanning 1,000 acres of parkland and beachfront on Phuket’s west coast, is giving Thai and international travellers even more opportunities to unwind in style and seclusion this autumn, with a series of new “Safe Haven” packages.   Following the easing of restrictions for interprovincial travel in Thailand, the reopening

Phuket’s tourism industry can look forward to a stronger high season, as Russian travellers prepare to swap their cold winter weather for a sun-soaked Sandbox escape, a recent webinar has learned. In the “Phuket Sandbox: Russia’s Winter Wonderland” event, Russian outbound tour operators expressed their belief that many of their clients are longing to return to Phuket. They warned however, that some key factors were still restricting the destination’s full potential.    Held on

As Bangkok grapples with rising numbers of Covid infections, leading tourism voice KP Ho, Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Group, has told European envoys, airlines, senior officials and business leaders, that for Phuket Sandbox to succeed it is imperative for Phuket to be given “green” destination status. Speaking at the Phuket Sandbox Summit held at Laguna Phuket, KP

PHUKET, THAILAND: Tourism eyes around the world are focused on a resort island in Thailand next week for the reopening of international, vaccinated travel to the Phuket Sandbox. A key emerging storyline from the island’s frenzied runaway to 1st July has been the remarkable cross sector partnerships that has become a true catalyst of change.

Laguna Phuket, the premier destination resort spanning 1,000 acres of tropical parkland and beachfront on Phuket’s west coast, has stepped up its efforts to safely restart Thailand’s tourism industry by partnering with the Bangkok Hospital Phuket to launch the first hotel-based PCR test centre for Phuket Sandbox arrivals.   With the Royal Thai Government’s Phuket

Banyan Tree Group’s Laguna Phuket expatriate associates received their first vaccine dose on Thursday 3 June 2021 at the destination’s own Angsana Convention & Exhibition Space (ACES). Having completed the full vaccination programme for Thai associates, Laguna Phuket is the first major integrated destination in Thailand to have all associates vaccinated against Covid-19.   Part