Businesses in Phuket want to pivot the province to gastronomy, international education, marinas, medical services, meetings and conventions, sports, smart city development and tuna exports to reduce dependency on the tourism sector after it was severely hit by the pandemic.
Thanusak Phungdet, president of the Phuket Chamber of Commerce, said these eight pillars were derived from discussions with local entrepreneurs during the Covid-19 outbreak to find solutions to boost the provincial economy, which slumped in 2020-21.
