Tsunami Destruction in Phuket
The time of the year was supposedly the peak season of Thailand as well as Phuket. All over the world people were concerned regarding the tourist that has gathered there from all across the globe during the time when the disaster hit the Island. According to sources, nearly 2,248 tourist as well as foreign nationals has gathered there from about 37 countries.
The economy of Thailand's Phuket is largely based on the tourism industry. Along with number of structural damage, the tourism industry of the island suffered a heavy blow. It is said that 100,000 people related to the Tourism industry lost their job while the job of nearly half a million people related to the Tourism industry was said in question as well as in a doubtful situation. The damages of Phuket was around 90 percent of the GPP.
Most of the relief work of Phuket as well as Thailand focused on the Kamala as well as Patong beaches of Phuket. These areas was hardly hit and most of the tourism industry was focused on theses areas. Tsunami brought with it huge property damage. most of the after effect of the tsunami was suffered by the tourism as well as fishing industry. Accommodation were certainly destroyed and the whole incident brought a negative traumatic impact on the flourishing tourism industry of Phuket.
Economy Revival
The short term as well as long term economic goal of the island was to restore the places as well as economy to a stable one. The thai government nearly allocated $ 8.3 million to the restoration of public infrastructure as well as reconstructions. This less amount certainly proves that there were less damage to the property. However Phuket's tourism industry suffered the maximum blow given the property was not seriously damaged. The prime reason behind this because of the reluctance of tourist to visit the island again. The traumatic pictures of the island was still fresh in their mind. As a result, Phuket which was considered to be one of the most sought after tourist destination become the one which was most feared by the tourist.
So the primary issue of the Phuket became to show to world that it has some of the best beaches of the world. The right people to spread this message was the past as well as potential visitors of the island as well as a media. Several measures and steps were taken to establish this which are as follows
- New hotels as well as cafes were developed to fulfill the void which was created by the Tsunami
- The coastal beaches were again reconstructed and filled with stalls of foods and local market restored to its normal form
- Most importantly disaster management team operated day and night to establish the affected areas back to their normal form.
- After the island was restored to its previous glory, it was promoted via global media to minimize if not remove the negative memories of Phuket.
- More and more foreign investors were afraid to put money in Phuket. This was again carefully looked after by the Thai government.
Phuket after 10 years of Tsunami
There have been massive development when it comes to restoring the tourism industry. Gone are the days of trauma of Phuket. The Bangla road has been restored for the tourist. Moreover various water sports like diving, snorkelling as well as swimming has also been arranged solely for the entertainment of the tourist. All these entertainments and Thailand government proper promotion across the globe worked miraculously attracting more and more visitors from all across the globe.
The above reasons have significantly contributed not only to the tourism industry but also to the real estate industry of Phuket. Foreign investors are now purchasing condos, apartments and villas property in Phuket as a planning for a place to retire after their professional career. The reason or the motivation behind this also being that the island offers the low cost of living, developing economy as well as beautiful property location and nature's magnificence.
A number of real estate platforms have developed in Phuket. The list includes names like Live Phuket.com, phuketvillasandhomes.com, andaraphuket.com to name a few. In fact these Villas are also available for rent both for short and long term basis to make the stay of visitors gathering here a memorable one. These companies provides hundred percent guarantee on the property with online bookings as well as safe money transaction opportunity.
Thus planning a holiday in Phuket is now very easy as well as trustworthy with total assurance from the Thai government.