Sessions in which Alexandre Veilleux participates
Friday 4 August, 2023
Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM -
9:30 AM |
30 minutes
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Thailand closed its borders to foreign travelers in April 2020. On the island of Phuket, where 80% of the economy and most of the jobs are linked to tourism - and mainly international tourism - the travel restrictions had a significant impact on the local economy: massive job losses, hotel and restaurant closures, etc. For the government, the pandemic was an opportunity to i...