Phuket's sandbox 'could be better' 15 published : 7 Jul 2021 at 09:00 15 Phuket's sandbox tourism scheme is helping the province's economy recover although there is room for improvement, according to provincial governor Narong Wunsiew. The governor said tourism-dependent Phuket's economy has shown signs of improving six days into the sandbox scheme launched on July 1. From July 1-5, a total of 1,896 international travellers arrived in Phuket, mostly by air. Six commercial flights were due on Tuesday, bringing in another 236 overseas visitors. According to reports, 217 visitors who arrived on July 1 booked hotel rooms in the island province. For dates July 1-15, there have been 13,116 hotel rooms reserved and each foreign traveller has booked stays for 12 nights on average.