Oprettet af peter greersen d. 17-06-2024 16:19
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Half a million Russians arrived in Phuket in six months. Now, there's growing resentment | ABC News
An influx of Russians is transforming the holiday island of Phuket, driving up property prices as well as fuelling local resentment over the flow of money into the country.
While Western countries have sought to isolate Russia with sanctions, Thailand has welcomed Russian visitors as it tries to rebuild its tourism industry post-COVID.
The Thai government has recently moved to increase the length of Russian tourist visas from 30 days to 90 days.
Almost half a million Russians arrived in Phuket in the first half of this year and more than 9,000 of those were granted long-stay visas.
To cater to this market, Russian restaurants and businesses have begun popping up, while signs and menus have been translated into Cyrillic
En halv million russere ankom til Phuket på seks måneder. Nu er der voksende vrede | ABC Nyheder
En tilstrømning af russere forvandler ferieøen Phuket, driver ejendomspriserne i vejret og vækker lokal vrede over pengestrømmen ind i landet.
Mens vestlige lande har forsøgt at isolere Rusland med sanktioner, har Thailand budt russiske besøgende velkommen, da det forsøger at genopbygge sin turistindustri efter COVID.
Gyldighedsperioden for visumfritagelse for russiske statsborgere er blevet forlænget til 90 dage, op fra 30 dage.
Næsten en halv million russere ankom til Phuket i første halvdel af dette år, og mere end 9.000 af dem fik visum til længerevarende ophold.
For at imødekomme dette marked er russiske restauranter og virksomheder begyndt at dukke op, mens skilte og menuer er blevet oversat til kyrillisk.
Redigeret af peter greersen d. 17-06-2024 16:23