THAILAND, PHUKET SICK FROM TOURISM

The world in all its states

An episode from the series ARTE INVESTIGATION

Synopsis

Phuket, a 500 km² island in southern Thailand, has relied on international tourism for decades.

When Thailand closed its borders to protect its population from the Covid, an entire economy stopped overnight.

This report tells the story of how a community weathered the sudden halt to its main source of income and the choices it had to make to get through it.