Phuket's tourism industry tanks without Chinese tourists

Travel and business have contributed US$109.5 billion and roughly 6 million jobs to the Thai economy, creating Thailand the biggest business economy, according to the planet Travel & business Council (WTTC).

International tourists spent over US$70.1 billion in Thailand in 2018 and accounted for 21.6 % of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) within the same year.

And the largest international market? China at 2....