{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_dpyxyqim2dn36yi5avoq","title":"Phuket arrivals dip as four new direct routes set to launch","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/phuket-arrivals-dip-as-four-new-direct-routes-set-to-launch-dpyxyqim2d","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_mw5pvgjaqkj7yfsuldxa","seq":620005,"kind":"article","title":"Phuket direct flights expand as visitor numbers dip","url":"https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-direct-flights-expand-as-visitor-numbers-dip","summary":"Phuket welcomed 9.2 million visitors in the first eight months of 2026, down 1.76% from the same period last year, as the island prepares for four additional direct international flight routes ahead of the high season. Tourism Authority of Thailand figures presented at a Phuket provincial administration meeting yesterday, September 28, showed that 9,200,166 people … The story Phuket direct flights expand as visitor numbers dip as seen on Thaiger News .","published":"2026-09-29T07:55:02Z","seen":"2026-09-29T08:41:22Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-thethaiger-com-7bfb42","name":"thethaiger.com","domain":"thethaiger.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q117193932","name":"The Thaiger","type":"newspaper","country":"TH","designations":["online newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-thethaiger-com-7bfb42","topics":["asia","phuket news","travel"],"authors":["Ryan Turner"],"entities":[{"id":"Q182565","name":"Phuket","type":"place"}],"story":"st_dpyxyqim2dn36yi5avoq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.6299999952316284,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.2800000011920929,"political":0.07999999821186066},{"id":"n_dpyxyqim2dn36yi5avoq","seq":603621,"kind":"article","title":"Phuket arrivals dip as four new direct routes set to launch","url":"https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/business/2026/09/29/phuket-arrivals-dip-as-four-new-direct-routes-set-to-launch","summary":"Via The Phuket News PHUKET — 29 September 2026, Phuket welcomed 9.2 million visitors in the first eight months of the year, a 1.76% decline on the same period in 2025, as four new direct international flight routes are set to launch next month ahead of the high season. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) figures […] The post Phuket arrivals dip as four new direct routes set to launch appeared first on Khaosod English .","published":"2026-09-29T06:35:33Z","seen":"2026-09-29T07:12:28Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-khaosodenglish-com-b1101b","name":"khaosodenglish.com","domain":"khaosodenglish.com"},"via":"kite-khaosodenglish-com-b1101b","topics":["asia","business","phuket","tourism","tourism authority thailand"],"authors":["Contributor"],"entities":[{"id":"Q182565","name":"Phuket","type":"place"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_dpyxyqim2dn36yi5avoq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.7300000190734863,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.009999999776482582,"political":0.12999999523162842}]}