PHUKET, Thailand -- Hotel operators just about everywhere have had a tough time during the pandemic, but perhaps nowhere more so than in the tourist-dependent economies of Southeast Asia.
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The Pavilions Phuket, a five-star resort on the Thai island of Phuket, is aiming to roar back after the coronavirus pandemic kept tourists away last year. (Photo courtesy of The Pavilions Phuket)
PHUKET, Thailand -- Hotel operators just about everywhere have had a tough time during the pandemic, but perhaps nowhere more so than in the tourist-dependent economies of Southeast Asia.