A tiger park in Phuket, Thailand is preparing to welcome back foreign visitors this week.The re-opening is part of a plan to bring back foreign visitors with proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the island.The visitors do not have to follow lockdown restrictions.After 14 days, as long as they have no coronavirus infection, they can travel elsewhere in Thailand.Chadarat Taodaeng is the general manager of Tiger Kingdom in Phuket.He said the park had put safety measures in place before Thursday's reopening to help foreign visitors feel comfortable."We have vaccinated more than 90 percent of our staff and also trained them about the 'new normal' tourism," the manager said.The park has more than 50 tigers and a cheetah. And visitors can get close to them.Since the pandemic lockdowns, visitor numbers have dropped from nearly 1,000 a day to fewer than 20.Thailand lost about $50 billion in tourism money when foreign arrivals fell to 6.7 million last year.
