Responding to the development of Phuket Smart City, Porto de Phuket will contribute to the city’s economic growth and will help promote Phuket to be the world’s top destination, the group said. Lertvit Pumipitak, senior executive vice president for corporate business development at Central Group, said that the success of Central Phuket, which opened in September, revealed the potential of the tourist industry in Phuket. “Porto de Phuket is located in the Cherngtalay area where local and tourists have high spending power. These tourists will spend a long period in Thailand.”Nick Reitmeier, executive vice president – food halls & international buying of Central Food Retail Co Ltd, stated that to make Porto de Phuket the new leading food destination of Phuket, carefully-chosen goods from around the world should be provided like Central Food Hall, as the best food store in Asia. Porto de Phuket will be situated in Cherngtalay district near Laguna Phuket, which is an area with the best resorts in Asia, luxurious apartments and villas.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 29, 2018 14:15 UTC