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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5185/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Thai Tiger Park Hopes Foreign Visitors Return' data-article-id='5728'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8063'>A tiger park in Phuket, Thailand is preparing to welcome back foreign visitors this week.</span> <span data-start-time='8063' data-end-time='20271'>The re-opening is part of a plan to bring back foreign visitors with proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the island. </span> <span data-start-time='20271' data-end-time='25479'>The visitors do not have to follow lockdown restrictions. </span> <span data-start-time='25479' data-end-time='36083'>After 14 days, as long as they have no coronavirus infection, they can travel elsewhere in Thailand.</span> <span data-start-time='36083' data-end-time='43438'>Chadarat Taodaeng is the general manager of Tiger Kingdom in Phuket. </span> <span data-start-time='43438' data-end-time='53583'>He said the park had put safety measures in place before Thursday's reopening to help foreign visitors feel comfortable.</span> <span data-start-time='53583' data-end-time='66875'>We have vaccinated more than 90 percent of our staff and also trained them about the 'new normal' tourism, the manager said. </span> <span data-start-time='66875' data-end-time='75938'>The park has more than 50 tigers and a cheetah, and visitors can get close to them.</span> <span data-start-time='75938' data-end-time='87708'>Since the pandemic lockdowns, visitor numbers have dropped from nearly 1,000 a day to fewer than 20.</span> <span data-start-time='87708' data-end-time='101083'>Thailand lost about $50 billion in tourism money when foreign arrivals fell to 6.7 million last year. </span> <span data-start-time='101083' data-end-time='108000'>In 2019, the country had nearly 40 million visitors. </span> <span data-start-time='108000' data-end-time='116792'>And Phuket suffered from a large number of job losses and business closings.</span> <span data-start-time='116792' data-end-time='132146'>I'm happy that finally there will be people visiting the tigers, and Phuket city will be bustling again, said the park's assistant manager, Phonphawit Ton-od. </span> <span data-start-time='132146' data-end-time='142563'>She added that the reopening would help with both tigers' and the staff's mental health.</span> <span data-start-time='142563' data-end-time='153417'>There has been an increase in the popularity of parks like the Tiger Kingdom, even though conservationists criticize them. </span> <span data-start-time='153417' data-end-time='160688'>There are concerns over safety after some attacks by the animals. </span> <span data-start-time='160688' data-end-time='166792'>Bringing back visitors is important to Thailand’s economy. </span> <span data-start-time='166792' data-end-time='176667'>But government officials also have to deal with a recent increase in coronavirus infections.</span> <span data-start-time='176667' data-end-time='189604'>The government hopes Phuket's pilot program will bring 129,000 visitors to Thailand from July through September. </span> <span data-start-time='189604' data-end-time='198667'>That number is still far below the average 3.3 million monthly arrivals in 2019.</span> <span data-start-time='198667' data-end-time='204958'>Abdulrahim A-waekechi cares for the animals in the park. </span> <span data-start-time='204958' data-end-time='218229'>He said, "I'm happy about the park reopening because our cheetah Gregor loves being around tourists and 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