The island of Koh Tao has seen a record-breaking variety of tourists reported to have landed on July 28. The Surat Thani Provincial Governor, Wichuwat Jinto, shared the good news earlier today.
Koh Tao, the smallest of the three main southern gulf islands, welcomed a staggering three,106 guests, all of whom arrived via boat on the identical day. Certified marked the start of a government-mandated six-day vacation, concluding on August 2. This turnout was unprecedented in the island’s historical past, based on the provincial governor.
Interestingly, foreign tourists made up about 90% of the arrivals, many of whom were doubtless on their approach to Koh Phangan to attend the Full Moon Party. This well-liked event is scheduled to happen on Haad Rin Beach on August 3, delayed at some point for the double Buddha Days the place alcohol is forbidden from being served, reported Bangkok Post.
Concurrently, there was a surge in arrivals on Koh Samui, the biggest of the three islands. Approximately 141,454 tourists have been reported to have used the island’s airport in July.
Projected information for August indicates that this quantity would see a rise of just about 30,000, translating to a complete of 171,834 vacationers. These forecasts are made based on the variety of resort bookings. Aside from air travel, a further inflow of vacation makers was expected to be arriving by ferry or velocity boat from the mainland in addition to from Koh Pha Ngan and Koh Tao.
President of the Tourism Association of Koh Samui, Ratchaporn Poonsawat, expressed considerations in regards to the shortage of flights available to cater to the overflow of vacationers who had already booked a room. This limitation resulted in cancellations.
Ratchaporn announced that the association has approached airways with requests to spice up the daily number of flights to as many as 50 during peak season. If achieved, these measures would probably inject round 5 billion baht into the economic system of Samui, Pha Ngan, and Koh Tao..