Never again of Koh Tao has seen a record-breaking variety of vacationers reported to have landed on July 28. The Surat Thani Provincial Governor, Wichuwat Jinto, shared the good news earlier at present.
Koh Tao, the smallest of the three main southern gulf islands, welcomed a staggering 3,106 visitors, all of whom arrived by way of boat on the identical day. This inflow marked the start of a government-mandated six-day vacation, concluding on August 2. This turnout was unprecedented in the island’s historical past, according to the provincial governor.
Interestingly, overseas tourists made up about 90% of the arrivals, a lot of whom were likely on their way to Koh Phangan to attend the Full Moon Party. This well-liked event is scheduled to take place on Haad Rin Beach on August 3, delayed one day 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 most important of the three islands. Approximately 141,454 vacationers were reported to have used the island’s airport in July.
Projected data for August signifies that this number would see a rise of almost 30,000, translating to a complete of 171,834 tourists. These forecasts are made primarily based on the variety of hotel bookings. Aside from air journey, a further influx of visitors was anticipated 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 issues in regards to the scarcity of flights out there to cater to the overflow of vacationers who had already booked a room. This limitation resulted in cancellations.
Ratchaporn announced that the affiliation has approached airlines with requests to spice up the every day number of flights to as many as 50 during peak season. If achieved, these measures would probably inject around 5 billion baht into the financial system of Samui, Pha Ngan, and Koh Tao..