South Thailand’s picturesque seashores and islands proceed to reel in tourists.
The variety of vacationers that visited South Thailand’s Surat Thani province final year jumped by over 600% from 2021, based on officers. The province includes the holiday paradise islands of Koh Samui and Koh Tao.
Surat Thani Governor Witchawut Jintoe, citing the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, said the province saw three,690,642 tourists last year, a 666% improve from the earlier yr. Witchawut stated there was a tourism revenue of 27.66 billion baht in Surat Thani last yr, a 912.04% jump from 2021, The Phuket Express reported. Witchawut said…
“These numbers have proven that Surat Thani Province’s tourism revenue growth is the best in Thailand.”
The tourism sector in Surat Thani has been boosted by a number of initiatives to draw visitors, together with the event of infrastructure and amenities.
Last month, officials started giving Koh Samui’s Fisherman’s Village a makeover to help businesses catch extra tourists. They began sprucing up Beach Road in Bo Phut with landscape improvements, and common cleansing. The objective of the makeover is to reel in up to 5 million baht of money for local avenue vendors. Tourism operators hope to convey out the old charm of Beach Road by presenting an genuine fishing village lifestyle in a clean setting.
Also last month, Koh Samui welcomed its first Taiwanese tour group in almost three years to enjoy the island’s nature tourism, in addition to its temples and shrines. Ingredients of 142 tourists planned to journey to Koh Ang Thong, Koh Tao, and Koh Nang Yuan for four days.
Surat Thani additionally has had some conservation tourism initiatives.
On Saturday, vacationers kayaked off the Ang Thong islands to gaze upon Bryde’s whales for Whale Conservation Day..