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Tourists return to Thailand
18 Jul 2006
The number of visitors to Thailand is returning to the levels seen before the tsunami of 2004.
Phuket one of Thailand's main tourist centres has seen an increase in visitors of 275 per cent in the first quarter of this year.
Suwalai Pinpradab of the Tourism Authority of Thailand said: 'In general, the tourism climate in the tsunami-affected provinces has rebounded since late October, with visitors coming back not only from Europe but also Asia.
'We expect tourism arrivals for the whole year could be back to almost the same level of pre-tsunami in 2003.'
In the heavily-hit beach resort of Khao Lak on the island Phuket, the Phang Nga Tourist Association expects 5,000 hotel rooms to be ready by the end of the year.
However, some areas are still struggling to recover, with some islands, for example Phi Phi, still in the rebuilding process.
© Adfero Ltd
Phuket one of Thailand's main tourist centres has seen an increase in visitors of 275 per cent in the first quarter of this year.
Suwalai Pinpradab of the Tourism Authority of Thailand said: 'In general, the tourism climate in the tsunami-affected provinces has rebounded since late October, with visitors coming back not only from Europe but also Asia.
'We expect tourism arrivals for the whole year could be back to almost the same level of pre-tsunami in 2003.'
In the heavily-hit beach resort of Khao Lak on the island Phuket, the Phang Nga Tourist Association expects 5,000 hotel rooms to be ready by the end of the year.
However, some areas are still struggling to recover, with some islands, for example Phi Phi, still in the rebuilding process.
© Adfero Ltd
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