More than 200,000 Tourists Visit Samui Island in the First Month of 2023

Samui Island –

More than 200,000 tourists have visited Samui Island since the beginning of this year.

The Surat Thani Governor Mr. Wichawut Jintoe told the press today (January 31^st) that from January 1^st to January 23^rd, there were 178,077 tourists who visited Samui Island. Of those, 86,507 arrived by planes and 91,570 arrived by ferries.

“This number did not include tourists from cruise ships which were four rounds for one day trips and two rounds stayed on Samui Island for one night. At the end of this month there will be more than 200,000 tourists who are visiting Samui Island,” Mr. Wichawut noted.

“The number of tourists who are visiting Samui Island in the first month of the year has been increased when compared with years before. They also visited nearby islands such as Phangan Island and Tao Island (Turtle Island) as well as other tourism places on the land. This is a good start which shows that Samui Island is one of the top places in Thailand that tourists like to visit,” Mr. Wichawut added.

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