Visits up 7% from a year earlier, with foreigners accounting for 80% of arrivalsEighty percent of the tourists visiting Surat Thani over the New Year holiday were foreigners, says the province's governor. The figures will be good news for struggling hoteliers on the province’s main tourist island, Koh Samui, where a severe room oversupply has brought down occupancy rates. Koh Samui received 45,000 visits and an estimated one billion baht in revenue. Koh Phangan attracted 15,000 tourists who contributed 180 million baht to the local economy, and Koh Tao saw 8,000 visitors spend almost 100 million baht. The remaining tourists visited other destinations and spent a total of 400 million baht.

Source: Bangkok Post January 03, 2020 11:15 UTC