Sat, May 28, 2022
Published: May 22, 2022
Now that the Test & Go scheme has been scrapped and travellers no longer have to undergo an RT-PCR test before boarding flights, more tourists are heading to Thailand.
Published: May 16, 2022
Tourism in Phuket and Surat Thani's Samui Island is now bustling after Thailand reopened the country to foreign travellers on May 1, Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on Monday.
Published: Apr 03, 2022
Centara has chosen Koh Samui for the launch of its flagship eco-friendly hotel, as the hospitality group taps the emerging trend for sustainability in luxury travel.
Published: Apr 02, 2022
Additional ferry services are being laid on in Surat Thani province to meet a surge in demand for trips to Koh Samui and Koh Pha-ngan over Songkran.
Published: Dec 22, 2021
Surat Thani police on Wednesday arrested Israel national Ohad Baruch at a restaurant on Koh Samui after he escaped quarantine at a hotel in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area.
Published: Nov 23, 2021
Tan Thaugsuban, son of veteran politician and protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, along with three others appeared at the Criminal Court on Tuesday to acknowledge a retrial of the 2013 forest encroachment case.
Published: Sep 23, 2021
Alcoholic beverages can be served in bars and restaurants in Koh Samui from October 1 under the “Samui Vaccine Green Zone” scheme, Surat Thani authorities announced on Thursday.
Published: Sep 16, 2021
Surat Thani immigration police have arrested a Hungarian woman after checks following her husband’s death revealed she had overstayed more than 10 years on the island.
Published: Sep 10, 2021
The island of Samui in Surat Thani province has seen only 628 foreign visitors as of September 7, lower than the target of 1,000, per month, since the launch of the “Samui Plus Model” on July 15.
Published: Sep 06, 2021
Beginning October, Koh Samui will replace the “Samui Plus Model” to promote tourism with the more liberal "sandbox" programme. Hotel bookings are expected to exceed 10,000 nights, district chief Teerapong Chuaychoo told the press on Sunday.
Published: Aug 28, 2021
(BKK-USM, BKK-CNX, BKK-HKT, BKK-THS and BKK-LPT) Starting from 1 September 2021 onwards
Published: Aug 23, 2021
The resumed services between Samui and Phuket will be operated by an ATR72-600 aircraft, starting with three flights per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).