A trip by Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra over the week end to Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces marks the start of a campaign to promote tourism on the Southeastern Coast of the Kingdom…
BANGKOK – Thailand government is now promoting tourist spots in the country’s southern region lying in the middle and along the shores of the Gulf of Thailand to further invigorate its already flourishing tourism industry.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra left for Koh Samui Island and nearby coastal areas on the weekend, beginning with Saturday’s flight from Bangkok to the world- renowned island resort. After landing at Koh Samui International Airport, the prime minister took a boat to the islands of Koh Phan gan and Koh Tao.
On Sunday, she visited Nakhon Si Thammarat, the mainland province just across the sea from Koh Samui. She will then return to Koh Samui where she will preside over a “roving” Cabinet meeting on Monday.
According to deputy government spokesman Anusorn Lamsa-ad, the Yingluck government plans to restore and promote the reputed tourist sites on those islands as well as along the shores of the Gulf, including those in Surat Thani, Chumporn, Pattalung and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces.
Yingluck earlier visited Krabi and Puket, both world-renowned tourist destinations on the shores of the Andaman Sea, where she had already approved plans to further develop and improve the area.
During her weekend trip to Koh Samui and nearby areas, the prime minister inspected the construction and repair of roads around Koh Phangan Island where the arrival of foreign tourists has remarkably increased each year.
She also toured the construction of a hospital on Koh Tao Island. In Nakhon Si Thammarat, Yingluck and her Cabinet visited Wat Pra Mahathat Wora Mahaviharn temple as the government intends to promote as a World Heritage site.
In Surat Thani, the prime minister has been briefed on a project to build an international airport at Don Sak, where tourists usually ride on ferry boats to and from Koh Samui.
Several infrastructure projects, including anti-flooding facilities in those southern provinces on the coasts of the Gulf of Thailand, will be carried out as part of the government’s tourism promotion scheme, the deputy government spokesman said.
Luc Citrinot a French national is a freelance journalist and consultant in tourism and air transport with over 20 years experience. Based in Paris and Bangkok, he works for various travel and air transport trade publications in Europe and Asia.
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