This year’s first full moon party on Koh Phangan on Friday night. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)
Surat Thani: About 20,000 international tourists took part in this year’s first full moon party on Koh Phangan from Friday night into Saturday morning, marking the beginning of the southern island’s high tourism season which will run until the end of March.
The first event was estimated to help generate up to 100 million baht in tourism-related income in one night when hotels and resorts were 99% booked, according to local tourism associations and the provincial vice governor.
Despite three spells of rain early in the evening, the sky cleared, revealing the full moon just…
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