After six months of closure for the rainy season, Koh Lanta is now reopening to the outside world.
Due to mass tourism, Koh Lanta has grown from island communities to an urban sprawl of hotels, restaurants, bars and shops. In 2019, nearly 300,000 tourists poured in. But with the pandemic and suspension of international travel, tourists vanished and businesses came to a halt. However, after more than two years, Koh Lanta is coming back to life again as the country is fully open to foreign visitors.
Regardless of Covid-19, infrastructure development has been under way to prepare for a tourism boom. The Department of Rural Roads finished construction of a 21km two-lane road on the eastern side…
