The Samui Plus campaign got underway today with the arrival of the first international visitors, as the island officially opened for foreign tourists, under more relaxed quarantine requirements.
The first flight carrying international tourists visiting Ko Samui under the Samui Plus campaign landed at Samui International Airport around 11 a.m. today, marking the official reopening of the island for international tourists.
The flight operated by Bangkok Airways from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport carried guests and members of the media invited by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), with the majority coming from the UK, Germany, and France.
Mr Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya, TAT Deputy Governor for Asia and the South Pacific said around 1,000 international tourists are expected to visit Ko Samui from today to 15th August, a modest number that will allow the island to proceed…
