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Samui operators plead for direct flights

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Passengers check in for flights at the Samui airport’s passenger terminal. Wichan Charoenkiatpakul

Samui tourism operators are calling for more direct flights to the island and an improvement in infrastructure and tourism distribution as the industry is on track for recovery.

Ratchaporn Poolsawadee, president of the Tourism Association of Koh Samui, said only 70% of independent hotels with a three- or four-star rating, which make up the majority of accommodation on the island, resumed operations following the pandemic as cash flow is sluggish when compared with hotels operated by an international chain.

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