SURAT THANI: About 83,000 visitors to this southern province during Songkran boosted tourism-related income by 84% year-on-year, with major attractions including a full-moon party.
Nantawan Siripokapat, Surat Thani director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, said on Thursday that from April 13 to 17 Surat Thai welcomed 83,105 visitors – 61,874 Thais and 21,231 foreigners.
They occupied 53% of local hotel rooms and stayed 3.34 nights on average.
Tourism-related income totalled 895.66 million baht during the five-day period, up by 84% from a year earlier. About 76% of the money was spent on Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao,…
