THAILAND - Tourism in Krabi especially Phi Phi Islands

Thaisnews, january 2007

The overall occupancy rate in the Andaman coastal province of Krabi for this high season stands at approximately 80%, according to Napasorn Kakhai, chief of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Krabi office. With its airport recently upgraded to international status, at least 7 airlines operate their scheduled services there, bringing in domestic and international travelers. They also include charter flights from Europe. The tourist province has a total of 12,000 rooms for accommodation with 2,000 located on the world renowned island of Phi Phi. Noppasorn points out that while the accomodation on the island is fully booked from the New Year period up until the Chinese New Year in February, other tourist locations like Ao Nang or Lanta Island still have accomodation available. Focusing on Phi Phi, Napasorn said the interesting new market is the Russian group of tourists who travel by charter flight from Phuket, stay for a couple of nights and then go on to Phi Phi.

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