The Latest Breaking News from Phuket

Based on its proximity to Phuket and its airport, Natai Beach is poised to become an international tourist destination, with several property developers ready to start their projects once a new town plan comes into effect.

A tourism promotion roadshow in China is expected to bring at least 1.5 million Chinese travellers back to the resort island of Phuket and generate 30 billion baht, according to the Phuket Tourist Association (PTA) president Thaneth Tantipiriyakij.

Thailand yesterday officially began celebrating Songkran, or Thai New Year, with locals and foreigners alike flocking to major sites and splashing water on each other after a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Thailand on Thursday officially began celebrating Songkran, or Thai New Year, with locals and foreigners alike flocking to major sites and splashing water on each other nationwide after a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In the deep waters off Phuket, hobby divers scour the sea to pick up garbage on holiday. Elsewhere, in one of Thailand's many villages, visitors are engrossed in baking banana bread using locally sourced ingredients. These activities are now in vogue, as the rise of sustainable tourism in the Land…

Visitors to Phuket during the Songkran Festival are expected to exceed those of 2019, with numbers 30% higher than before the pandemic, while authorities believe local tourism will generate 4.5 billion baht in revenue.

The United Thai Nation (UTN) Party has trumpeted the government's achievement in reviving Phuket's pandemic-battered tourism sector through its "sandbox" scheme.

Phuket's tourist magnetism has extended from its beaches inland to its walking street that is now bursting at the seams.

A woman passenger was arrested on arrival at Phuket airport and charged with smuggling cocaine worth about 10 million baht on Wednesday night.