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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2007 good tourism season

2007 was definitely a very good tourist season for Phuket, with barely anything like a 'Low Season' (and the locals call it the Green Season anyway). Bookings did pick up already in May and June and the drop off after the summer holidays in August did also not happen last year.

According to the TAT's latest statistics, about 8 million tourists visited Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi provinces, together spending a total of 120 billion baht.

Specifically with regard to tourist numbers for Phuket, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced that more than 5 million tourists visited Phuket in 2007, spending a total of 94.239 billion baht, making it the leading destination out of the three local provinces.

The official TAT forecast for 2008 for Phuket is a -- rather very optimistic -- 6 million visitors to Phuket, a number totally unquestioned by local media like the Phuket Gazette (why such official numbers are never cross-checked by this newspaper is of course a question only their publishers would be able to answer).

However rising oil prices are seen by many locals as one main reason why Patong Beach and other beaches on Phuket seem to be in reality unnaturally quiet this year. Which of course means, all the more tropical ambiance for those that do come!