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Because we are an island, sometimes we forget just how many great options we have on Phuket, especially when compared to other paradise islands around the world. When it comes to nightlife, beaches, restaurants and shopping, we really do excel in every department, and outside of Pattaya and Bangkok, no other place in Thailand has…

It seems that even despite the strong Thai baht and the economic turmoil that blights the western world, Thailand arrival figures are expected to reach record breaking heights for 2013, said Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch). The projected international tourist arrival figures for 2013 are expected to reach 25.4 million. KResearch explained how Thailand is still…

There has been much made in the news over the past few days in regards to the haze that has hit Singapore from Indonesia, with Singaporeans starting to raise their concerns about the health issues arising from such pollution. Bill Barnett from The Phuket Insider fame has discussed the issue with hoteliers from Phuket and…

Over the past few years, Asian visitors to Phuket have dramatically increased, especially from Singaporeans, Malaysians, Indians, the Chinese and the Koreans. Every week I seem to be writing yet another article about the increase in not only tourist numbers to Phuket, but also the heavy increase in flights from said nations into Thailand and…