Hotels on Koh Samui expect a good July-September high season thanks to improving tourism sentiment.
Tanongsak Somwong, president of the Tourism Association of Koh Samui, is confident average hotel occupancy on the island will return to a normal 90% next month.
July occupancy has been 65-70%, a decline of 20 percentage points year-on-year.
Thailand's tourism situation has been gradually returning to normal after the junta lifted its nationwide curfew.
Centara Hotels and Resort reported average occupancy of 80-90% at the Centara Grand Beach Samui.
Nuan Ek-In, managing director of The Kala Samui resort, said average occupancy of 80% was slightly lower than last year due to lingering effects from the May 22 coup.
The number of European tourists has dropped by 20%, but more Chinese travellers are compensating for that fall.
"Bookings for the July-September high season are slow this year. Normally, bookings should reach almost 90% but are hovering at about 80% now," Ms Nuan said.
Koh Samui has two high seasons — December-April and July-September.
Ms Nuan is optimistic for the next high season after tourists' worries ease.
Hotels on Koh Samui expect a good July-September high season thanks to improving tourism sentiment.
Tanongsak Somwong, president of the Tourism Association of Koh Samui, is confident average hotel occupancy on the island will return to a normal 90% next month.
July occupancy has been 65-70%, a decline of 20 percentage points year-on-year.
Thailand's tourism situation has been gradually returning to normal after the junta lifted its nationwide curfew.
Centara Hotels and Resort reported average occupancy of 80-90% at the Centara Grand Beach Samui.
Nuan Ek-In, managing director of The Kala Samui resort, said average occupancy of 80% was slightly lower than last year due to lingering effects from the May 22 coup.
The number of European tourists has dropped by 20%, but more Chinese travellers are compensating for that fall.
"Bookings for the July-September high season are slow this year. Normally, bookings should reach almost 90% but are hovering at about 80% now," Ms Nuan said.
Koh Samui has two high seasons — December-April and July-September.
Ms Nuan is optimistic for the next high season after tourists' worries ease.
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