Tourism News

Why Festering Hatred Drives Rohingya to Sail with Traffickers for Thailand

By International Crisis Group executive summary

Latest A new report sheds fresh light on the reasons behind the conflicts in Burma's Rakhine state that drive so many Rohingya into boats. Answers, though, don't come easy. More »

Swiss End Sexy Visas; Nokia Axed; Gunman Shot Near Canadian PM; New Tourism Blueprint

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest Reuters report discloses Thailand's links to kidnappings; Canadian gunman shot near parliament; Minister promises tourism shakeup; Aussie pilots arrested in Indonesia. More »

Unlicensed Burmese Crashes Supercheap Truck on Phuket: Two Seriously Injured

By Prasit Tarnsirisin

latest Two Burmese have been seriously injured in a crash involving a Supercheap truck driven on Phuket by an unlicenced driver. The truck hit a pickup containing three women. More »

I Whacked Tiger, Says Mauled Tourist

By Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian

Exclusive Interview An Australian truck driver has told Phuketwan what it was like to be mauled by a tiger at the Tiger Kingdom tourist attraction on Phuket, where visitors enter the cages. More »

Aussie Tourist Mauled by Tiger

Latest An Australian man has been mauled by a tiger at the popular Tiger Kingdom animal park attraction on Phuket, where visitors pay to join tigers in their cages. More »

Crunch May Be Coming for Phuket Jet-Skis, Parasailers With Patong Meeting

By Prasit Tarnsirisin

Latest A public meting in Patong next Monday will probably make plain whether jet-skis and parasailing speedboats have a future on Patong and other popular island beaches. More »

Fears for Tourism in Uniform; Koh Tao Accused Recant; Thailand's Rich Losing Ground

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest Two Burmese accused of killing tourists recant confessions; Tourism in Thailand losing ground; Trafficking 'amounts to slave trade'; Tourists' bodies found. More »

Jet-Skis Not Allowed to Park on Beaches

By Sert Tongdee

Latest No jet-skis may park on any of Phuket's beaches, the Vice Admiral in charge of the Royal Thai Navy on the Andaman coast declares. Illegal taxis too are on the way out. More »

Russian Tourist Dies on Snorkelling Day Trip Off Krabi

Latest A Russian tourist has died, possibly from a pre-existing condition, while on a day trip snorkelling outing from Krabi, the neighboring province to Phuket. More »

UPDATE Bodies of Two Korean Tourists Found in Wreckage of Phuket Crash Speedboat

PHOTO ALBUM One of the Korean tourists missing since a speedboat crash at the weekend has been found in the vessel's sunken wreckage. The search continues for a second tourist. More »