Thai tourism to Cambodia border island Koh Kut ‘still OK’: official

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PUBLISHED: 10 Nov 2024 at 15: 55

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai travels on a navy patrol boat to inspect Koh Kut in the Thai eastern province of Trat on Saturday. His trip was intended to boost confidence to local tourism operators as well as morale among soldiers stationed on the island to guard the Thai-Cambodian border. (Photo: Jakkrit Waewkhlaihong)
Phumtham Wechayachai, the deputy prime minister and defense minister, will examine Koh Kut on a military patrol boat in Trat, Thailand’s northeast province, on Saturday. His journey was intended to boost morale among local tourism businesses and improve morale among the island’s soldiers tasked with guarding the Thai-Cambodian border. ( Photo: Jakkrit Waewkhlaihong )

A senior tourism national downplayed says that Koh Kut had experienced a 30 % hotel cancellation rate on Sunday, dismissing the claim that the island’s contentious border dispute with Cambodia had been resolved.

Following the spread of information on social media and activists ‘ growing concerns that Thailand may lose control of Koh Kut in this eastern province to Cambodia if negotiations are continued under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU), Korakot Opas, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Trat provincial office, made the announcement. &nbsp,

Mr Korakot said the occupancy rate on Koh Kut for Nov, Dec and Jan was 72.40 % ( 35, 570 local and international tourists ), 74.51 % ( 37, 420 ) and 77.52 % ( 39, 810 ) respectively, based on data compiled from 20 hotels on the island, nine of which are five-star and four-star facilities.

This time around, tourism growth is anticipated to increase by 1 %. &nbsp,

” Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has attempted to reassure customers to Koh Kut by providing explanations from several state organizations and by inviting prominent state numbers to island.” Anutin Charnvirakul, the inside deputy prime minister, and Mr. Korakot, the interior minister, may travel to Koh Kut on November 11th. &nbsp,

The Po tries to avoid mentioning the reports in question, but instead is focused on creating knowing based on facts. We are going to launch a campaign to boost local tourism” .&nbsp,

Mr Anutin’s planned trip&nbsp, follows Saturday’s browse by Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai to establish Thailand’s regional sovereignty over the area.

Mr. Anutin will monitor the progress of drinking and drinking water projects, study land ownership, and listen to people’s issues in order to boost confidence in the area. &nbsp, &nbsp,

Koh Kut has been in the news since recent criticisms of the questionable MoU platform, which they claim could lead to Thailand losing country, have recently opposed conversations on the combined development of oil and gas assets in the Gulf.

Calls for scrapping the MoU are then intensifying, pointing to Cambodia’s 1972 claim to half of the island.