No foreign tourists expected on first day of Koh Samui reopening

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): Tourism operators on Surat Thani's resort islands of Koh Samui, Koh Pha-ngan and Koh Tao are ready for a slow return of foreign travellers from Thursday (July 15).

Only 11 foreigners – all members of the media – will take the Bangkok Airways flight from Bangkok to Samui on Thursday, according to the Koh Samui Tourism Promotion Association.