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Koh Samui Jazz Festival

It's free!! At various locations around the island 24th - 30th September.

Koh Samui Taking Flight Again.

Bangkok Post-After taking a hard hit during the global slump, the island resort is showing strong signs of a recovery
Published: 29/08/2010 at 05:21 AM Newspaper section: Spectrum

The controversy over oil exploration off the coast of Koh Samui does not seem to have dented tourism on the island. The number of visitors increased by 19% in the first half of 2010 compared with last year, which admittedly was a low tide for Samui, said Bill Barnett, managing director of C9 Hotelworks. While the uplift is encouraging, it must be emphasised that Samui was probably the local resort market most affected by the global financial crisis. "There was a pretty sharp decline two years ago and this year we saw a high recovery, but it started from a low base," said Mr Barnett. Research by C9 Hotelworks shows that total tourist arrivals in the first half of this year were 8% higher than in the same period of 2009, with the recovery in overseas visitors reflecting a 21% increase in international flights from a year earlier. Aside from Bangkok Airways, which owns Samui Airport, two other airlines, Berjaya Air and Firefly of Malaysia, now fly to the island. "Certainly people are coming from Malaysia, people are coming from Indonesia _ we are seeing a sharp increase in regional travellers over the past two years so that is a strong fundamental," said Mr Barnett. He noted that the recovery in Samui tourism has begun despite the political events in Bangkok in April and May. Overseas tourists seem happy to come to Thailand as long as they don't see Bangkok on the boarding pass. C9 Hotelworks' research also shows that hotel performance on the island in the first half of this year saw surges in occupancy, rates and revenue per available room night

9th International Yacht Regatta & Jazz festival in Koh Samui-31st May-5th June

The vessel "hi-Fi"that won top honours at the 2009 Regatta, owned by Neil Pryde, is expected to be one of the many competitors at the 9th Samui International Yacht Regatta in 2010. Now known as the Sawadee.com Regatta, the event is in its second year of title partnership with Sawadee.com, a leading in bound travel company.

The regatta will take place on the sun-drenched tropical island of Koh Samui from 31st May to 5th June 2010.

For the 9th consecutive year, this important event will attract competitive and social sailors from around the world. The five-day regatta is established as one of Asia's most glamorous sailing events and is part of the Asian Yachting Grand Prix Championships.

Excellent sailing conditions prevailed at the 2009 regatta and a round-the-island race was attempted for the first time in the event's history.

In addition to the competitive sailing, the Regatta is about fun parties and is firmly established as a "must attend" event on the international sailing circuit. The 2010 regatta welcomes new event partners "Prana Resort" and "Beach Republic", as well as the debut of a golf tournament that will tee off at the island's premier "Santiburi Samui Country Club". "B1 Villas & Spa", "Dhevatara Properties" and "Samui Villas & Homes", all return to the regatta as event partners. Headquarters for the event for the 9th time will again be the "Centara Grand Beach Resort", which has been the home of the regatta since its inception.

Spectator boats will provide a unique opportunity for members of the public to get up close to the action with all of the "on-water" sailing events. Public tickets will also be available for the legendary "off-water" parties that occur most evenings during the regatta and that feature renowned bands and great entertainment. The regatta has also teamed up with the Samui Jazz Festival, ensuring great entertainment for the many world wide spectators that are sure to attend this multi faceted event.

IBIS Koh Samui Trophy 2009

The Ibis Koh Samui Trophy 2009 Adventure Race and Fun Run Racing for a greener Koh Samui takes place on Sep 19th, 2009, supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand as part of the Amazing Thailand Adventure Race Series. The Koh Samui Trophy will offer Running, Cycling, Kayaking and Swimming. The competitors will hike and run through jungle, paddle and swim on the turquoise waters of the gulf of Thailand and cycle over the hills with spectacular views on the ocean.

Pool Villa Promotion

ermissionsReadWriteExecuteUserGrouThe Tourism Authority of Thailand will promote Koh Samui as a high-end destination, the goal being to leverage the island?s growing number of luxury pool villas, according to a member of the Thai Hotel Association. Thailand now has a total of 126 pool villas and 40 or one third of these pool villas are on Samui. As a typical example see http://www.samuisunsetpavilions.com

Children Free Sailing Lessons

Samui Yacht Club's Junior Sailing Program offers Kids of Koh Samui to learn to sail Optimist International dinghys free of charge. Many children have already signed up and Classes are held each weekend.

The Samui Mala Festival

September 19-27. The aim of this green event is to raise awareness of healthy living and environmental issues on Koh Samui. The event is held on several locations of the island. More details on the official website:http://www.samuimala.org/

Chinese Charter Flights July 2009.

A LARGE tour operator in China will open charter flights to bring Chinese tourists to Koh Samui and Koh Phangan starting July, an official of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, said. The Canton Nanher International Travel Service, a leading tour agency in China, will bring in Chinese tourists directly from Guangzhou to Samui and Phangan

6TH KOH SAMUI REGATTA 27TH MAY-2ND JUNE 2007

With one month to go, confirmed and provisional entries, including Jelik, Hi Fi, Abraxas, FfreeFire, Foxy Lady III, Happy Endings, Mandrake, Yasooda and Panic!, have been received by the organisers. Approximately 30 yachts are expected to participate. Full information is available from www.samuiregatta.com

THAILAND TOPS POLL AS NO. 1 DESTINATION

A survey, conducted by Visa International Asia Pacific and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), found that 52 per cent of respondents were considering Asia as their next travel destination and Thailand was again rated the No-1 destination on travellers' holiday lists.
At least half of the respondents in each market surveyed chose Thailand as their most likely holiday spot despite international media attention on Thailand's civil unrest in the weeks before the survey was conducted. They emphasised the country's reputation as a relaxing place where visitors could enjoy the local culture, natural beauty and friendly people.
The survey, called "Asia Travel Intentions 2007", questioned more than 5,000 international travellers from 10 key travel markets around the world and examined their travel intentions, as well as the drivers of and barriers to their travel. Around two-thirds of those surveyed had already visited Asia, and 47 per cent had been to Thailand before.

NEW SAMUI AIRPORT TERMINAL

Designed to look and feel like a tropical resort, the new terminal is a low-rise development with thatched roofs, palm-tree pillars, and wooden and rattan walls in an open-air layout that blends with its coconut-plantation surroundings.
Opening soon, the terminal will almost triple the passenger-handling capacity of the privately owned airport to three million a year, from around 1.3 million now.

THAILAND TOURISM STATS

13,821,802 international tourists arrived in 2006, slightly over the target of 13.8 million, and a 20.01% growth over 2005.
Malaysians topped the list with 1,591,328 tourists mostly arriving by land, followed by Japanese at just over 1.3 million, Koreans with just over 1 million, Chinese with about 950,000, then British at 850,000 ahead of Americans, Singaporeans, Australians, and Germans.
All other nationalities were less than 500,000 arrivals. The nationalities with the highest growths were Saudi Arabians at 99%, Russians at 83%, East Europeans at 54% and Egyptians at 51% and the rest were less than 50%.

Announced by TAT.

NEW CHARTER FLIGHTS
Two new charter flight routes directly linking Surat Thani with Stockholm and Helsinki in the next high tourist season later this year (2007)are expected to boost Nordic tourist numbers by around 85%.
TUI Nordic will operate the services during the upcoming 2007-8 winter schedule, from October 2007 through March 2008, served by Boeing 757 aircraft.
The tour operator will also be introducing a 14-day Surat Thai leisure travel/holiday package featuring the islands of Koh Samui, Phang-ngan and Koh Tao.

FOUR SEASONS IN SAMUI

Opened on February 1st this hotel is the fourth for the Company in Thailand, only a few minutes from the villa.
Set in a hillside location with individual villas stretching right down to the beach in North West Samui, the hotel features Sea food, Thai and Italian food, served either on the beach or high above on the crest of the resort.

PROPERTY PRICES

With property prices half those of Phuket, laid-back Koh Samui is now luring investors.
Sunday Times article Jan 19th
http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/overseas/article1293903.ece

KOH SAMUI MUSIC FESTIVAL 2006

The event will be held from the 29th September to the 8th October, the venue being the Coco Blues Company in Chaweng.
The first weekend will feature Blues and related music, with the second weekend aimed at the local population, featuring mainly Thai bands, with a mixed final night on the Sunday. The event is scaled down somewhat this year, with no lakeside performances.

MOBILE PHONES - 10 DIGITS
All mobile phone numbers are to be 10 digit in September 2006, both new and existing connections.

The number 8 will be added after the first zero of each number. Thus an existing number of "09 1234567" will change to "089 1234567". All local mobile phone operators will launch the 10 digit numbers on a trial basis in July, to facilitate the rapidly increasing demand for new numbers. The non mobile service will remain with 9 digits as long as this remains sufficient to accomodate new users.

THREE SCREEN CINEMA
Major Cineplex Group, the country?s biggest cinema company, is opening a new 3 screen cinema on Samui this May at the LotusTesco complex.

SAMUI OVER SONGKRAN

According to reports from the Tourism Authority of Thaialnd (TAT)hotels in Koh Samui recorded occupancy rates of 80-85 per cent during the holiday and Koh Pha Ngan achieved almost full occupancy, the peak time last Thursday coinciding with the island's Full Moon Party.

SAMUI REGATTA

The 5th Samui Tropical Island Regatta is scheduled for the 21st-27th May, 2006. Entry forma are now available.

SINGAPORE FLIGHTS

Bangkok Airways have announced an increase in flights on the Singapore/Samui route to 7 times per week, one each day, effective 18th April 2006. The Company operate Boeing 717-200's on this route.

NEW CINEMA COMPLEX

At last, a cinema complex is said to be opening in a shopping mall near to Tesco Lotus, between Chaweng and Bo Phut. Reputedly the shopping complex will also contain a bowling alley and restaurants.

BANGKOK AIRWAYS OPEN 2005

The Bangkok Airways Open 2005, 13th ? 16th October 2005, at The Santiburi Samui Country Club, is building on the success of the inaugural Tournament in 2004 joining The Asian Tour alongside other major tournaments such as: The Japanese Okinawa Open; The Caltex Masters in Singapore; The Carlsberg Malaysian Open; The Asian Open; The Hong Kong Open; and the Volvo Masters Of Asia. There will be 144 golf professionals from all over the Pacific area including players from the Asian PGA Tour, the Japanese Tour, as well as top Thai golfers.

www.bangkokair.com


KOH SAMUI SAILING CLUB - Oct 29-30 2005

Local and visiting sailing enthusiasts are gathering for the third Club Weekend Sailing on 29th and 30th October. Club Sailing events are planned for the last weekend of each month.
www.samuiregatta.com



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