Surat Thani: Tourism business operators on Koh Samui are urging the government to press ahead with plans to promote the island as a wellness destination and connect Khanom district in Nakhon Si Thammarat province to Koh Samui via a bridge.
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakan and organisations over the weekend paid a visit to Koh Samui to this southern province to discuss the tourism situation.
Wanwalee Tantikarn, president of the Samui Spa Association, backed the plan to push Koh Samui as a health resort or wellness destination.
