\nHint: It seems to be a combination of breast implants and charter flights
\nWe\u2019re guessing stunning beaches such as this may also be part of the appeal\u2026 Koh Samui. Image Credit: J\u00f8rn Eriksson (Flickr)
\nKeeping low-cost airlines out, in addition to promoting nips and tucks, seems to be paying off for Thailand tourism lately.
\nIn a report by hospitality consultancy C9 Hotelworks, Koh Samui\u2019s airport received a 62 percent and 147 percent rise in non-scheduled and charter flights, respectively, last year.
\nSamui Airport, managed by the boutique carrier Bangkok Airways, recorded 1,024,373 passenger arrivals in 2015, a 7 percent growth.
\nFor perspective, the number of non-scheduled flights to the public airport in Phuket, Thailand\u2019s largest island, dwindled by 10 percent over the same period.
\nClearly, this has boded well for Koh Samui\u2019s hotel market. Branded hotels saw their revenue per available room grow by 7 percent from 2010 through 2015, the report showed.
\nMore: 6 luxury hotel openings in Thailand you shouldn\u2019t miss<\/p>\n
Fourteen new Koh Samui properties are in the pipeline over the next three years, including a Ritz-Carlton in the Plai Laem area in 2017.
Hint: It seems to be a combination of breast implants and charter flights We\u2019re guessing...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-4IU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":172036,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/thai-property-crackdown-foreign-buyers-hit-pause-on-villas-as-nominee-loophole-closes\/","url_meta":{"origin":18160,"position":0},"title":"Thai property crackdown: Foreign buyers hit pause on villas as nominee loophole closes","date":"June 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Thailand\u2019s crackdown on a loophole that effectively bypasses its restrictions on land ownership by foreigners is causing prospective buyers to delay purchase decisions on luxury villas in resort destinations such as Phuket and Koh Samui, according to agents. 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\nOn the upside, Phuket\u2019s relatively more open skies are ensuring that medical tourists are flocking more than ever to its beaches.
\nMost mix beauty with leisure. Around 48 percent of medical tourists in Phuket are seeking cosmetic surgical procedures such as liposuction and body contouring, according to another report by C9 Hotelworks.
\nLed by Australian and Chinese mainlanders, medical tourists in Phuket spend THB150,000 (USD4,200) on average for cosmetic procedures. Breast augmentation alone attracted more than 15,000 tourists in the last five years.
\nMore: Retail projects in Thailand now on hold until market recovers
\nMany Australians arrive via medical tour agencies that offer packages inclusive of transportation and hotel accommodation. On average, a medical tourist tends to stay for up to 12 days in Phuket.
\nIn response to demand, the Phuket International Hospital has recently expanded into a new wing that caters to medical tourists.
\n\u201cExisting medical demand reveals high investment potential which is drawing more domestic and international groups into commercial projects such as large-scale expansions and acquisitions,\u201d said Bill Barnett, C9 Hotelworks managing director.
\nC9 Hotelworks expects international hospital chains to follow suit soon. Already, Phuket is seeing more hospital acquisitions and increased cross-border cooperation for facilities in cosmetic surgery and wellness.
\n\u201cWe expect the Phuket healthcare tourism sector to be a positive long-term proposition,\u201d Barnett said.
\nRead next: Pattaya Today strengthens ties with Thailand Property Awards
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\nSource : property-report.com
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