I-HERTFORD, eNgilandi - Izinombolo zokuvakasha eziya eThailand ziphakeme. Kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya kuMeyi 2012 isibalo sabavakashi bamazwe ngamazwe abaya eThailand sikhuphuke ngo-7.27% naphezu kokuntenga komnotho emhlabeni. Ukuvakashelwa kwabantu baseBrithani kukhuphuke ngo-12% ngoMeyi 2012 uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngo-2011. Lokhu kusebenza okuqinile kuqinisa isikhundla seThailand njengenye yezindawo ezithandwa kakhulu izivakashi emhlabeni, okwamanje ikleliswe endaweni ye-11 yiNhlangano Yezokuvakasha Yomhlaba ye-UN.
I-Phuket iyisiqhingi esidume kakhulu saseThailand. Kuyisiqhingi esinezintaba esizungezwe amabhishi esihlabathi esisagolide atholakala emanzini afudumele oLwandle i-Andaman. Amaholide e-Phuket angabandakanya amakilasi okupheka e-Thai, isidlo sakusihlwa sokushona kwelanga esikebheni sendabuko sase-Thai kanye nokuhamba ngomkhumbi ngesikebhe esinemsila omude ukuya e-Phang Nga Bay Marine Park. Amaholide e-Phuket anikeza inani eliyingqayizivele lemali.
I-Koh Samui ngasogwini olusempumalanga yeThailand inikeza ijubane lempilo elikhululeke kunePhuket. Kunamathempeli nezimpophoma ukuze uthole phakathi nezwe kanye nogu oluhle ngendlela emangalisayo ongahlola. I-Koh Samui iphila ebusuku inezinhlobonhlobo zezindawo zokudlela, amathilomu, imigoqo namakilabhu anikeza inhlanganisela eyamukelekayo yamasiko aseThailand nawamazwe ngamazwe.
Ngemuva kwe-tsunami ka-2004 u-Koh Phi Phi usezakhe kabusha ukuze abe muhle kakhulu futhi alungele izivakashi.