TOURISM IN PHUKET

HISTORY OF TOURISM IN PHUKET

Tourism in Phuket started in the 1970s but the boom of tourism when people started infrastructure and employment from tourism started in the 1980s. 

Phuket built the first airport around the 1970s after tourism on the island had started to become more popular.

Everything was going well until the tsunami hit the coastline of Phuket in 2004, it scared a lot people. Which made tourists stay away from Phuket for a while. Also this made Phuket more famous, more people wanted to come and visit so the amount of tourists increased by 40% since the tsunami hit the coastline of the island.

Over ten years, Phuket is still one of the most famous islands in the world. The amount of tourists has been increasing about 12% a year.

However, since Phuket started tourism, the island's environment has been getting more unhealthy. The island has become more polluted with all fun sports and cruises.

 The cultures are also not as cherished, people are starting to be more "modern".

Although there's a lot disadvantages to the island because of tourism, there's also a lot of advantages too.

We have a lot more employment for local people. The base of the island is also becoming more modern, we have roads, water, electricity and etc. We also have foreign exchange to get goods from other countries which benefits the people of the island.