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Thailand is closing th popular tourist destination of Koh TaChai before tourists completely destroy the island.
Over selling of tourism here has led to thousands of people on tiny beaches totally overrunning the environment here.
Permanent damage is predicted unless they take this action to close it to tourism.
Thailand just keeps growing it's tourism industry with little care about infrastructure and planning.
Just recently they have started cracking down on the beach madness in many places.
However the tourist money always wins over sanity in Thailand.
They predict the tourism business will continue to grow and grow but this means there will be no more quiet idyllic beaches.
Every where will just be mayhem and crowded. In the end this could be bad for Thailand and tourism.
Their reputation could change from paradise to a dirty tourist trap because they have pride in their country less and less.
Long term they need to get a better handle on the tourist populations and their actual destinations before many places are destroyed.
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Over selling of tourism here has led to thousands of people on tiny beaches totally overrunning the environment here.
Permanent damage is predicted unless they take this action to close it to tourism.
Thailand just keeps growing it's tourism industry with little care about infrastructure and planning.
Just recently they have started cracking down on the beach madness in many places.
However the tourist money always wins over sanity in Thailand.
They predict the tourism business will continue to grow and grow but this means there will be no more quiet idyllic beaches.
Every where will just be mayhem and crowded. In the end this could be bad for Thailand and tourism.
Their reputation could change from paradise to a dirty tourist trap because they have pride in their country less and less.
Long term they need to get a better handle on the tourist populations and their actual destinations before many places are destroyed.
Koh Tachai, Thailand. The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is closing the beaches, the reef and a tourist area on the island €œto solve the environmental and natural resources impact which is caused by tourism.€CreditCaine Delacy for The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/18/wo...chai.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/18/wo...chai.html?_r=0
Koh Tachai can only accommodate a few hundred visitors a day, but some days there are 2,000.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/17/travel...island-closed/
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/17/travel...island-closed/
One of Thailand€™s most iconic islands looks set to close indefinitely because of damage caused by tourists.
Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/0...hgeqqDW3ziY.99
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The shoreline, beaches and coral reefs around Koh Tachai island in the Similan National Park off Phangnga province will be off-limits to all visitors for an indefinite period, starting Oct 15, according...
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