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| Travelling to Koh Samui has become a lot more popular over the year (photo courtesy hotels.com) |
One popular destination
that tourists love to visit when they are in Thailand is Koh Samui. For the
tourists who are thinking about Koh
Samui travel, there are popular attractions that are must-see. Even
backpackers will enjoy travelling here because of the fantastic beaches,
incredible views, wonderful people and good choices when it comes to
accommodation.
The meaning of Koh Samui
remains mysterious although some people in the local area believe that name
came from the Malay term that means “Saboey”. The meaning of this word is safe
haven and until now, the Koh Samui Island proves that it is indeed a safe and
beautiful land for locals and visitors.
The tourism industry of
Thailand invested heavily in this island, helping it become a tourist hotspot.
Until today, it is a premiere holiday destination in South East Asia. The Koh
Samui Island is in fact a growing population. Apart from the 30,000 locals,
there are more tourists who are also encouraged to settle down in this part of
Thai because of their Koh Samui travel experience.
And now, tourists can enjoy
Koh Samui travel without too many
flight transfers! Firefly, an affordable airline, will again be offering direct
flights for travellers from Penang towards the Koh Samui Island. Firefly
originally offered this flight in 2007, but they had to cancel the route
because of low-ticket sales. Fortunately, the tourism industry in Koh Samui is
picking up, so Firefly will offer direct flights to the island again.
This will start on August
11. There will be 3 flights every week. The scheduled flights are of Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday as well. At exactly 25:15pm, the Flight FY3602 will
depart from Penang and will arrive at 2:45pm local time in Koh Samui Island.
For the next flight at 3:05 pm, the FY3603 flight will be the return flight
from Koh Samiu Island to Penang, which will arrive at 5:35pm.
Aside from Penang, Firefly
also offers direct flights to the beautiful Koh Samui Island from the Subang
Airport at Kuala Lumpur. One-way flights, including taxes and other charges are
only $65 or 199 MYR. Travellers and even locals can now enjoy all that Koh
Samui island has to offer without the hassle of long travel times.
