The arrival of cruises marked a meaningful beginning of the new era of the Samui tourism industry, reflecting a great revival of the Samui tourism sector enthusiastically, of which the economic benefits to Samui islanders and the local government have been substantial. 

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As cruise passengers could be our future repeat visitors, therefore, we all should genuinely emphasize on sustainable tourism management to promote opportunities that generate positive tourism impacts in the long run, and lead to higher productivity that extend beyond the initial economic upturn. Ideally, to achieve the goals of sustainable tourism, we should take full account of the current and future economic, social-cultural and environmental impacts. On behalf of Samui islander, we believe that the cruise industry has been offering the opportunities to beautify communities and develop infrastructure for all travelers to visit, to express our cultural identities to the world, and to improve our living standards. Even though it also creates some negative impacts, if only we acknowledge the ways that we can balance them, it would provide us with endless prosperity to our home.

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The vibrancy through future calls from incoming new cruise lines significantly energize the tourism system, but the best is yet to come. With dedications, supports and efforts from every tourism sector, let’s get together and prepare our local resources to allow our precious cruise passengers to live the greatest experience from now and in the future.