On January 7, 2023, at 12:30 a.m., a reporter reported that the first Full Moon Party of 2023 took place at Haad Rin, Ban Tai Sub-district, Koh Phangan District, Surat Thani Province, with three waves of rain falling and stopping just in time to enter the highlight of the event around midnight, with the full moon setting the scene on the beach.
Which visitors from across the globe regard Haad Rin as the beach with the most breathtaking moonlight? Tourists seeking refuge from the rain in eateries returned to the beach. Including another huge group of international visitors who have just arrived to participate, making the mood more livelier, and lighting the FULLMOON PARTY KOH PHANGAN, symbolizing tonight’s celebration. amid the applause of tourists.
After midnight, over 20,000 people flooded the beach for nearly one kilometer and celebrated the first Full Moon Party of the year till the start of the new day, gradually retiring to their lodgings and the remainder returned to Koh Samui. Due to the participation of police officers and business owners in maintaining order and safety, this does not occur to visitors, causing some to stay until the sun rises over the horizon before returning.
Mrs. Wannee Siam Commercial, president of the Koh Phangan Tourism Promotion Association, stated that tourism is off to a fantastic start on Koh Phangan in 2023, where the first full moon celebration of the year was a success. and instill trust in tourists who will return to Koh Phangan. Because Koh Phangan is the number one location in the world for Workation or work and travel.
While Mr. Twit Somwang, president of the Haad Rin Entrepreneur Club Advisory, stated that the tourists who joined the Full Moon Party this time were new groups of tourists who came to celebrate the first party of the year, Mr. Twit Somwang stated that the tourists who joined the Full Moon Party this time were returning groups of tourists. Three days and groups of tourists who had journeyed since Christmas and New Year to enjoy the first full moon of the year 2023 were in attendance. As a consequence, more than ninety-nine percent of visitors staying in more than two hundred hotels, bungalows, and resorts believe that the local economy has rebounded quite well.
Between now and March, which is the peak season, it is anticipated that Koh Phangan would attract more tourists. On the other side, tourism companies on the island are admitting personnel into hotels and other enterprises in preparation for the return of fresh guests. Amusement venues accelerate vaccination, prompting needles to create immunity for oneself as much as possible in order to prepare and ready oneself. Mr. Twich stated, “We’re ready for more tourists.”
