Phuket, known as the Pearl of Andaman, is now Thailand's most important tourist destination, offering a variety of beaches, attractions and exciting night life.

The enchantment of Phuket lies not only in its sandy shores but also in its history.

In historical records of over a thousand years ago, Phuket was known as an important trade port. Ptolemy’s Geographia, recorded in the year 157, shows that sea captains knew Phuket under the name of Jang Si Lang or Junk Ceylon, a cape between Suwannabhumi and the Malaya Straights.
In 1603 the Dutch came to Phuket and started a tin trade on the island.

This led Phuket to develop both commercially and culturally over the centuries to what has become the Phuket of today that is still a culturally-mixed, multi-national community, the difference being that Phuket is now a major tourism destination well-known across the world and not a major tin trade port.

With the opening of an international airport in 1976, Phuket effectively became a tourist economy. Over 4 million tourists arrived to Phuket in year 2002 and they spent about 72 billion baht on the island.

Today Phuket is a peaceful tourism destination on an island in the Andaman Sea, surrounded by 39 nearby islands, such as Raja Island, Kaew Island, Naka Yai Island, Naka Noi Island, Hay Island, Maphrao Island, to name a few. Tourists also know these islands well, as they also provide a haven for tourists to relax in.

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