Welcome to Phuket
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Welcome to paradise! It has all the right ingredients surrounded by clear blue water, its palm fringed beaches are of soft, clean sand, it has a vibrant nightlife and you can enjoy the most wide-ranging cuisine – you name it, you can eat it in Phuket. For several years Phuket has topped the polls as a holiday paradise, and in the most recent survey, readers of a top travel magazine voted for it ahead of Bali and Cebu. Add all this to the most welcoming people in the world, and you can see why travellers love it.
Facts
| Population | 314,000 |
| Currency | Thai Baht, 1 Baht = 100 satang |
| Opening hours | Most shops are open from 09.00 to 22.00 in the evening, and are often open 7 days a week. Banking hours are strictly 08.30 to 15.30, Monday to Friday. |
| Website | www.phuket.com www.thaiwaysmagazine.com www.phuket-guide.net |
| Newspapers | Phuket Post Phuket Gazette Bangkok Post (National) The Nation (National) Look East (Magazine available for tourists in most hotels) |
| Emergency numbers | Police: 191 Fire: 199 Emergency Tourist Police: 1155 Marine police: +66 (0)76 211 883 Phuket International Hospital: +66 76 249 400 |
| Tourist information | Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT) 191 Thalang Road, Tambon Thaladyai, Muang District, Phuket Town Tel +66 76 212 213, +66 76 211 036 www.tourismthailand.org |
