Phuket Now

Name: Phuket Now
Address: Phuket, TH
Telephone: +66899757706

Phuket Now is Phuket's go-to digital media platform delivering real-time news, lifestyle content, travel guides, and local insights.

From breaking island news to the best beaches, restaurants, and events. We keep residents and visitors informed. Phuket Now offers the best Tours on Land & Water, Accommodation and Cultural Activities. Phuket is the most popular tourist destination in Thailand. Phuket offers a fantastic climate, natural beauty and wonderful culture. There is nowhere else in Thailand that has as much to offer tourists as Phuket, so it is likely to remain the number one tourist area for many years to come.

26/10/2026

Laguna Lakelands is being built for more than rich farangs.

KP Ho is the man behind Laguna Phuket, the integrated resort he built on an old tin mining site in Bang Tao in the 1980s. His next project is Laguna Lakelands, more than 100 hectares of homes, lakes and green space next door.

Asa Marsh asked him what he wants it to become.

His answer is community. He wants locals and international residents living side by side and mixing with each other, in a design that uses less land and keeps a real neighbourhood feel. Now that Laguna Phuket is well established, he sees Laguna Lakelands as a prototype that could be repeated elsewhere in Asia.

He calls it social sustainability.

Follow PhuketNow for more of the people shaping life on the island.

25/10/2026

Patong's famous sign has a new look 🐬

Before and after on Bangla Walking Street. The old sign, with its glowing blue dolphins and neon lettering, stood over the beach end of Bangla Road for more than 10 years. Patong Municipality took it down in early October and built a new one in the same spot, with safety in mind for the crowds that walk under it every night.

The new sign brings pink dolphins, a bright blue wave and bold Patong Beach, Phuket Thailand lettering.

Tip: go just after sunset when the street lights up. The beach road end of Bangla is the classic spot for a photo.

Which one do you prefer, before or after? 👇

Before photo: Christophe95 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

24/10/2026

High season in Phuket is almost here 🌴 Here are 5 tips to plan your trip, from November 2026 to April 2027.

The busiest dates are Christmas and New Year from 20 December to 5 January, all of January, the Chinese New Year holidays from 5 to 8 February, and Songkran from 13 to 15 April.

Weekday roads are busiest from 7am to 9am and 4pm to 7pm, especially around the Heroines Monument, the airport road and Chalong Circle. Tip: allow an extra hour for airport transfers over Christmas and New Year.

Pick your beach from Bang Tao, Layan, Surin, Kamala, Patong, Karon, Kata, Nai Harn, Mai Khao and Freedom Beach.

Spend an evening in Phuket Town. The Sunday Walking Street on Thalang Road starts from 4pm, Chillva Market runs from Monday to Saturday, and there's a Friday night market near Bang Tao.

Modern branded residences in the expat areas give you space, comfort and a great location.

Couples: Kamala, Surin and Layan
Singles: Patong and Kata
Families: Laguna and Karon

Read the full guide: https://www.phuketnow.com/phuket-high-season-tips/

22/10/2026

Can you now fly direct from Phuket to London? Yes, three times a week.

Virgin Atlantic's first ever route to Thailand landed at Phuket International Airport on 19 October, with all 258 seats taken. It's the only nonstop link between Phuket and London Heathrow.

✈️ From Phuket: Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 11:45, landing at Heathrow at 19:25 London time, so you're home the same evening.

👨‍👩‍👧 From London: Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 15:45, landing in Phuket at 09:55 the next morning.

The route runs through the dry season until late March 2027, timed with Phuket's best months.

Read the full story: https://www.phuketnow.com/?p=30025

21/10/2026

Where is Phuket's property market heading? Find out tomorrow at Laguna.

Dot Property Group brings Dot Property Connect Phuket 2026 to the Angsana Convention and Exhibition Space at Angsana Laguna Phuket on Thursday 22 October, from 1pm to 6pm. Entry is free with registration.

More than 30 projects are on the exhibition floor, with event-only offers for agents and the buyers they bring along.

On stage:
📊 2pm, what the data says, with Adam Sutcliffe of Dot Property Group and Michael Kenner of FazWaz
🏨 3:15pm, hotels and branded residences, with Bill Barnett of C9 Hotelworks
🏦 3:40pm, financing overseas property buyers, with Ekaraj Jitsawat of UOB Thailand
🚀 4:15pm, an exclusive agent launch of Purita by CG Capital, the investment firm set up by the Chirathivat family behind Central Group
🥂 4:30pm to 6pm, drinks and networking

Read the full story: https://www.phuketnow.com/dot-property-connect-phuket-2026-comes-to-angsana-laguna/

Presented in partnership with Dot Property Group.

21/10/2026

The Similan Islands are open again.

Mu Ko Similan National Park reopened on 15 October after its yearly rest. The park closes every year from mid May to mid October, giving the reefs five months away from boats, anchors and sunscreen, and the coral shows it.

Below the surface, granite boulders, swim throughs and coral gardens draw divers of every level. Places are limited: the park allows 3,850 visitors a day, and only 525 of them are divers. Koh Bon, part of the park and open for day visits, is where divers often spot manta rays.

Boats can land at Island 8, home to the Sail Rock viewpoint, Island 4 and Koh Bon. Island 7 is for snorkelling and diving only, and Koh Tachai stays closed.

Our tips before you go:
Tip 1: entry is 500 baht for foreign adults and 100 baht for Thais. Bring cash, as cards aren't taken on the islands.
Tip 2: e-tickets are issued by name, so bring your passport.
Tip 3: pack reef safe sunscreen. Banned types carry fines of up to 100,000 baht.
Trips are day only, unless you stay on a liveaboard.

The park is open until 15 May 2027. Read the full guide on PhuketNow: https://www.phuketnow.com/similan-islands-open-2026/

20/10/2026

Lost dog in Phuket. Please help us find Coco.

Coco is a small, light brown, female mixed-breed. She has no collar and currently has a skin problem. She went missing from The Valley at 11am on Thursday 15 October 2026.

There's a ฿10,000 reward for her safe return.

If you've seen her, please call 093 399 3837 or 093 682 1466.

Please share this post so more people in the area see it.

19/10/2026

Bang Jo is Phuket's quiet green pocket.

This local Thai neighbourhood in Cherngtalay is 10 to 15 minutes from Bang Tao Beach and Laguna, and 5 to 10 minutes from several international schools, with a community park, markets and family run restaurants on the doorstep.

Would you live in Bang Jo?

Read our location guide: https://www.phuketnow.com/bang-jo-phuket-location-guide/

19/10/2026

Is Phuket Asia's Ibiza?

The two islands are almost the same size, both stop for the sunset, and both love a beach club and a big night out. Ibiza's clubs close for winter, while Phuket stays warm all year and adds temples, night markets and southern Thai food.

Which island has your heart?

Read the full story: https://www.phuketnow.com/is-phuket-asias-ibiza/

19/10/2026

Phuket could soon build up to 20 floors.

A new town plan would let buildings in Phuket's red zones rise to 45 to 60m, about 15 to 20 floors, up from today's 23m cap. The red zones cover all of Patong, parts of Thalang and parts of central Phuket Town, while the Old Town keeps tighter limits. The plan is expected to take effect in 2027.

What would you like to see built in Phuket?

Read the full story: https://www.phuketnow.com/phuket-building-height-20-floors-town-plan/

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