Tourism has now become the islands most significant source of revenue. In addition marine products, rubber, coconut and pineapple as cashiers have contributed heavily to the country's commercial revenue generation.

Thailand’s time zone is GMT+7, which makes it stand seven hours ahead of GMT/UTC (London). Washington D.C belongs to GMT-5. Thus, when 16:00 in Phuket the time would be 09:00 in London and 04:00 in Washington DC

Exchanging currency is advisable at all major banks as they contain pretty well maintained service booths.

Patong’s legendary nightlife, which is ballastic in itself, still pulsates, restaurants keep open for business round the clock, and Banana disco sets the theme making Phuket bigger in image than it actually is.

With well maintained services like telephones and internet connections (though mostly are supported by a dial-up-connection as there is a limited bandwidth from Phuket to Bangkok) at nearly every corner of streets, Phuket is well connected with the rest of the world.

After the Tsunami aftermath though, there have been speculations on the safety and the condition of the island. This was caused largely due to the fact that being an Island, Phuket was much on the receiving end of this major natural catastrophe.

As of now, the locals have proved their level of independence and limits of patience, by making this small but united island get back on its feet. With mostly all major hotels restored or rebuilt, life has got back on track with Phuket.

To prove this fact, a checking for the flight listings would bring forth the fact that all major nations have declared Phuket safe and Scandinavian Charter flights has even resumed in February and their direct flights are heavily booked.
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