"Though the thing working most in your favor in Phuket or just about anywhere in Thailand is the military government's crackdown on beach vendors. Before they took over you'd have popular beaches heavily encroached by umbrella/chair vendors, with too many boats parked and too many vendors of all types. Now the numbers are greatly reduced, there's noticeably more space and in some places there's a mandatory day off with no umbrellas and chairs."


Pretty sure the beach chairs are back in Phuket. They never left most Thai-centric destinations.

Never understood the issue with these; they make a day at the beach fantastic - comfortable seating, umbrellas, vendors constantly parading awesome food right to your table.


Sun loungers to return to all Phuket beaches

PHUKET: Sun loungers will be allowed back on Kata Beach from tomorrow (Mar 3) and later will be allowed back onto all nine Phuket beaches with “10% vendor zones”, Phuket Governor Chockchai Dejamornthan has told The Phuket News.

http://www.thephuketnews.com/sun-lou...XwsWTIRqHEU.97