benefits that tourism on the islands provides with those expected from the proposed expansion of a nearby port. It finds that … the potential benefits from port expansion are outweighed by the negative impact the project would have on tourism revenue …. The study concludes that environmental protection allied with tourism development makes the best sense economically. One …

Tourism has helped fuel much of Thailand's rapid growth in recent years. Yet the country is in danger of killing the … report has found that many Thais are not only very concerned about the protection of marine and coastal tourism destinations …, but would be willing to pay to see such sites conserved. The report recommends that tourism itself holds many of the …