Andaman coastline in Phuket province at golden hour
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Living Tourism Lab

Phuket Living Tourism Lab

Testing how tourism can create better places to live, learn and visit.

This is where Phuket Local Connect documents and tests real-world models connecting tourism, local value, learning, biodiversity and place-based data. We share what works and what does not.

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What we work on

Five threads that always connect

Living Classrooms

Turning real places into classrooms that teachers can actually use with their students.

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Regenerative Experiences

Designing journeys that give something back to people and nature, not just a visit.

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Local Value

Following whether money and opportunity actually stay with local people, transparently.

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Nature & Biodiversity

Recording species and habitats together with volunteers, schools and researchers.

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Data & Local Signals

Turning what local people see and measure into information that can guide decisions.

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Pilots in the real world

What we have actually run

We only show what is recorded in the platform. Where evidence does not exist yet, we say “in progress”.

Freshwater stream running through tropical forest in Phang Nga
Case #01

Phang Nga Living Classroom 2026

Phang Nga · 29–30 August 2026

Completed · outcomes published

Challenge
Teachers want to take learning outdoors, but lack journeys that link to the curriculum and can be reused.
What we tested
A two-day journey following the water, with field tasks and a reflection recorded at each stop.
What happened
Participants recorded results at each stop and completed a post-trip evaluation. Outcomes are published publicly where consent was given.
What we learned
See the published outcomes and participant reflections on the activity outcomes page.
What changes next
In progress
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Phuket coastline seen from a hillside viewpoint
Case #02

Phuket Source to Sea

Phuket · prototype

Prototype (demonstration data)

Challenge
A day of tourism often leaves little behind locally, with much of the value leaking away.
What we tested
A one-day journey linking local food, nature recording and a transparent contribution to local action.
What happened
In progress — still a demonstration prototype.
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Shallow coastal water and seagrass habitat in Phuket
Case #03

Phuket Water Watch

Phuket · pilot with schools and volunteers

Pilot

Challenge
Coastal water information is scattered and hard for local people to reach.
What we tested
Repeat monitoring of water points using open, documented methods.
What happened
In progress
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Open for collaboration

Building something for Phuket or the Andaman?

The lab is not a proposal to any single agency. It is open to anyone willing to test something together, transparently.

  • Government
  • Tourism organisations
  • Schools
  • Universities
  • Communities
  • Businesses
  • Researchers
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PLC is not a certification body and does not represent any government agency. Every pilot is published together with its limitations.