Rawai beach, Thailand.

Rawai beach, Thailand. Image by Colm Britton / CC BY 2.0

Forking out more than 500 baht for a taxi from Phuket airport to the Thai holiday island’s beach resorts may become a thing of the past thanks to a free airport shuttle service reportedly being optioned by local authorities. The free service would run from from Phuket International Airport to Saphan Hin, Karon and Rawai, with passengers required to show their boarding pass to board the free buses. Read more: bangkokpost.com