Honest Koh Tao Travel Guide  (Satire) เกาะเต่า
Channel: KOH TAO MURDERS DEATH ISLAND
Date: 2019-03-15

Koh Tao Travel Guide
Honest Koh Tao Tourism Video (Modest satire)

Miss Congeniality as a New Face to Promote Koh Tao with Refreshing Honesty! 
(Sequel is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwID3vYwAqc )

Sydney actress, Natasha Dai looks set to become the fresh new face to promote Koh Tao.  As spokesperson in this new video, it is hoped that Natasha’s refreshing honesty will instil confidence in international travellers that this little island in the Gulf of Thailand is a delightful and safe holiday destination that should be on everyone’s bucket list.  

Koh Tao has been the subject of copious bad publicity in recent years.

It has even been called “Death Island”, a tag destined to echo in eternity.  

Try as they might, the Koh Tao locals, the Tourist Police, the ever vigilant Royal Thai Police and the Tourism Authority of Thailand have failed to convince everyone that the island is a perfectly safe and wonderful place completely undeserving of its tarnished reputation.

The problem seems to be that many of the previous public relations exercises were just a tiny bit economical with the truth, leaving the outside world somewhat sceptical.  

The Thais clearly need some help, and here it is.  Yes.  Despite first appearances, this novel new tourism video was not created by Thais but as a gift by some thoughtful Aussies.  If it catches on though, there’s every chance the Tourism Authority of Thailand might produce some similar promotional material.

Previously, Natasha Dai competed in the Miss Australia Chinese Pageant 2017 where she was crowned Miss Congeniality.  More recently, she was the lead in the 2019 short film “Miscreation.”  

Natasha has described this Koh Tao tourism video as “eye opening and confronting” while acknowledging that it can seem light-hearted.  She added: “Most importantly, it sheds light on some important issues.”

The writer’s own views on Koh Tao include an opinion that if someone insists on having the place on their “bucket list”, it just might be a good idea to tick everything else off their bucket list first because, like previous tourists, they might be unable to do anything else after visiting this particular island.

One video editor said that 5 minutes was too long for a satirical video but in 5 minutes a video can only scratch the surface of the violent crimes against tourists on Koh Tao.   

This satirical video had numerous sources of inspiration including @thejuicemedia Honest Government Ads, “Judge Judy” (Don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining), Kiwi Chris Drabble, scores of expats in Thailand plus countless corrupt Thai officials. 

Samui Times article:
http://www.samuitimes.com/miss-congeniality-as-a-new-face-to-promote-koh-tao-with-refreshing-honesty/

Previous music video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWLaPiiNx8o