to support his family. but he says a full recovery is still distant. due to the price change, we are struggling a lot. of course we have to put our price up for lesson and accommodation but still we pay a lot of money for electricity bill and for other basic needs. crowded beaches and busy hotels are promising signs for sri lanka s tourist trade, its biggest foreign currency tourism revenue up 13% from last year. when i came last year to a gourmet, there were a few shops open and here are almost no people. to see now the difference is amazing. so many new places and the business is coming back and many tourists are coming back. it is a good atmosphere now. some of the bigger players are more optimistic about navigating the recovery. the recovery so far
the impact of this event on organisms and on the physical state of the ocean. for myself, i am a coral reef restoration specialist, so we are working on actually restoring reefs in this event and how the reefs faired during this event will give us information as to how we can improve our methods going forward in the face of continued climate change. and katey, last question you said it might not feel like a big difference to us, this temperature change in the ocean. what s your message to americans and people around the world really of why they need to pay attention to this? so, this is important because coastal communities all around the world, and even near coastal communities, depend on the ocean and healthy marine ecosystems, whether that s as a food source or a source of tourism revenue from people coming to see beautiful reefs all around the world, and recent other marine ecosystems, healthy, intact ecosystems, are really important for coastal protection, reducing coastal erosi
restoration specialist, so we are working on actually restoring reefs in this event and how the reefs faired during this event will give us information as to how we can improve our methods going forward in the face of continued climate change. and katy, last question. you said it might not feel like a big difference to us, this temperature change in the ocean. what s your message to americans and people around the world really of why they need to pay attention to this? so this is important because coastal communities all around the world and even near coastal communities depend on the ocean and healthy marine ecosystems, whether that s as a food source or a source of tourism revenue from people coming to see beautiful reefs all around the world and recent other marine ecosystems, healthy, intact ecosystems are really important for coastal protection, reducing coastal erosion, reducing flooding during storms and hurricanes. so the healthier these ecosystems are, the better off we are, e
our fishing communities, our tourism here in florida depends on marine species that live on so it s a food source, it is also where breeding takes place, and so, you know, this ecosystem becomes very fragile. and while it is detrimental to marine life, let s zero in some more on the economy that also relies on the coral reef along florida s coast. how much trouble is it in now? florida s economy is really dependent on the resources that our coral reeves here provide for us. we re one of the fishing capitals in the world, so if people no longer come here to fish or dive and snorkel on our reefs, we re losing all of that tourism revenue and for those who rely on the revenue, fishing communities who depend on that for income. and then finally we have miles and miles of coastal property and beaches that are vulnerable to flooding and e roerosion.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has unveiled its direction for fiscal 2024 with a budget of 5 billion THB (144.2 million USD), which intends to grow off-peak customers, increase spending per trip by 7%, and distribute income to a greater variety of destinations.