Koh Kut operators expect tourism to recover toward year-end and into next year, with October-to-New Year bookings around 70-80%, according to the tambon chairman. Advance bookings are still low and traveller confidence is fragile after the Thailand-Cambodia border tensions. Peak demand from November to February may exceed the island's roughly 1,600 hotel rooms, so Trat-area businesses can plan for homestay and camping overflow. Operators are urging the "Thai Tiew Thai Plus" domestic stimulus to roll out on schedule for the year-end period.