madmitch

Delusional!

They usually count arrivals and departures in those figures to make them seem higher but still nowhere near 200.

And I'd like to know how the airlines are supposed to handle this at the time of booking. Maybe they will refuse.

The insurance provided by the 300 baht entrance fee is not going to replace travel insurance. At 300 baht, the pot would run dry very quickly if it did.

I've rea another article and it seems like the results are strongly biased towards countries perceived to have handled the pandemic well. That's surely only way Thailand could finish that high in a safety poll!

It won't be proper insurance; the 300 baht fee would not be enough to cover that. It's more likely a contingency that might help if for some reason the proper insurance doesn't pay or to help hospitals in case foreogn patient can't or won't pay. But the collection system will be a logistical nightmare for airlines, who will have to charge a different fare depending upon nationality and visa status. I don't think think this concept will go down too well with them

Many cities have a hotel city tax that is clear for all to see. Thailand has hotel city taxes, generally known as room tax, that is hidden from the public, no doubt including the candidate who thinks he has come up with a bright idea!

Still well under half the price of the UK!

Neither I nor any of my family had to show vaccination proof when flying into Phuket three weeks ago. And we were waved through at Sarasin when we returned from Khao Lak during the trip. So it seems like they are simply formalising what has been the practice for some time.

With the current craze for sticky rice and mango, I'm surprised that Thailand has any mangoes left to export!

You can't just make an immediate change to a computer system such as this. It requires reprogramming and UAT (user acceptance testing) before going live.

I really don't believe you posted this! There's a lengthy process to go through to change these things. It ain't just pressing a button!

Farang? Doesn't bother me. However, when I first came to Thailand I was generally referred to as "hansum man" whenever I walked past the bars or massage places. Nowadays it's "Papa"! Now that p!sses me off much more!

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Very few and the crew were all maskless. Most were wearing masks on the long haul BkK to Zurich flight but at least two cabin crew were not and after eating I noticed many passengers didn't bother replacing their masks for the rest of the journey.

And how many Thai over 60 would have a clue what this is all about? Not just Thais BTW. Also most tech stocks have been a total disaster during the past few months. It may be a good time to buy, we may never see a bounce-back. Who knows?

They haven't said what way the adjustments might go: loosening or tightening up! Meanwhile in Europe yesterday (on the way back to the UK from Thailand), the Swiss Air flight I was on had no mask wearing requirements whatsoever.

As clearly seen in the accompanying photo.

Not sure of the price but it's definitely running. I've seen it a couple of times in Kata/Karon during the past few days.

My guess is that something's been lost in translation and the 1 million relates to all arrivals. Suvarnabhumi's seeing around 10,000 foreign arrivals per day, Phuket about 2,000. I'm not even sure the other airport are open to international flights.

I'm totally confused as to what the rules actually are. The good thing is I can at least go to the local 7-Eleven without getting a soaking.

The picture of the Thai cabinet shows the reason why women need to take a more important role in Thailand. Look closely and you will spot one!

She sat on the NACC so may well be privy to a lot of information!

80 accusations. That's over 10% of the number of MPs/senators. I wonder if any other occupation would have similar numbers (just thought, the police and the military might be well up there!)

I've been back for a few days and that's not how I'd describe what I've seen, especially in Karon and Kata. I haven't made it to Patong though.