madmitch

At last, something vaguely sensible! It's quite possible to pick up the virus between the pre-flight test and arrival at the destination, even for vaccinated travellers so this would be a fair compromise.

Well, the million new foreigners about to settle in Thailand will need somewhere to live! ????

they will be granted some privileges, such as not being required to notify Thai authorities every 90 days. Amazing what they consider to be a privilege?

Banana Beach is a great spot as well.

Surely convicted heroin smuggler is acceptable language without fear of reprisals?

Phuket Tourism Council President Thanet Tantipiriyakit explained that opening the island to tourism on Dec 1 could see the more than 200,000 tourists arrive under the Sandbox scheme in December, and even more in the first quarter of next year in addition to boosted numbers of domestic tourists coming to Phuket. Surely fully reopened means exactly that, at least to fully vaccinated tourists; no sandbox, no COE, no covid testing once in the country, bars and restaurants open and a free choice of where to stay, whether SHA+ or not. Or is my interpretation a little different?

Exactly. A year and a half of no business and then get hit with this. Still have to pay the room tax though, and despite not having guests, you still have to complete the form every month and email ot to the OrBorJor to declare a zero amount or you get a fine!

“Additionally, I also want responsible officers to adjust the method of counting high-risk arrivals on the plane because they must go into a quarantine venue, instead of traveling,” What does this mean? Surely no one on the plane should be deemed high risk as they have already been tested and have jumped through all the hoops to get the certificate of entry. The hotel licensing issue is a difficult one. If they don't introduce a specific classification for small hotels, many will simply go out of business, if they haven't already. The documents required, including original plans for the buildings, are numerous and unobtainable for many. And the aditional information required for SHA approval is aimed at large hotels with full restaurant facilities. Very unfair to expect Somchai's Guesthouse to have the same approval process as the Hilton