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1 hour ago, beano2274 said:

even using another country will not help, as you only transit there, your passport has no stamp for that country unless you physically go out of the Airport area. Then you are to follow the rules of that country, maybe Thailand is on their lists. And also your passport was scanned at your departure airport and also will be in the UK, this will then be spotted, and you are liable for a very expensive arrival in the UK

 

Really? Anyone trying this would surely do some research before booking their tickets and travelling.

For instance:

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Can I enter France?

If you are vaccinated

If you are vaccinated, you can travel to France with no restrictions linked to health conditions.

The measures applicable to vaccinated adults also apply to any minors accompanying them, whether they are vaccinated or not. You can therefore travel with your underage children, whether they are vaccinated or not, and they will not need to self-isolate. Unvaccinated children aged 12 and over will need to present a negative test result as described below.

 

https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/coronavirus-advice-for-foreign-nationals-in-france/#sommaire_1

France is on the amber list, so staying there for 10 days will mean that hotel quarantine is no longer required.

5 hours ago, yimlitnoy said:

If fully vaccinated a trip to India, Goa for example, will save you money and add to your culture when coming back to the UK...

A holiday in India might not be so bad, to be fair to them their current reported infection rates are (surprisingly) much lower than Thailand and the UK.

10 days in Dubai or France could be a good choice for the less adventurous.

4 minutes ago, sapson said:

 

Think they put the price up to 2825 GBP a few weeks back and you must pay in advance of departure for a compulsory met at the airport whisked off to an awful without any choice hotel for quarantine 10 days then dumped back at the airport.

 

Even though the vaccine roll out is happening they have made this change, clearly they know that the slightly declining official covid numbers are obviously fudged and part of the Juntas denial and delusion package and the new Thailand moves on into the abyss program.

Nope, £2,285.

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How much you’ll need to pay

	Rate
1 adult in 1 room for 10 days (11 nights)	£2,285
Additional rate for 1 adult (or child over 11)	£1,430
Additional rate for a child aged 5 to 11	£325

 

From the Tourism Thailand website:

https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/thalang-national-museum

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Admission fee is 30 baht / person.

Well not any more - now it's free! ????

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13 hours ago, it is what it is said:

 

they have these requirements in place becasue the reality is, despite what the TAT say, they dont want large numbers of people visiting thailand. if you follow the news the hospitals and health service are already struggling to deal with those infected, if they open the borders without widespread vaccination of the local population the health service will crash.

 

underneath all this bluster and over expectation thay actually do know what they are doing.

2 months ago, you might have been correct. Now Thailand's "covid deaths per million people" figure is higher than most Western countries.

"Opening the borders" now would make zero difference. The local population are more likely to catch covid from their next-door neighbour than from a vaccinated foreigner.

"61 million doses of AZ bought by Thailand" has been announced numerous times this year.

This was back in January:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-16/how-thailand-got-caught-out-by-covid-19-second-wave/13017336

If Thailand can persuade AZ to sell some European-manufactured doses, the 61 million figure could in theory be possible.

9 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Old friend?

Did you mean...  老朋友?

Or dating kaibigan ????

See you later, old friend. I count 59 roosters in all ????

6 hours ago, chalawaan said:

Alas, he needs a specific visa to volunteer, or he will get deported if caught. Remember where we're living dear reader.

Has anyone ever actually been deported for doing volunteer work? I've never heard of this happening. Perhaps you could post a link to a relevant news story?

"You'll get deported if you do anything helpful" is a classic Thaivisa meme, with no basis in fact. It's simply not true.

On 8/17/2021 at 2:01 AM, canthai55 said:

WOW - a ringing endorsement !

I find my life about the same as pre Covid, with only travel restrictions holding me back.

Which I don't care about as this country is my home now.

Utter Chaos - !!! I got the Vac, so what chaos ?

Some on this forum love to pull up the ladder behind them, when they themselves are already in Thailand. They will spend hours rubbishing the sandbox, demanding that borders stay closed, and generally trying to put people off coming to Thailand.

It would make far more sense for Thailand to pay for the 3 PCR tests and the "Thai covid insurance", if they genuinely want to attract more tourists. That would only cost them £200 or so.

UK quarantine currently costs £2,285 per person.

Given your user name, why don't you trade up to a Model T?

17 hours ago, riclag said:

 You have good intensions  and I would agree with you 100 percent but some people are having to put their life on hold, visiting friends, going out to eat ,socializing....

Going out and mixing it up  takes on a whole new set of circumstances because of the V

So far as I know, most Thai charities are still accepting volunteers. Yes, you will have to wear a mask and socially-distance. With little donation money coming in, a lot of Thai charities are feeling the pain. Several organizations help distribute food to poor people affected by covid. Helping at one of those would be a positive step towards fighting covid.

8 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

You might want to fix the typo as only 20,000 people have used the sandbox, not 200,000 as stated

 

"The Center for Economic Situation Administration’s (CESA) Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, said today that Phuket has welcomed some 200,000 international visitors since the start of the Phuket Sandbox campaign on 1st July..."

The original article quoted by Thaivisa says 20,000:

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The Center for Economic Situation Administration’s (CESA) Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, said today that Phuket has welcomed some 20,000 international visitors since the start of the Phuket Sandbox campaign on 1st July, leading to 371,826 night bookings at hotels in Q3, 2021.

https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG210814180343299

Get rid of the rip-off "Thai COVID insurance".

So far 20,000 people have been forced to purchase this policy. Has a single claim been made yet? Has even one vaccinated tourist been hospitalized?

Assuming 20,000 people paid an average of 5,000 baht each, that's 100 million baht spent on policies that have probably paid out zero baht. Ca-ching!