Dialemco

It is a shame that after being so careful to control Covid which has probably  always been present in Thailand instead of waiting for the vaccine to be rolled out people have been given a long Songran holiday and been encouraged to travel around Thailand which means there is a high risk of increase in Covid infections and consequences of locks downs and long delay in planned opening for International Tourism.

Vaccines are going to control the viras. It is essential to expedite vaccination programme for entire country before opening up for International/domestic tourism . Probably more cases will arise now in Phuket, Samui and other tourist hot spots over the coming Songkran holidays

He is almost certainly right this will be another delay in opening for International Tourism. It would have been best to have concentrated on the vaccination programme.

Believe this must have been a one way repatriation flight. German borders are presently closed and any returning German nationals are required to quarantine upon arrival in Germany 

Such a reception party is enough to discourage tourism.  Better wait for arrivals without need to quarantine hopefully next year.

18 minutes ago, aussiexpat said:

Really? UK had 4052 cases yesterday with 43 deaths. 

You would need Covid Free Certificate and to quarantine 10 days upon arrival in UK all borders are presently closed. 

Where are the tourists to come from? Meanwhile this is not a comprehensive plan let's wait for the Government to make a detailed plan.

Headless chickens best be realistic  looks like no International tourism before second half 2022 if all goes well 

The simple answer is no one actually knows when International Tourism will resume until the viras is really under control which will not occur until vaccination programmes rolled out in every country. This is unlikely to occur in the near future definitely not this year

4 minutes ago, KhunMorris said:

With some obvious exceptions Thailand needs to close its borders until Covid has been fully erased. 

 

The world has changed, we can't justify death and despair by allowing sex tourists and backpackers to travel here to simply take pleasure with some local poo ying. This isn't just my opinion. Thais in general feel this way.

 

Please respect expats and Thai people alike.

 

Sincerely 

 

Morris 

Very misguided comments vast majority of tourists come to Thailand to enjoy the culture, scenery and beaches. They are relied upon by many Thais who are now employed and destitute to take care of their families

Infections will continue and could gather pace until mass vaccination programme underway. Regretfully this cannot occur until sufficient vaccines are available which are in short supply therefore do not foresee any significant tourism this year.

Thailand really knows how to kill off International Tourism for good.

Vietnam expected to open to tourism as early as July maybe better alternative.