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And pay a departure tax, before being let out

Are these info not available on the immigration database? anyway, if 2 x PCR testing & totel stay continue, its good for long term expats in Thailand as baht should remain subdued..

Am baffled as well. I could only think of pressure on $/EUR/GBP from Russian tensions.

Its all those 0.2% THC hemp in use, creative & wishful thinking, thereafter

If you have True application downloaded, you can pay Truemove bills using any credit card.

This was precisely what i was trying to establish. Thank you, Richard..

Payment for second test & 5th day hotel is paid upfront as a pre-condition for application of TP

This was exactly my point. What measure are in place to enforce the second PCR test/5th day stay in hotel? Travelers has no option to dodge first test, when coming out of the airport, travelers are funneled into their respective airport transfer arrangements/hotels/first PCR test. If a traveler ignored the second stay, there is almost no procedure in place to ensure compliance?

Out of curiosity, what recourse does the authorities have if an international traveler does not turn up for the second PCR test and hence does not check into the hotel used for Thailand pass application? Has anyone heard of experiences along these lines?

The government has only approved marijuana @ 0.2 THC. But the TAT boys seems to have source offering a better product.

1. What is the 'test positivity rate'? 2. Are sufficient part of the population being tested, given the prohibitive pricing of PCR test? 3. What is the real concern? growth in virus or collapse of the economy!

This is how our strategists work: They looked at the largest group that visited in 2019. Chinese - make a bubble, forgot to check out if China would let their people out! India being the second largest population, would have been a natural target group. but forgot that most of them have been accepted by Dubai with limited conditions for the past 12 months and there is a smaller slice left to come here. This is what happens when strategists take ONLY our needs into consideration, and not looking at what the counterparty wants. Someone has already got their calculators out. X & Y number of Chinese and Indians, Z number of PCR tests @ 3000 a pop, P number of 1 day T & G, Q number of 5th day T & G. ZZZ number infections and hospitEls beds, fully occupied All in all - 5 trillion baht opportunity. Lets make a committee to study and travel to find more

And droves of Indians WONT come until Nightlife opens up. And if the target is only high end ones, there are limited number of that category that would come to Thailand. most of them head west.

- Insurance companies will not cover cost of mild asymptomatic cases - international travelers will be quarantined if tested positive (irrespective of mild or severe) on day 1 or day 5 - international travelers MUST buy insurance as a pre-condition to qualify entering TH. Conclusion: Such insurance is just a TAX on Intl travelers

preventing increase in ownership of condos gives the intend away

These wealthy foreigners have to stay at an SHG** hotels every monday and thursday of every week of residence here. They have to perform PCR test every week at the most high revenue yielding hospitals. They should also buy an insurance to cover, where premiums would be calculated as a % of their net investment here.

yes, they spend well, for the right purpose... not to throw it all away for almost nil value

Millionaires are more careful on how they spend their money. Else, they cant continue to be millionaires. They will spend higher amounts, if they see value in such expenditure. most that i have heard of dont throw money away. Why would they want to pay 2000-5000 baht for a PCR test, knowing most countries offer the same for less than 500baht or some even for free. on top of that, 2-3 X room rates. That too a double dip! Good Luck to TAT's tourists arrival estimates for the month. yes, those of us who are living here, may utilize T & G 2.0. Tourists should be desperate to walk through this booby trap

This hotel was going for < 1000 a night. With test & go its 5k. Mind you, CM hotels can only be used for 5th day as there are no direct international flights to CM and hence no airport transfer required. So its a night's stay, PCR test (2k @ lanna) and at best 2 meals for 100baht a piece... so the room rate went from 1000 a night to 2800 a night in T & G! or am i missing something here?

Great to hear you had a good experience. Test & go 2.0 requires, 2 nights ( test & go on day 1 & day 5) priced almost at par with what you paid for a full week. Hence my argument that the pricing is prohibitive.

Do they qualify for test & go? I can only find 5k+ for very basic hotels and twice that for decent ones. it appears day 1 & day 5 has to be booked seperatly?

I am struggling to find hotels offering days 1 & 5 in one booking. I can only find one day bookings and cheapest is 5k, and for a reasonably ok hotel, thats closer to 10k a night. https://thaiest.com/blog/aq-hotel-1-night-packages Even if one accepts the price for first night, as that includes airport transfer etc, I struggle to find justification for 5th day test & go @ 5k and climbing to 15k for acceptable hotels.

I can only find 1 night test & go for 5500, that does not include airport transfer. https://thaiest.com/blog/test-and-go-hotels-pattaya-chonburi Which portal can you find 9800?

I was looking up for new test & go - options starting 1/Feb. Pricing appears prohibitory. First test & go @ bangkok seems start in the region of 5000+ and goes up to 2-4 times that for a reputed hotel. The shocker is the second test & go pricing. - There does not seem to be any test & go in pattaya or chiang mai for less than 5000 baht. This is for the 2 - 2.5 star category. - one night stay & PCR (included, i assume) in a 4 star & above goes in the range of 12-15,000 baht @ pats or CNX. Even if PCR tests are being charged @ 3000baht, that accounts for a room charge of 9-10,000 baht a night! If this is not meant to discourage travelers, what else could it be? At above rates, the new 'test & go' appears to be more expensive than a 7 day sandbox stay in mid-range hotel in Phuket!!

marines were offered - sealed route to walking street - pick their trophies - happy quarantine for 10 days with the catch.