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Not possible at this time. No foreign tourists are permitted into Thailand at this time. I doubt you could even get a Thailand tourist visa at this time at an Embassy or Consulate. Check with a Royal Thai Embassy.

Also, you should of posted your question in Thai Visas section, not "... to other countries"

Please note the Sept. 26 date has not yet been approved by the Thai Cabinet, and the date could change. It could be approved as early as July 21.

1 hour ago, dimitriv said:

Isn't that a bit exaggerated?

 

I am sure I remember quarantine hotels for 2000 baht a night. Covid is just a disease and included in my standard health insurance. The insurance company promised me a letter confirming this.

 

No exaggeration. The hotel on booking.com for 2 weeks normally cost CAD$400-450. But he paid CAD$2,500 for the same hotel in the "quarantine" section. Same with the one way flight, you can get one for about CAD$1,500 premium economy, but it has to be a designated flight by the Embassy and now its CAD$2,500.

1 minute ago, HashBrownHarry said:

At what point should you get the CV-19 test done, once everything booked and flight date / time confirmed?

Go to the Embassy of Thailand in your country and they will give you instructions. The instructions may be different in different  countries.

My friend is currently in Ottawa Canada and has been trying to return to his Thai wife in Thailand for the past 3 months. Here are most of the costs, excluding application fees and tests.

Economy class flight to BKK, 50,000 baht. 14 Day quarantine hotel 50,000+ baht. COVID-19 insurance USD$100,000 coverage, almost 50,000 baht.

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

Did the Egyptian group bypass Immigration, a branch under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

It would seem that immigration under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would be responsible to verify lodging, any covid 19 testing & quarantine stay and movement among the public, not the general airport employees. 

Best case scenario would have been, presumably knowing the Egyptian filed flight plans in-out-in-out Thailand within a 24-48 hour period, to house the 30-person  mission at or near the airport, preferably in a Thai military secured facility. This mission was not a tourist group! 

Thus responsibility for the mission's stay should fall to Ministry of Defense (Prayut) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The original flight plan was not to UTP is was to BKK and was altered in flight. The Egyptian Embassy made the transportation arrangements and hotel reservations to an unauthorized hotel.

Should tell the Egyptian Ambassador and Sudanese Ambassador and all Egyptian and Sudanese Diplomats they are persona non-grata and ask them to leave Thailand without further delay.

Should tell the Egyptian Ambassador and all Egyptian Diplomats they are persona non-grata and ask them to leave Thailand without further delay.

16 hours ago, Maha Sarakham said:

Saw rooms here for $40 USD or about 1200 THB around December time frame.  Pretty amazing, doubt they'll be much to celebrate this year though.

Usually the cheapest room was about 3,500 baht and maybe 3,000- 2,600 per room for groups, depending on the size.

I think they want the hotel to get to at least 80% capacity before starting to raise the prices.

8 hours ago, Leaver said:

Sounds like a good kick start, but is it sustainable with heavy discounts?  

Some guests had a free food and beverage coupon for 1,000 baht. I wonder how they got the coupon?? Super busy at the hotel on Saturday, should be the same on Sunday. The pool and restaurants were overflowing with guests.  This is probably because the special holidays next week.

Don't know if the discounts are sustainable. Don't know if they are making a profit but any contribution to reducing fixed costs/overhead is good.

3 hours ago, champers said:

Isn't the Government fronting up for the discounts  ...  and discounted flights?

Government discount program registration starts July 15, so no government fronting at this point.

International passenger transit flights through Taipei are now allowed based on a few conditions. So now you can fly EVA from BKK to TPE (on BR212) then to SEA or YYZ or somewhere else. Please note this transit can stop, on short notice, at anytime if conditions related to virus change.

Notice is posted here:

https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En/Bulletin/Detail/pis3aYhaXkLCDrN8XV-9KQ?typeid=158

Are there any viable modem/routers available that are suitable replacements for a TMN cable provided modem and router, model HiInternet RL804W? This modem/router has fiber optic cable input into the internet, wifi, and 4 Ethernet ports, so a replacement would need fiber input.

I'd like to get something more modern, with dual band wifi, firewall, virus checking, VPN capable, etc.. Possibly just replace the modem part of the RL804W, and then use an ASUS AC1900, or something similar.

Also, would I need to extract the login password and id from the existing router and input it to the new one? Has anyone any experience in replacing ISP provided modems?

19 minutes ago, Blumpie said:

Just FYI, even Thai immigration, bless their inept heart, understands that many people cannot return to their countries because their borders are closed just like Thailand did to its citizens.  

Try sugar in your coffee sweetheart.  It helps.  

Most countries, even though the border is closed, allow its own citizens to enter.

What country is not allowing its own citizens back in?

Hard Rock is rocking! Over 500 guests at the hotel for this weekend. Room prices have never been lower, other things are also discount.

Pattaya Hard Rock Hotel opened today July 1, and some guests are already checked in. Looks like the bottom has been reached and business will just get better from here. Hard Rock cafe and Soul lounge are still closed, but the pizzeria and star diner are open, as well as the main bar. Rooms are heavily discounted!

Come to Pattaya to see even worse sidewalks. Even the main police station, on beach road, block the entire sidewalk with their sign. Pedestrians have to walk on a 3 lane road to get by. This is one of busiest sidewalks in the entire city.

With the current economic downturn due to the lock-down and lack of tourists, are there many people unable to make car/truck payments? How long do banks, lenders and leasing companies wait after the payments stop before repossessing a vehicle? Where are the repossessed vehicle sold? Has anyone every bought a repo vehicle?

3 hours ago, kinyara said:

My favourite places haven't increased their prices in the last few years and certainly for alcohol the last increase I remember was a direct result of the government increasing the tax level. I guess they must have good landlords. Som.emay see this as an opportunity to lock into a good future deal if the Covid crisis results in a lot of vacant units, as you say better to rent than buy. 

Don't forget another silent major expense. My friend had to close his bar after 4 entities asked for payment to avoid business disruptions. Just couldn't make enough to care for his wife and child. 

Currently, Thai exports more than it imports. Until it imports more than it exports, THB will continue to strengthen.  Additionally, BOT has lots and lots of restrictions on THB movement, especially on exporting the currency. It is far from a free market currency.

For those of you who maybe interested, please find attached for your review, enjoyment and comment, on the Grand Jury indictments against Meng as filed in the Brooklyn Office of Eastern District of New York, U.S. District Court . It is these charges that Meng is being in the process of being extradited to USA

huawei_et_al._indictment_0_0.pdf