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As others have said, I prefer the 'pulling experience'. And I'm sure plenty of others do. Arrange to meet someone you've never seen in real life and then not fancy them. Waste of time and much less exciting IMO. Each to their own though!

The point is that if a bar girl goes missing people will know about it, and will know where she was last seen. I'm just saying this is one safety aspect you might not have considered.

I'd much rather meet a girl in a bar while out drinking and having a great night, than sitting on my hotel bed swiping left and right on my phone. I think there are enough blokes like me and enough girls to restart the bar scene in LOS, once the anti-tourist measures are lifted.

On the other hand, in the bar there are witnesses, other customers, other bar girls, bar manager etc. Possibly CCTV. So if a bloke is a woman beater (or worse) he's probably going to opt for online hook ups.

You're assuming she knew about his conviction. He probably didn't advertise the fact. If the authorities hadn't released this psychopath from prison that woman would still be alive. I never understand why attempted (failed) murderers get softer sentences than successful murderers.

With oil isn't it a bit more complicated than just opening up supply lines? Something to do with how OPEC control the world oil supply / price. I think it's the same reason why the UK can't just simply take more oil from the North Sea to relieve the fuel price issues there.

But you say in Australia they're testing arrivals. Presumably if those arrivals test positive there are consequences for them?

The two biggest hoops are still in place, i.e. testing on arrival with the risk of Covid jail, and the Thailand Pass. Those hoops alone are enough to put off most holidaymakers.

That's true, but I think the majority of those facing the 'eat or heat' dilemma are not the ones who would normally go to long haul destinations spending loads of cash anyway. From what I can see it's the 'just about managing' people in the UK facing that problem, and with all due respect most of those probably don't venture further than Europe in normal times.

Hoping that the Green Mango opening will be the catalyst for other places to open in the surrounding area. Although I guess it'll take time for enough tourists to come back to make those places viable. Fingers crossed we're getting there! Also, will be be very interesting to know how the Green Mango will operate when it opens. How restrictive the Covid measures will be, and how much it will resemble a night club. I look forward to hearing back from anyone who is lucky enough to go there on Friday. P.S. Thanks KhunPer for starting this thread!

That's a great explanation and makes sense of how easily the baggage handling systems can get clogged up. If only the airports could make a simple announcement (saying sorry, we're short staffed or something) rather than let all the passengers stand there getting confused and angry.

It's not the one night stay that's the problem. It's the risk of testing positive and having to spend half of your holiday in Covid custody at great expense. Not many ordinary holidaymakers will take that risk. They'll go to places where you are not tested on arrival. And besides, testing tourists on arrival serves no purpose when Omicron is already rampant in Thailand. So the government is crushing the tourist industry for no reason. Apart from it helps their mates who own the SHA hotels and private hospitals...

Airlines already struggling to stay in business would not put extra obstacles in the way of getting customers back on board. The airlines simply enforce the arrival country's rules. They have nothing to gain from adding their own PCR test rules. Hopefully they're all on the ball enough to update their websites etc for Bangkok flights. I haven't checked

The airlines only follow the arrival country rules. But I agree with your last comment!

Maybe they complain because they removed a restriction that makes zero difference to a holidaymaker who wants to go to Thailand. You do realise that as long as they test arriving tourists, tourists won't come, and all those people who rely on tourism continue to suffer? Entire towns remain ghost towns. That's why I complain.

Perhaps you can explain the purpose of testing tourists on arrival in Thailand when the virus is already circulating across the country? Arrival tests only have an impact when trying to contain a virus. That ship sailed long ago. Most sensible tourist reliant countries realised this already.

Haha, can't disagree with that. But what I mean is the clock watching starts as soon as they arrive. It's not the 'gf experience' they would get in LOS. But more on topic, they're much more likely to meet a long termer / love interest in Thailand. Or at least have a lot more fun looking.

How many? I have a wide network of friends / friends of friends, so a lot. More than 10, less than a million. And most of them have dabbled with the local call out girls. £120 for an hour with someone looking at their watch every 2 minutes because they need to go to their next job. So no, I don't think they have moral issues.

Most single blokes I know around my age (52) in the UK are pretty depressed, either failing on dating sites, failing in bars or just giving up. Most of them wouldn't give Thailand a try because they're too brainwashed by the negative stereotyping of men who go to Thailand. Up to you, as they say in LOS...????

Totally agree that the amount of nonsense determines number of holidaymakers. More nonsense = less tourism. Simple equation really. Spain though, they only require the Spanish health form thing to be done before arrival. Oh and masks inside public buildings. So it's almost back to normal. That said, I was in Tenerife a couple of weeks ago and numbers are still down compared to pre-Covid.

There was me thinking here's an organisation that understands how to get tourists back. And then they go and spoil it by saying there should still be tests on arrival. How is it so hard to understand?! 1. Most holidaymakers will not go to a country that tests people on arrival!!! 2. Covid is already rampant in Thailand, so testing arrivals serves no purpose!!!

I'm confused - these are exactly the measures that are keeping tourists away from Thailand. Or were you being sarcastic?

Exactly my point: "The pre-departure testing requirements, including types of acceptable tests and documentation required, are set by the countries you are travelling to and transiting through."

Airlines don't make rules for testing. That would be commercial suicide. Airlines simply follow the arrival country rules. So the OP needs to check the Thai entry rules. AFAIK, the pre-arrival PCR test is not necessary from April 1st. But if it were me I'd get a test anyway, Just to be on the safe side. We all know how flaky the rule makers can be in LOS.

From that article: Toke Terkelsen is confident that will happen soon. "Even with what's happening right now in the world, you still have a lot of people who have been staying at home for two years, who have saved some money and really want to go travelling," he said. "If Thailand opens up as the main gateway for Asia, and still the other countries are closed, you will see a lot of people coming to Thailand." Mr Terkelsen, you may not have noticed but it's the other Asian countries who are properly opening up to tourists, not Thailand.