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5 hours ago, webfact said:

As for where in Thailand they want to visit, the destinations of choice were: Phuket, Krabi and Khao Lak, Koh Samui, Koh Pha-ngan, Koh Tao, Bangkok and Hua Hin.

Now see what happens when you turn Pattaya into a posh family resort... No takers ! lol

14 minutes ago, tribalfusion001 said:

So if you don't take the vaccine it's 14 day quarantine still? I'll go to Kenya instead, just a negative PCR to enter there.

and stay there because no country will let you back in after that. 

On 2/12/2021 at 7:00 AM, wensiensheng said:

If the intention is to turn phuket into a Covid bubble, then they better make sure EVERYONE on the island is vaccinated, not just those working in the tourism industry.

And they need to reduce the price of everything ! Wake me up when the rest of Thailand is open ! Phuket ... eh ... no thank you. 

What a great group photo ! I have never seen that many ladies together in walking Street fully clothed ! 

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Yes but it is not Hi-So .............LOL

3 hours ago, billd766 said:

IMHO Pattaya wont pick up until (perhaps) Q4 this year or sometime next year.

No more than the rest of us you don’t know. Pattaya and Thailand will “pick up” when tourists are allowed in without quarantine and many conditions .

They must also be allowed to travel from their own country without having to quarantine on their return. It is now worse than ever before in so far as many countries will not allow you to leave and go on holiday and fines are being handed out for even attempting to leave the country . 

Is all that going to be finished by Qtr4 ... I hope so . I miss Thailand badly. 

On 1/29/2021 at 11:18 AM, Surelynot said:

How about a set of large speakers (very large) record the dogs, then every time you go out......play the recording back to your neighbours at full blast?

 

What the hell....go away for the week.

and come back to a burned out house ! 

Taking care has a whole different meaning in Asia when it comes to animals. A recent phot of an empty beach in Phuket with a few dogs laying about prompted this response from a Thai friend .” A good chance to shoot them all in one go !” 

Note the inclusion of arranged packages and selected Airlines again . Can’t keep their grubby paws off the brown envelopes  ! 

4 hours ago, TheFreqFlyer said:

Visitors will return tomorrow and in big numbers once travel restrictions are lifted, including border crossings re-opened and flights resuming normal service.

When the vaccinations are at a peak level everywhere and most Thais are vaccinated too there will be no quarantine and tourists will come again , as they will to most tourist destinations . the vaccinations go up, the covid cases go down.

The word that my eye landed on first glance was PRICE... wonder why ? 

7 hours ago, 1fortheroad said:

if they are vaccinated they should be allowed in!

They can still spread it !

7 hours ago, Trexpat said:

Who cares, is alcohol that important. Really?

Been Enjoying the “Charms” of Thailand for a good few years now several times a year and I have never drank even a beer . bought a few for sure ! many think they can’t have a good time without first tanking up ... for courage maybe ... couldn’t face the “negotiation” in the bar without a few bevvies maybe? ... Up to you... as they say ! 

5 hours ago, AmySeeker said:

It's all over. 

nah.... It’s not , it’s gonna get worse ! 

11 hours ago, tonray said:

So if I take the purple line MRT from my home in Nonthaburi...and I try to get on the bl

I am getting tablets from my doctor and they send me on a luminous pink and yellow train all day ! Yahoo...

9 hours ago, 10baht said:

"From what I've heard..." What the heck do you mean? heard from where? from whom? Do you have a secret source? A special Homing Pigeon network? What good is it to spread idiotic rumors?

Common sense would tell most rational folk that it has to happen sooner rather than later. nothing idiotic about it. 

18 minutes ago, Bkktodd said:

At least if im vaccinated in the Usa with Moderna @96 % effectiveness i wont get infected by some thai on the airplane or in “so so covid free LOS”

but LOS is not Covid Free. It is spreading again around the country and has only started again. Wait until the New Year travellers return and let’s see the results of that. I would be surprised if entry restrictions and conditions are not tightened rather than relaxed in a short while as the number of cases increase. 

28 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

They always have been.

of course ! We like your cheap labour but you are an inferior species to us Thais.

7 hours ago, steelerian said:

Koh Samui is in critical condition. I know. I live there and rely on tourists for my business also.

Well a 4 year old could tell Koh Samui how to change course before there was even a hint of Covid but they were happy to fleece the tourists with flight monopoly and mafia taxi prices and so so hotels at inflated prices, dreadful infrastructure and fast fading Thai smiles . 

plenty of time now to reflect and change their ways, but it’s painful to revert to honest dealings ... 100% overpricing of flights would be a good place to start . you can’t spend money in a place unless you are there ! 

re the football team masks and the red of Arsenal ,I turned on theArsenal  EUFA Cup tie against poor old Dundalk ,part timers and basic wage earners who managed to make it to the group stages and pocketed €3mil for their efforts and were of course in last place. without a win , and I was horrified to see Arsenal decked out in Royal Blue ! I almost choked oh my Clonakilty Sausage ! 

23 hours ago, internationalism said:

those 30 days are visa exemption, not visa on arrival.

Visa on arrival is 15 days and costs 1000b.

All visa exemption and visa on arrival, and many other visas, were cancelled in March.

They don't have a clue what they are doing.

 

I visit 4 times a year normally for 30 days each time without applying for anything  I have never had to pay anything and I am allowed 30 days each time .I am Irish., visa exemption for me. Are there many nationalities that have to pay 1000bht and only get 15 days ? 

Could anyone point me to the survey on Tourlane because I have looked at their site and there is no mention of Thailand . The surveys I looked at don’t mention Thailand ?