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On 6/7/2021 at 11:07 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

There is a strong probability that the Phuket Sandbox model will be approved next week: 

 

A 15 day stay at an open resort, can use the facilitys and can travel the local area rather than being restricted to single ASQ hotel room.

Phuket knocked back to 9th July and from 7 to 14 days.. Nobody will touch it now

2 hours ago, bolt said:

where is this from, and whats the context

From a travel agent at today's zoom meeting. Nothing official but then again nothing ever is

Now this is where TV Posters really Excell. Cheap cooks, cheap beer, cheap massage, 

While rentals are down the " buyers market" hasn't produced anything. Same in the west 

Can anyone translate this. I think it says date pushed back to the 9th? 

37 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

It is a tough path to discredit truth and reality. I took those images with my own eyes. Many of my friends who live on Samui are spending as much time on Phangan as possible, to avoid the terrible daily reality. 

 

Denial is hard. Sorry to speak truth. 

Pics were taken a year ago during a snap lockdown. You must have posted them a dozen times already. Completely discredited  by TV members several times so give it a rest mate only a totall moron would think that it would look like that on gates open day. 

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Let us hope this helps. At least a little. Samui is like a post apocalyptic zone, right now. Was recently there, in addition to another trip back in September. Thousands of restaurants, hotels, shops and other businesses have closed. Many permanently. 

 

So, my question is, what are tourists returning to? The island is fairly depressing right now, to witness the train wreck and to know how many people's life savings were wiped out in the process. 

 

So, what happens first? Do the tourists come back to the ghost in a shell? Or, do the locals borrow money to re-open, hoping those 5,000 tourists who show up, will bail them out? No assistance is forthcoming from this spectacularly stingy, apathetic, and visionless administration. 

 

Lastly, there have been no local cases there or on Phangan in well over a month. So keeping the bars and massage shops closed is pure sadism. And prohibiting restaurants from serving booze is not only pointless, it defies science, when there is nothing to transmit. All restrictions locally, should be lifted today. Stop punishing the people! 

 

These images are from Chaweng and Lamai, taken just a couple of weeks ago. 

 

The last two images are from September. Nothing has changed. If anything, the beach roads in Lamai and Chaweng look considerably more bleak. 

Spiderman give it a rest are you not tired of bashing you must be mentally exhausted! Your pics have been discredited many times. 

Wow this is as good as a government announcement. Considering who owns them 

They haven't even released high risk countries yet and your Russian 

Apparently they will make an announcement next week if it goes ahead. 

3 hours ago, bolt said:

Short answer YES

Domestic travellers can visit Phuket,  Proof vaccine or proof of negative test is required

 

A single of AZ? that would cut back my travel time to immediately ready for 1st 

The sky is falling ????

1 minute ago, mikey88 said:

Yes ok..thanks 

But the proposed plan is supposed to start in 3 weeks...

You dont really understand Thai resilience. Nothing will stop them from opening in 3 weeks. Not now only a dummy would load up with staff for zero profits. 

Be patient. 

3 hours ago, BumGun said:

Well, as an Australian I love Australia but dislike my fellow citizens so much I'd rather not have many around me at all. I had remote place off grid in the bush and a condo on the Gold Coast, the internal border travel issues screwed that up.  So until I am forced to, I would chose elsewhere and rent out my place here in Aus. Some of the fun is in the looking and exploring, more so then the destination. So far I have lived in Thailand, Philippines and Cambodia only, Laos post Covid I hope. The issue you raise is valid though, I don't do paperwork very well ???? and prefer to not enable petty corruption with bribes to smooth things over.

Oz is the best place in the world to raise a family but for old bastards who still get morning wood it's as boring as <deleted>. 

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

In my older years I'm looking forward to staying in the USA again. 

Reality is nobody cares about old people in the west. You will just fade away 

It will spring to life with sufficient shops bars etc. Pointless looking at it now though there is nobody there except some expats. Nobody is going out! 

10 minutes ago, BKKTRAVELER said:

I know it has been asked but do you have to remain within the hotel facilities for 14 days or can you wander freely around Phuket? Many interested friends asking me.

Nobody knows but it may lock you into your precinct. 

This is purely for us returning expats. Nobody really expects million tourists 

8 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

So not talking about Turkey, why you guys don't retire in your home country ? I did and I am feeling good I have every thing I need, nobody tells me what to do, and force restriction on me .

No reports, no visa restriction.

The availability of young firm bodies. 

All of these threads are interesting but mostly just solidify reasons for living in Thailand 

All of these threads are interesting but mostly just solidify reasons for living in Thailand 

9 minutes ago, jackdd said:

So you could just book a SHA hotel for 14 days, check in there in your first day, and then you can spend your days and nights where you want?

Or do you have to report back at the hotel every day?

Once you have paid for your hotel you have satisfied your obligation. They won't care.