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Chinese hate sun too, and all Asians in general. Only farangs like sun. So it has been a bad move in their strategy of attracting Asian tourists to replace Westerners.

I have never talked about casinos. Personally I hate them.

But I don't think that can be done in a van.

How about the driver?

Hotel restaurants still serve alcohol with meals, so Governor probably try to maintain tourists inside their SHA + hotels. It could be either for safety reasons or for keeping them spending money at expensive hotel restaurants instead of cheaper outside restaurants.

Palmyra Patong Resort Phuket. +66 76 346 033 https://maps.app.goo.gl/qyXwP61Sdcy1nnxX8 1) 4* hotel with gym, restaurant and swimming pool. 2) emailed me with all the information to pay mandatory 3 PCR (8000 bahts) and secured transport from airport to hotel (800 bahts). They managed everything and emailed me certificates for claiming COE and appointment for PCR tests. Note that I booked hotel in Agoda with free cancellation, but they emailed me SHA+ certificate anyway. 3) Near Jungceylon Shopping Center and Patong Hospital. PCR appointment in Jungceylon Shopping Center too, so you can walk there. Also 500 meters from the beach. The total cost in Agoda for a de luxe room with swimming pool view, including breakfasts, was 10.000 bahts for 14 days. There also were cheaper rooms without views and also more expensive ones.

With no shadow to shelter, all dogs will be in front of 7/11 doors and all tourists in the mall trying to refresh themselves.

For malls and pretty women in bikini (and not only on the beach) your best option is Pattaya. You can find American food restaurants in Jomtien, but also more options in Pattaya.

Yes, it is. There is a special bus and also vans: https://www.thephuketnews.com/sandbox-express-bus-extended-private-vans-now-available-to-help-tourists-get-off-island-81073.php "All bookings for the bus for Phuket Sandbox tourists must be made via the SHA Plus Manager at the passenger’s SHA Plus hotel". Ask at your hotel front desk about the bus. Also you can fly to U-Tapao with Nok Air.

Yes. Project temporarily paused.

Lucky Star Beer Bar https://maps.app.goo.gl/4iux4bLDNSW99SVi8

I fully agree.

They are replacing old high voltage lines with new ones.

Hmong Village https://maps.app.goo.gl/RYvxw2YvMax2TmXi9

They never specifically said that, but full sandbox program was designed to prevent tourists entering Covid-19 to Thailand in a time when there was no Covid-19 in Thailand. That was the reason for asking 3 PCR even to fully vaccinated tourists. And they also designed a progressive system of damage control in 3 phases if 90 cases were reached: - limiting tourists movements - confining tourists in their hotels and - cancelling full program. Because they assumed then, that tourists entering Phuket from abroad was the risk. Unfortunately, they never supposed that real risk for Phuket were not the tourists, but Thai nationals entering to Phuket looking for a job.

Those were sandbox weekly cases. But, if sandbox is not bringing Covid-19, but local transmission, why cancel sandbox program? Even if you cancel full program you will still have Covid-19 in Phuket. Sandbox is not the problem, but the initial lack of control of Thai nationals entering Phuket from mainland.

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/phuket-extends-restrictions-for-14-days-due-to-high-numbers-of-new-covid-19-cases/ "Phuket has extended its restrictions until the end of August, including the sealing off of the island to outsiders, with some exceptions, due to continuing high numbers of new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. The exceptions are Phuket residents, visitors related to the “sandbox” scheme, and people who have been vaccinated with 2 shots of Sinovac or at least one shot of AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson at least 14 days prior to arrival, or those who have recovered from COVID-19 for at least 90 days. The visitors have to produce negative RT-PCR or Antigen test results not older than 72 hours." If this is correct, anyone can enter now Phuket from mainland if fully vaccinated and negative PCR.

"The Thai island is one of the very few destinations in the world where tourists can go on holiday without having to quarantine" Does he really mean it? The main tourist destinations in the world receive now tourists without the need for quarantine: Egypt, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica,...

And not in top 5, anyway: Spain had 80.000.000+ in 2019 and still second after France.

I booked with Agoda and got SHA PLUS certificate directly from hotel, even when I didn't pay booking in advance and I can cancel my booking at any moment. No problems with Thai consulate in Madrid.

At the end he will pay one way or another.

Sorry, no idea at the moment. I just mentioned which is the normative right now, but no idea about if there is an airline flying XXX-BKK-HKT. Turkish Airlines had that option before, but they already cancelled that flight. However, a few weeks ago I was looking for tickets to Phuket in Skyscanner and some of the option included transfer in BKK. I think that KLM was one of those.

Besides airplane tickets and booking SHA plus hotel, you have to pay PCR before boarding your airplane to Phuket, get a $100.000 travel insurance, pay in advance 8000 bahts for 3 more PCR once in Phuket and about 1000 bahts for private transport from airport to hotel.

You can transit through BKK to get to Phuket, but final destination in your ticket must be Phuket. You may not flying to Bangkok and once there booking a flight to Phuket.

Probably Philippines