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PickleRick

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  1. That I don't know for sure, but the info I gathered is that you WILL NEED a smart phone with you as you have to download the Mor Chana app.
  2. Damn it! Forgot to mention, I'm flying to Phuket directly via Helsinki. If I'm flying to BKK then I'd have to do the 1 night AQ there before proceeding to HKT. Thought I'd mention in case that was your route.
  3. I think there was a lot of confusion due to the fact that Phuket caters for both the Sandbox and the no quarantine options, so people (myself included) were unsure as to what rules apply to whom. One point I forgot to mention was that I have also emailed PSAS prior to the announcement RE: the one RT-PCR about my options in terms of getting a refund on the second test once the new rule has been officially 'gazetted' and they said yes I would be entitled to a refund (costs 2800 for 2nd btw). But by the time I went to pay for it, they changed it to 1 test anyways (based on my entry as a UK citizen).
  4. Hello bokningar, as I am entering Thailand from the UK on the 7th of November I had to proceed with my COE application (there was no way I was going to make it with Thailand Pass). The COE was approved five days ago. In regards to your question, the PSAS website has been updated to account for the new rules pertaining to the RT-PCR test and I was given the option to book JUST THE ONE TEST at Phuket Airport for 2400 Bhat. Additionally, in my issue COE it stated, "From 1 November onwards, the traveller will be eligible to enter Thailand on Exemption from Quarantine scheme (after receiving negative RT-PCR test result)." So you could opt for the AQ for one night. In my case, as I had opted to stay in my hotel for 7 days in any before proceeding elsewhere in Thailand, but I could amend my hotel to the one night if I wish to do so and I have confirmed this with the hotel. I hope that helps!
  5. I happen one of those tourists who intend to travel to Thailand early November (6th to be precise) through the Phuket Sandbox and then Bangkok in order to experience a relatively quite Thailand. If anything, this announcement has put me in a more precarious position as I was expecting a binary choice, either, a) scrapping COE, OR, b) COE but with less PCR requirements (i.e. one PCR instead of 2 upon arrival as is the current requirement). Having a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT system now entails me pondering whether a COE will even be valid by the time I arrive if I apply for it now. Otherwise if I wait for the new system to be up and ready by the 1st November (highly doubtful!) will I have enough turnaround time to process the documentation in time. Absolute Madness!
  6. If you're going to reduce the curfew by two hours, why not make it 00:00 - 04:00 rather than one hour either side of the current 22:00 - 04:00? That way at least tourists can have a bit more freedom instead of being confined to their beds by 10 like school kids and businesses such as restaurants, 7-11s and night markets can gain an extra 2 hours of income! Who the hell cares if you're allowed to go out at 3 am rather than 4 am? Heck, not even roosters are up that early! What a stupifyingly witless idea to add to the ever-growing conveyor-belt of stupid decisions made by these imbecile bureaucrats.
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