Tourism official pushes for 1 July return of international tourists to Thailand

[malibukid]

3 hours ago, smedly said:

the ramblings of desperation 

 

Let the Chinese in, I have my dedicated buses hotels and restaurants ready, we will lead them around like lemmings and rob them blind, yippee 

hideous, those big $%^& buses are back

[natway09]

How about opening up small bars & the like & "sucking it & see" with the local population before we open the doors to what I am sure will be another more serious pandemic once the floodgates are opened to the Chinese & others routing themselves through the approved countries.

How are hotels going to give the busloads breakfast as a buffet must certainly be out of the question

Immigration will just  not be able to safegauard the country once the influx starts

Most of theChinese spending is repatriated to China anyway.

Only NZ & Australia comply at present in my book.

Have a look at India's figures today, not good reading

[lkv]

3 minutes ago, andre47 said:

The hospitals here are not overwhelmed from Covid

I apologise, I did not realise you visit the hospitals / hospitels on a daily basis, and check their occupancy rates.

[jimmjam]

Idiocracy 

[joe jadore]

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Think we can all see the writing on the wall that Thailand will be closed to any western country for the forseeable future. And as for each Chinese tourists spending 50,000 baht a visit on Thai goods and food on a Chinese organised coach trip, I think they are dreaming

I Hope the Thai Government will buy the ONE MINUTE Covid19 tests the Israelis have invented for use at the AIRPORT!!!

 

None of us want to go through this BS again! Least of all the poor Thais, most of who are still dreaming about the 5k per month they never got!

[Millcx]

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Think we can all see the writing on the wall that Thailand will be closed to any western country for the forseeable future. And as for each Chinese tourists spending 50,000 baht a visit on Thai goods and food on a Chinese organised coach trip, I think they are dreaming

Will be interesting if the tourist on 14 days holiday have to go into quarantine for 14 days 5555 and spare suitcase for all the usual paperwork requirements “;0)

Edited May 30, 2020 by Millcx

[barney42bb]

"Oooohhhhh Yeeeeesss... YeeeHaaaaaaaaa"

 

Green light and fast track those from The Nation that started all this in the first place.

 

Better Nations collectively invoice China for their respective losses...rather than grovel to them.

[andre47]

11 minutes ago, lkv said:

I apologise, I did not realise you visit the hospitals / hospitels on a daily basis, and check their occupancy rates.

What do you know? You cast doubt on the official case numbers in Thailand. Why? Do you have any information? You are just spreading conspiracy.

Here in Thailand they prepared special hospitals for Covid cases and they have closed them already because there is no need. Many safety measures are eased because nobody is infected. If you have better information's then please let us know.

[Benmart]

4 hours ago, andre47 said:

Yes, you are right...they will not open to western countries, except maybe Australia and New Zealand and some other who have the virus under control.

Look at the fools in Europe and the US. It is a mess...many people are just selfish and reckless. They even don't want to wear a mask to protect others. I am very disappointed about my own compatriots and all the other western countries. Asia will become the strongest region of the world in future. Good night US..good night Europe. 

I see the world through opaque snapshots from dubious sources and via the "written word" penned by others whom I've never met. I am not qualified to determine the foolishness of one or many. I can decide how to conduct my behavior and leave others to their own devices. If I have no expectations at to how others should act, then I am less likely to be disappointed or resentful.

[belfast3]

I don't think any country trying to stimulate tourism can be too choosey on which nations they allow in. People all over the world aren't exactly itching to get away on holiday to Thailand this year. 

[Surasak]

4 hours ago, Traubert said:

Why should war break out?

A certain country wants to rule the world by fair means or foul, have you not noticed?

[Fallangpakwan]

3 hours ago, Mango Bob said:

Will these tourist need a letter that they are fit to travel and have 14 days quarantine when they arrive also with $100,000 worth of insurance including Covid-19 covers.  They can get the virus here and bring it here just lie anyone else.  If those coming on work permit need it then everyone need it.  You open the gate to the Chinese and the situation will be worse then before. 

Speaking of the $100K insurance required does anyone know of an insurance company that will provide it.

[andre47]

1 minute ago, Benmart said:

I can decide how to conduct my behavior and leave others to their own devices. If I have no expectations at to how others should act, then I am less likely to be disappointed or resentful.

Agree, but if the others are threatening their compatriots (and me also)...?

For me the freedom of everybody ends there where he harm or threaten others.

[belfast3]

2 minutes ago, Fallangpakwan said:

Speaking of the $100K insurance required does anyone know of an insurance company that will provide it.

I think Safety Wing do, not sure though but they used to.

[Mikeasq60]

Open Thailand to international travel and the tourists will come! Ill be one of them I want to see my wife!

[ChouDoufu]

2 hours ago, Bluetongue said:

He is dreaming. I suspect the airport will open. Posssibly some foreign nationals will be allowed to travel by their Governments, not many Aussies for instance, a few may be able to get compassionate exemptions. Are Chinese allowed to travel yet, I somehow doubt it. Their international flights are said to be limited til October. So what flights there are to Thailand from all over will be less than half full, many will be cancelled. They will not have sorted out any alternative to the Catch 22 requirements of Covid certificate and unobtainable insurance. Certainly haven't given any indication to this point anyway. Once they realise that no one is coming maybe something might change. The other alternative is that they know all this and will just open the airport for dribs and drabs waiting for international developments such as pre flight testing. No tourist is going to come to be quarantined so until that changes no tourists. 

 

i don't understand why people keep repeating this nonsense.

 

"They will not have sorted out any alternative to the Catch 22 requirements of Covid certificate and unobtainable insurance."

 

chinese government hospitals NOW provide covid19 testing on demand for about $30.  there are western travel health insurance carriers that will provide short-term policies NOW with covid19 cover up to $500k for about $100 for 3 months. 

 

when china and thailand decide to mutually open to tourism, the package tour operators will simply add testing and insurance to the package.  these are non-issues. 

 

the only remaining hurdle is quarantine, which can be overcome by limiting visa issuance to those from designated low-risk zones with no travel to higher risk areas (china cellphone aps will be sufficient), and with tourism then limited to specified low-risk areas in the destination country.

[ChipButty]

11 minutes ago, Fallangpakwan said:

Speaking of the $100K insurance required does anyone know of an insurance company that will provide it.

My daughter was telling me after a  certain date could have been in Jan they all stopped doing it in the UK I dont know now

[harleyclarkey]

When the Thais grovel to the Chinese and they flood back in.....count me out. 

Will Thailand be importing their second wave? 

 

Does anyone here believe any of the Wuhan virus stats from China?

[terryofcrete]

4 hours ago, Traubert said:

Why should war break out?

Because a certain excuse for a man wants one to save his Presidency. 

[umlungu2012]

1 hour ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Greece is opening to tourists soon. Chinese welcome - British, German, Spanish, French, Italian - no.

Wrong. The Germans - and Austrians and Swiss - are welcome in Greece

[chilli42]

They can do what they like as long as I can escape from this prison and get back home.

[connda]

4 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

It is going to be way toooo much to see thousands upon thousands of Chinese running amok. It looks more and more and more that if war breaks out, Thailand will be kissing the side of their Chinese Master's obedient ring. 

Remember WWII and Thailand's (we've never been conquered) appeasement to the Japanese?  Same, same.

[Surasak]

1 hour ago, baansgr said:

True, they never complain about double pricing..all the Temples, parks etc are full of Chinese at 500 a pop.....look in the outlet malls and Central etc...All Chinese.....old whitey is usually found in the 20 baht shop or night market.

Why not, when we know better. I seem to remember a saying of, 'A fool and his money are soon parted'. I don't think that has changed. On the other hand, we are not all skinflints or spending more on cheap seconds.

[KhaoYai]

3 hours ago, wombat said:

when and if they are allowed out of their country....lets not forget

Uk citizens are allowed out.

[Cake Monster]

This Tourism Official may be wanting the Chinese to return to Thailand, but....will the Chinese actually be A) Allowed to travel to Thailand ( or any other destination )by the Chinese Authorities B) Will the Chinese or any other Nationality feel safe travelling anywhere while Covid19 is still rampant around the Globe C) They, like everybody else will have shallow pockets for a while paying off personal debts incurred though the breakout.

New and uncertain times are ahead for many ( if not all Nations ) around the World, and time will tell what the  " new Norms " will be for everybody.

 

[CoffeeBeanZ]

I keep looking at updates for international travel to thai.  I would love a date to look forward to so I can see my partner again, however, being from the UK I suspect I may be in for a long wait.  These new norms that keep being proposed are going to take some implementing (airlines, shops...) lots of headaches for all concerned.  Selfishly I feel like a kid that has been told Christmas is cancelled but the adult in me is trying to accept, and trying to be objective and positive.   This whole thing is like some Charlie Brooker,  Black Mirror episode.  Plenty of material for him to work with in the UK at the mo.

[Traubert]

4 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

China and their taking over territory with moving in on more - China's C19 all over the world - China getting too bullish and big mouthed. Honestly I am not against a skirmish.

You want to start a war because someone is too noisy?

 

What if you get a bloody nose and it escalates?

[swoods58]

If you can explain the 140,00 PUI then I'll believe the official statistics. Who are they?

[KhaoYai]

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The chief of the Association of Thai Travel Agents has begged the government to let tourists from countries who have controlled the coronavirus pandemic flood back into Thailand.

Its not what I want to hear but its hardly surpising and not limited to Thailand. Greece and Spain are doing the same. However, I think that no matter who they let in, once that open up there will be new infections.

 

Thailand has a choice, either open up or stay closed. If they open up they are going to have to accept that the virus will flare up and down until a vaccine is found and that could be years off. If they stay closed, the tourist industry is finished for the foreseeable future.

 

Based on their current nervousness with minute numbers of deaths and infections, I suspect they will open up to a few countries and then close down again as soon as infections begin to rise.

Edited May 30, 2020 by KhaoYai

[connda]

4 hours ago, Mango Bob said:

Will these tourist need a letter that they are fit to travel and have 14 days quarantine when they arrive also with $100,000 worth of insurance including Covid-19 covers. 

Only if you're a farang supporting a Thai wife an/or kids and are locked out.
For the Chinese?  The Thai government will sound like Monty Hall on Let's Make A Deal.  "Chinese people!  Come On Down!"