Phuket is ready to open for ‘travel bubbles’, says poll

[webfact]

Phuket is ready to open for ‘travel bubbles’, says poll

By The Phuket News

 

A woman approaches a desk for assistance as staff continue their heavy cleaning regimen at Phuket International Airport. Photo: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET: More than 80% of respondents to an online poll have voted that Phuket is ready to open to ‘travel bubble’ tourists, with more than 60% voting that reopening to tourism must come sooner or later despite concerns of COVID-19 being brought into the country.

 

More than 1,200 people voted in the poll, which ran online for a week and closed at midnight last night.

 

A total of 63% of respondents voted “Yes – Get started, we can’t hide from COVID-19 forever.”

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-is-ready-to-open-for-travel-bubbles-says-poll-77087.php

 

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[yellowboat]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

A total of 63% of respondents voted “Yes – Get started, we can’t hide from COVID-19 forever.”

True, but who is that desperate to go to any holiday destination and sit in quarantine?   Pass, will wait until something close to normalcy comes back.  The lethality of the virus is still in question.  

[AbeNormal]

is this poll result a surprise 

 

its like asking those waiting to be hanged to ban the rope

[Thunder26]

This place had been chasing tourists away during the lockdown. Do you remember how zealous they were ?

[Bender Rodriguez]

come visit phuket, via your hotel bedroom in quarantine, cheaper views of the local garbage mountain

[Burma Bill]

21 minutes ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

come visit phuket, via your hotel bedroom in quarantine, cheaper views of the local garbage mountain

and GPS tracking wristbands!!

[JusticeGB]

5 hours ago, yellowboat said:

True, but who is that desperate to go to any holiday destination and sit in quarantine?   Pass, will wait until something close to normalcy comes back.  The lethality of the virus is still in question.  

Plus getting 2 virus tests, a fit to fly letter certified by the Embassy in your home country, proof of prison like two week quarantine in overpriced accommodation in Thailand and a further two weeks of quarantine when you get home. Most businesses closed in Thailand and many of the better restaurants closed permanently.

 

A dream overpriced holiday for people from overseas who are also suffering economically from the consequences of covid19. 

[jaiyen]

They will have a long wait. There will be no International flights for at least a year, as announced by Qantas. ( They are laying off thousands of staff right now)  Others will be the same, if they haven't gone bankrupt.  I presume ALL airlines owe airports a huge amount of money for landing fees, parking, food, maintenance etc. Presume this will have to be paid up to date before any plane will be allowed in.  So now is the time to see your own country, if you can find anywhere to stay !

[ChouDoufu]

did the pollers poll the same people they polled in the last poll that revealed that 87% of thais polled want borders to remain closed?

[AlfHuy]

Phuket is ready to open for ‘travel bubbles’, says Paul.

 

 

Who is Paul?

[hanssna]

This is good news, and a start in the right direction. There are quite a few people around who can afford an long trip, who visit us every year ( since many years ) to cross over the winter, usually Nov - April.  They wouldn't mind to go trough a few procedures, to come here again and enjoy 5 months away as usual, from depressive winter Europe. Good for us, and Thailand to have some guests coming and staying over again, and a good start to get back to normal eventually. 

[whiteman]

This is good news, and a start in the right direction. There are quite a few people around who can afford an long trip, who visit us every year ( since many years ) to cross over the winter, usually Nov - April.  They wouldn't mind to go trough a few procedures, to come here again and enjoy 5 months away as usual, from depressive winter Europe. Good for us, and Thailand to have some guests coming and staying over again, and a good start to get back to normal eventually. 

 

 

Dream on  not going to happen light your fires and sit in front of the TV and watch the snow fall through the frosted windows

[hanssna]

2 minutes ago, whiteman said:

This is good news, and a start in the right direction. There are quite a few people around who can afford an long trip, who visit us every year ( since many years ) to cross over the winter, usually Nov - April.  They wouldn't mind to go trough a few procedures, to come here again and enjoy 5 months away as usual, from depressive winter Europe. Good for us, and Thailand to have some guests coming and staying over again, and a good start to get back to normal eventually. 

 

 

Dream on  not going to happen light your fires and sit in front of the TV and watch the snow fall through the frosted windows

I'll send you a photo from me and my mates ( who have returned ) from the beach, around Christmas ????

[warcy]

So Thailand has no genuine tourists for 5 months now. It will be 6 months at end of next month.

 

I don't see things improving until they don't require quarantine and just trust in countries with low virus cases.

[CorpusChristie]

1 minute ago, warcy said:

So Thailand has no genuine tourists for 5 months now. It will be 6 months at end of next month.

 

I don't see things improving until they don't require quarantine and just trust in countries with low virus cases.

It would only be a matter of time before the virus would be rife in Thailand and the previous 8 months would all have been for nothing 

[rebo]

1 hour ago, CorpusChristie said:

It would only be a matter of time before the virus would be rife in Thailand and the previous 8 months would all have been for nothing 

I say: It WILL only be a matter of time before the virus WILL be rife in Thailand and the previous 8 months WILL all have been for nothing 

[CorpusChristie]

3 minutes ago, rebo said:

I say: It WILL only be a matter of time before the virus WILL be rife in Thailand and the previous 8 months WILL all have been for nothing 

Depends on whether then can get a vaccine for it 

[3NUMBAS]

more like soap bubbles mavis

[fredob43]

What I would like to know is were are all these tourist coming from . Now let me see. India has just announced it now has 3 MIL: cases of Rat Flue 19 maybe the UK, USA, EU, OZ, NZ, UAE. Are any of them R/F free??? the mind boggles. As others have said not a chance in the world, as there are NO flights and then 2 weeks quarantine waiting for them. Then on arriving back home yet more quarantine. They might like to get some Chinese, those are the one's that started this problem in the first place. Best of luck Phuket keep dreaming is all I can say. 

Edited August 24, 2020 by fredob43