opening thailand. does anyone have optimism for this year?

[473geo]

3 minutes ago, alianware said:

they will open if they realize soon that the safety box is out of dollars !

Certainly appears every new proposal is designed to attract revenue into the government 'pot' at minimum risk of a covid outbreak

[bert bloggs]

whether we open up or not in the near future ,who will be able to go on long haul holidays? there is going to be mass unemployment in the west and things are going to be tough for the ordinary man in the street , ,

[Sametboy2019]

Im thinking may 2021. Waiting to see what happens this winter in the Northern latitude

[herfiehandbag]

I think that what will drive "opening up" here will be the decisions of neighbouring countries. If Vietnam, (in particular), Malaysia and Indonesia decide to re-open to tourists with a simple and cost neutral testing regime either on departure (doctor's certificate?) and/or a test on arrival, and start to scoop up whatever tourists wish to travel to South East Asia then the authorities here will be forced to very rapidly change their tune.

 

The most likely tourist sources are probably going to be Korea, Japan and Taiwan at a guess. The economic devastation in Europe and the USA will reduce travellers from those countries.

Edited October 10, 2020 by herfiehandbag

[elliss]

On 10/7/2020 at 9:03 PM, impulse said:

Cranky expats who hate tourists have all kinds of optimism.

 

     

      However that said , being optimistic, two years min .

     Before , foreigners are allowed into the Kingdom .

      You , know it makes sense , self preservation ...

 

Edited October 10, 2020 by elliss

[impulse]

2 minutes ago, elliss said:

On 10/7/2020 at 9:03 AM, impulse said:

Cranky expats who hate tourists have all kinds of optimism.

           However that said , being optimistic, two years min . 

     Before , foreigner is allowed into the Kingdom .

      You , know it makes sense , self preservation ...

 

The question is, which is more dangerous to self preservation?   Covid itself, or bread line riots?

 

[elliss]

12 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

The question is, which is more dangerous to self preservation?   Covid itself, or bread line riots?

 

 

    Good point . 

   Media fueled pandemic panic/ fear, Covid-19 . The masses bit , the bait ..

  Self preservation , eat or starve ...

    Time will tell ..

 

 

Edited October 10, 2020 by elliss