brucegoniners Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 These guys can't get out of their own way. Yesterday it's October 1st. Today it's April 1st. LOL And ThaiVisa's problem is that they print every rumor, true or false, further confusing everyone. They are far from a news organization. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogNo1 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Logic and reason are not Anutin's objectives. Cheering up those who depend on the tourist industry is his aim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, colinneil said: Looks like Pipat just spouted off before putting his brain in gear. Did he not stop and think before stating first of april? Surely anyone with even half a brain would never have said first of april, just makes it look like it was just a joke. TBH, I don't think April 1 is a date that has the same cultural significance to Thais as it does to us. It's like euthanasing a pet in terminal pain, we understand it is merciful, most Thais think it is a sin, according to their Theravada Buddhist precepts. Having said that, this is optimistic folly. The Thai international carrier is bankrupt, along with many other airlines. There are still no flights from Bangkok to Melbourne after one year. Many countries are not permitting their citizens to travel, and even if they could, the cost of air travel alone has skyrocketed. Opening Thai borders won't change those constraints. IMO this is just more of the same, a dummy offered to the howling baby of tourism that has a bad case of financial colic. Edited March 12, 2021 by Lacessit 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knobby37 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 If they are serious I suggest the 31st of May or 2nd April ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chang1 Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, flago007 said: Utter rubbish 22 cases and no Evidence that the vaccine is the cause , more scaremongering It would be more unusual if there weren't any blood clots found - Pfizer rollout must be going slow. I expect there will only be a few unnecessary extra deaths caused by this latest delay in those countries and it will reduce some of the supply problems for those countries that keep using AZ. There must be a reason why European countries are trying to give the AZ vaccine such a bad press. Maybe like Thailand they are trying to divert attention to the total mess they have made of getting their vaccination programmes up and running. Meanwhile, in the UK, things are looking more rosy everyday. The extremely high death rate has come down very dramatically. I have my 2 jabs booked and am looking forward to a summer holiday in LOS. I just hope a quarter of it is not spent in isolation but a week is doable. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 Only programs requiring NO quarantine will attract tourists. Don't these guys get that? The 7 day program might attract 30,000 tourists for the remainder of the year. Maybe. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoYai Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) I'll just hibernate until this is all over - someone give me a shout when something factual comes out of the Thai government, in writing! After months of 'proposals', 'bubbles', 'STV's' - last week there was what purported to be an ACTUAL announcement. Anutin, the deputy PM and health minister said tourists who have been vaccinated against Covid 19 WOULD be allowed to spend just 7 days in quarantine. The report, here on Thaivisa did not say 'could' or that he was proposing the idea, it was reported as factual. Now its being reported as a 'PLAN', stating that Anutin 'FAVOURS' the idea! Are the Thai government really to blame for the confusion or is it the reporting? Now I have to let the wife know I may not be coming in June after all. Edited March 12, 2021 by KhaoYai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordguy61mi Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 A 7 or 10 day quarantine will not be acceptable to tourists here for a 2-week holiday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBenz Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 14 minutes ago, fordguy61mi said: A 7 or 10 day quarantine will not be acceptable to tourists here for a 2-week holiday. Or a three week holiday I'd wager. No way I'd spend 33-50% of a holiday in quarantine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AussieinThaiJim Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 8 hours ago, internationalism said: a very small minority, only several%, of potential travellers are being vaccinated now. The second dose is given after 2 weeks to 3 months. Certificate of vaccination or "covid passport" will be given only after the second dose started to work, so another several weeks. But, most important, thai vaccination program is only at 4k jabs a day. At this rate it would take many years to vaccinate medical and other essential services. Many countries are putting now ban on travelling for it's citizens. If they leave country without good reason, they would be prosecuted on return. I hope this is a Joke? What the hell is Thailand up to? We won’t be inoculated until September at the earliest but let’s let them in!!!! Ridiculous! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 9 hours ago, webfact said: They published a story that reported the Thai minister for tourism and sports Pipat Ratchakitprakan as meeting a delegation of tourism operators and associations from Surat Thani led by the deputy governor of the province. April 1st seems very appropriate... by then only 40,000 Thais might have been inoculated, a large proportion of which jumped the queue and have no contact with tourists. But hey ho let Pipat have his dreams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Farang Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, SwampyThai said: Welcome to Thailand. Mingle with millions of unvaccinated locals, maybe a trip to Chang Mai to breathe in today's world's worst air pollution in one of the duel entry priced national parks, yep, I can imagine it now, millions of tourists champing at the bit to come here, not. Let me in ! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shy coconut Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Knobby37 said: If they are serious I suggest the 31st of May or 2nd April ???? Not sure about 31st May , but if they announced 2nd April you would still get the usual stampede of original comedians falling over themselves to make some kind of April 1st joke. You would have thought after so many years these people would realise that making the same kind of comment/joke year after year is really boring. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Yuley Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, flago007 said: Utter rubbish 22 cases and no Evidence that the vaccine is the cause , more scaremongering totally.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 Thailand Plans to Welcome Visitors Next Month BANGKOK, March 12 (TNA) – Thailand plans to welcome visitors from April 1 with shorter quarantine periods, said the Tourism and Sports minister. Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn quoted Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul as saying that infectious disease authorities resolved that Thailand would welcome visitors from April 1 onwards. The visitors who completed their COVID-19 vaccination would be quarantined at their hotels for seven days instead of 14 days. Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news/line-today-english-news-653602 -- © Copyright TNA 2021-03-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keith101 Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 They wont be coming in big numbers if you are still going to force them into quarantine after they have been vaccinated . 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YetAnother Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: said the Tourism and Sports minister needs new title : "Tourism and Sports and Head Dreamer Minister" 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Fingerling Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bangkok Barry Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 And then hold Songkran, begin another wave and close the borders again. Yep. Great idea. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Hareways Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, DJBenz said: Or a three week holiday I'd wager. No way I'd spend 33-50% of a holiday in quarantine. Another thing...I'm sure i've read that incompetence reared it's ugly head in some asq's and some 'positive' test results have actually been proven to be 'negative' results. Imagine getting tested on Day 5 of asq, getting a 'positive' and then doing 2 weeks in hospital!!...the latest rules are <deleted> for the standard tourist but good for long-stayers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I think this is his plan 1st April When it does not work he can say fooled you all After all its the 1st of April 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 5 hours ago, Smilermike said: April fool? Yes indeed, only a fool would travel to Thailand from this day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chang1 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Lacessit said: TBH, I don't think April 1 is a date that has the same cultural significance to Thais as it does to us. It's like euthanasing a pet in terminal pain, we understand it is merciful, most Thais think it is a sin, according to their Theravada Buddhist precepts. Having said that, this is optimistic folly. The Thai international carrier is bankrupt, along with many other airlines. There are still no flights from Bangkok to Melbourne after one year. Many countries are not permitting their citizens to travel, and even if they could, the cost of air travel alone has skyrocketed. Opening Thai borders won't change those constraints. IMO this is just more of the same, a dummy offered to the howling baby of tourism that has a bad case of financial colic. "the cost of air travel alone has skyrocketed" The flights are still cheap from the UK - Finnair £405 + £60 each way for checked bags (great idea for families who can travel light) out July back September is a great deal then its £550 up which is about how it was before covid. On the other hand paying for ASQ will be a killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chang1 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, Burma Bill said: Yes indeed, only a fool would travel to Thailand from this day! I'm looking into flights now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, chang1 said: "the cost of air travel alone has skyrocketed" The flights are still cheap from the UK - Finnair £405 + £60 each way for checked bags (great idea for families who can travel light) out July back September is a great deal then its £550 up which is about how it was before covid. On the other hand paying for ASQ will be a killer. That may be the case for UK, an economy class fare from Bangkok to Australia is more than a business class fare used to be. Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't the UK ban travel of its citizens for non-essential purposes recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 11 hours ago, colinneil said: Looks like Pipat just spouted off before putting his brain in gear. Did he not stop and think before stating first of april? Surely anyone with even half a brain would never have said first of april, just makes it look like it was just a joke. Well it is, one BIG joke and that's not the ex immigration guy???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 5 hours ago, jaiyen said: They seem to forget that there are no commercial tourist flights from almost all countries and Thai Airways are grounded cos they are bankrupt. So how will tourists get to Thailand ?? Will have to set up a committee to look into that small problem. Please don't point out these minor problems, you might upset the poor brainless people making these well thought out plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artisi Posted March 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Knobby37 said: If they are serious I suggest the 31st of May or 2nd April ???? What year? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R5000 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) Vaccinated American here. Would consider a 7 day quaratine. That's about the limit. Indonesia has a 5 day quaratine but way more covid. Flights from US are currently in the $600 range in April. Hotels cheaper than ever. Probably "break even" after quaratine costs. Make it 3 days and I'll book now ???? Edited March 12, 2021 by R5000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 11 hours ago, Patong2021 said: Did the target countries get the memo that they are to drop their travel quarantine and restriction guidelines? I can't see China letting unvaccinated people travel to a country where no one is vaccinated. I wouldn,t consider china a champion of human rights and concerns. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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