It’s official: Thai govt approves plans to re-open to foreign tourists

[VBF]

4 hours ago, miamiman123 said:

Until I saw the need for a vaccine!!

flight cancelled 

no thanks 

Oh dear....another anti-vaxxer!  I rather think you will be going nowhere for the foreseeable future. In the UK there's even talk (just talk at present) of requiring to show your vaxxes to enter a pub. 

Want a pint? Hold your arm out you naughty boy! ????

Edited March 31, 2021 by VBF

[Ricebarnandrooms]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

will still have to undergo quarantine but only for 7 days

In an approved over priced quarantine hotel. Ohhh ok, back to sleep zzzzzzzzzxz

[VBF]

2 hours ago, Kadilo said:

Cheers for that. 
just off to buy another phone. 

Don't bother. There's another thread running discussing the fact that nobody actually CHECKS your phone on entry to Thailand.

 

[KhaoYai]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Tourists who intend to visit the aforementioned destinations will still have to undergo quarantine but only for 7 days rather than the 14 days mandatory quarantine needed previously.

So many different stories and reports. For example - this is the first time I've seen it said that the 7 day quarantine will only apply to certain locations. And, didn't previous announcements say that they exepected quarantine would be gone completely for vaccinated tourists by 1 October?  Maybe I'm just totally confused.

 

Not sure if the reason for the confusion is announcements or the reporting.

 

Even when an official announcment is made and details given, we will all be reliant on what the embassy you apply to for your COE says.  If London is anything to go by, we could  in for a long wait.

[Ricebarnandrooms]

6 minutes ago, VBF said:

they're all waiting for countries to open up and they will be there.

There is a problem there.  Countries aren’t allowing flights back. My mate  keeps trying to get back to the UK and his flight has been cancelled yet again. So travelers arriving here wont get back. 555

[VBF]

1 minute ago, Ricebarnandrooms said:

There is a problem there.  Countries aren’t allowing flights back. My mate  keeps trying to get back to the UK and his flight has been cancelled yet again. So travelers arriving here wont get back. 555

And the problem with that is?  Cancellation insurance????

[KhaoYai]

7 hours ago, Big Yuley said:

So from July if i go to Phuket for say 10 days, after the 10 days can i then travel to other parts of the country?

As far as I know - and its very confusing, the 10 day quarantine applies to everywhere, not just Phuket. Therefore you can do your 10 days in Bangkok and you're good to go.

 

But, don't forget, we don't know the conversion factor yet.  Currently, due to their planned Lunar Mission, Thailand is acclimatising itself so uses Moon days, thus: 14 day quarantine is actually 15 Earth nights/16 Earth days.  10 day quarantine could be 11 Earth nights/12 Earth days.

[VBF]

52 minutes ago, Greenwich Boy said:

My medical records, including both Covid jabs, are on available on the NHS website. No idea if this counts as proof of vaccinations but it must help. You need your NHS number to register.

Me too....AND in my vaccination book (my first jab so far)

[Donga]

7 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

Sounds great. Pity Australia aren't vaccinating anyone under 70 until June, with 12 week wait for 2nd dose. 

 

Think I'll do the 10 days quarantine and get the vax in Thailand

 

You can reduce the 12 weeks to 4, which I did with a letter from my doctor stating there was no reason I could not have the 2nd jab after four weeks, as per TGA guidelines...

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has recommended that the interval between first and second dose is 12 weeks. However if this interval is not possible, for example because of imminent travel, cancer chemotherapy, major elective surgery, a minimum interval of 4 weeks between doses can be used. https://www.tga.gov.au/covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca-chadox1-s

[Wake Up]

7 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Anyone want to bet that this is what will actually happen? Top dollar is likely to go with this plan going the way of those before it by the middle of next week, if not earlier.

Maybe one day they will come up with one that is actually workable in practice.

My hotel in Bangkok changed my quarantine reservation from 15 nights to 11 nights last night. Vaccines are available in the USA Texas all over the place and by the end of April or May at the latest if you don’t get a vaccine it is because you don’t want one. Things are changing quickly. ????????

[Kadilo]

They will carry on with some degree of hoop jumping until they have milked every available baht from the lovesick foreigners who can’t wait to get back to their teeraks. No one else is gonna suffer quarantine however they try and glam it up. 

Once they realise that the neighbouring countries are opening up they will about turn and do some serious cringeworthy face saving  to entice expats and tourists back. 

 

 

[wensiensheng]

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

I read plenty thats why I'm asking you, show me one article where its confirmed vaccinated tourists arriving in Phuket can then travel to anywhere else in Thailand without quarantine. There are none, simple as that.

But how would you stop tourists traveling elsewhere? Car/motorbike rental,  bus trips into Phangna, flights to bangkok? What’s to stop it?

 

additionally, since Thais will be able to travel in and out of Phuket, AFTER interacting with tourists on the island, why would you bother to stop the tourists traveling? Thai nationals will carry anything that’s available to be caught from tourists, into every nook and cranny of the country anyway.

[my friend you]

which vaccine? some are risky for health.

[Yorkshire Tea]

5 minutes ago, Wake Up said:

 Vaccines are available in the USA Texas all over the place and by the end of April or May at the latest if you don’t get a vaccine it is because you don’t want one. Things are changing quickly. ????????

Don't confuse what's happening in US & UK with what's happening elsewhere with regards to vaccinations.

[placnx]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

If the scheme in Phuket proves successful, quarantine will be scrapped in other popular tourist destinations throughout Thailand, namely Chiang Mai, Krabi, Pattaya, Phang Na and Koh Samui from 1 October. 

So what's the situation for a Thai + American couple returning after more than a year absence - marriage visa? They were living in Chiang Mai, so would they have to quarantine after 1 October?

[wensiensheng]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Makes sense... as long as the population of Phuket has been inoculated 100%.... and anyone who travels there and wishes to go elsewhere in Thailand Thais or tourists..

Phuket Governor has stated they aim for 70% of the population. And I have my doubts of ever reaching even that!

[Been There]

The Vaccine does not stop transmission, so what's the point of insisting on it ...

[hioctane]

6 hours ago, CRUNCHER said:

All the talk about tourists is all very well and perhaps understandable, but what about long stay residents (retirees, married to Thai etc.).  What is our position if we visit Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam etc. What quarantine do we have to do when we come back? 

Same as any other person entering the country.

[Donga]

5 hours ago, sirineou said:

The 7 day quarantine for vaccinated people is for only certain areas such as Phuket, Krabi, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Kho Samui. If you want to quarantine in Bangkok, vaccinated or not, you have to do the 10 day quarantine. 

I don't see a list of ASQ Hotels for that area yet, but we are not coming until late April -Early May  so for us there is time, Wife says would like to do quarantine in Chiang Mai , as we have never been there before. 

Anyone sees a list of ASQ hotels for the 7 day quarantine please post. 

Not true. If you're vaccinated and not from one of the those 15 or so countries that they've singled out, then it's 7 days if you quarantine in Bangkok. This was confirmed today with Thai Consulate in Sydney, as advised on the ceothailand.mfa.go.th website...

 

Edited March 31, 2021 by Donga

[hioctane]

2 minutes ago, Been There said:

The Vaccine does not stop transmission, so what's the point of insisting on it ...

The chance of infection is significantly lowered. The viral load is significantly lowered. Therefore, the chance of transmission is significantly lowered. If everyone is vaccinated, the spread will grind to a halt and the virus will die off. 

 

Read about transmission articles after March.

[Greenwich Boy]

19 minutes ago, VBF said:

Me too....AND in my vaccination book (my first jab so far)

You were one step ahead of me. Did not think of a vaccination book, I just have two pieces of card without my name.

Personally I think I will bite the bullet and do 10 day quarantine in June. My ASQ have said they will amend the booking if quarantine is reduced.

Far too many 'ifs' involved in this Phuket 7 day scheme for me.

[Been There]

2 minutes ago, hioctane said:

The chance of infection is significantly lowered. The viral load is significantly lowered. Therefore, the chance of transmission is significantly lowered. If everyone is vaccinated, the spread will grind to a halt and the virus will die off. 

 

Read about transmission articles after March.

That's not want the manufactures say 

[VBF]

1 minute ago, Greenwich Boy said:

You were one step ahead of me. Did not think of a vaccination book, I just have two pieces of card without my name.

Personally I think I will bite the bullet and do 10 day quarantine in June. My ASQ have said they will amend the booking if quarantine is reduced.

Far too many 'ifs' involved in this Phuket 7 day scheme for me.

I'm not planning on Thailand until the UK winter - I've missed this last one anyway  -good luck in June.

[elliss]

8 hours ago, Big Yuley said:

So from July if i go to Phuket for say 10 days, after the 10 days can i then travel to other parts of the country?

 

 

 

     Really ?. 

    Do not believe , what you read , on Forums ..

    Welcome to Thailand ..

[KhaoYai]

29 minutes ago, Wake Up said:

My hotel in Bangkok changed my quarantine reservation from 15 nights to 11 nights last night

 

Ahhh so as I suspected, they are operating on their Lunar Schedule - 10 days = 11 nights/12 days.

 

Edit: Now confirmed by the Thai Embassy London.

 

https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/requirements-for-foreigners-travelling-to-thailand-during-covid-19-tra?page=5d6636cd15e39c3bd00072dd&menu=5f4b6eb3f6ae4b236972c562

Edited March 31, 2021 by KhaoYai

[sirineou]

7 minutes ago, Donga said:

Not true. If you're vaccinated and not from one of the those 15 or so countries that they've singled out, then it's 7 days if you quarantine in Bangkok. This was confirmed today with Thai Consulate in Sydney, as advised on the ceothailand.mfa.go.th website...

 

I don't see where it says anything about Bangkok, but I hope you are right as it would make things a lot easier. 

Anyway , we should know in a day or two, as people start arriving after April 1st 

 

[VBF]

3 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

Ahhh so as I suspected, they are operating on their Lunar Schedule - 10 days = 11 nights/12 days

No this is Thailand  - it's the looney schedule ????

Edited March 31, 2021 by VBF

[elliss]

2 minutes ago, Been There said:

That's not want the manufactures say 

      My I add. 

       Read the small print .  Escape clause ..?

      No liability , etc ...

      Staff safe ...

 

[snoop1130]

Thailand to reopen in four phases beginning April 1st

 

 

The Thai government is considering easing quarantine requirements and restrictions on travel to Thailand, which will be split into four phases.

 

The spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s office, Anucha Burapachaisri, said that the first phase will start on April 1st. The quarantine period for foreign tourists travelling to Phuket, Krabi, Phang-nga, Chiang Mai and Pattaya will be 7 days, provided that they have been inoculated against COVID-19 and hold a vaccine certificate.

 

In the second phase, starting July 1st, foreign tourists travelling to Phuket, who have been inoculated, will not need to be quarantined. Vaccinated tourists travelling to Krabi, Phang-nga, Chiang Mai and Pattaya will still need to enter 7 days of quarantine.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-to-reopen-in-four-phases-beginning-april-1st/

 

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[KhaoYai]

Looking at the Thai Embassy in London's website - there is no mention of vaccination. I hadn't realised that no vaccinations would be required for 12 day/11 night quarantine.