webfact Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 By Subhabhong Rarueysong BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand plans to waive mandatory quarantine for vaccinated visitors to Bangkok and top tourist destinations from October, to revive a key industry battered by COVID-19 travel curbs. Deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul said the new measure means easier access to favorite locations in 10 provinces, like Pattaya, Phang Nga, Koh Samui, Krabi and Bangkok, which will welcome tourists with proof of vaccination against COVID-19 from Oct 1st. The announcement comes as Phuket prepares to open up to vaccinated travellers in July, in a pilot scheme. The province is seeking to inoculate most of its residents before the reopening, and before mass vaccinations begin in the rest of Thailand. Ms. Traisulee said the new plan could draw 3.5 million tourists this year, generating 298 billion baht in revenue, adding that at least 70% of residents in each of the 10 provinces must first be inoculated. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-05-10 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Olivie Posted May 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) Nothing new, we already knew that for months, right? 3.5M tourists...I mean, they are still smoking too much weed. Edited May 9, 2021 by Olivie 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post boogiewoogie Posted May 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2021 Wake me up when they come up with an example of a jab pass and then wake me up again as soon as they deal with a jabless kids issue. There are still no approved jabs for kids. And toddlers not even on a horizon, Hello? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post expat1010 Posted May 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2021 Once I am fully vaccinated next month I plan to travel. I will come to Thailand come November provided it is relatively hassle free to do so. Happy to comply with airport rapid testing and an app for contact tracing, beyond that would be too much and I would just go somewhere else with a warm climate. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joe2050 Posted May 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2021 Blablablabla.... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sirineou Posted May 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2021 Plan De Jure. which reminds me of the joke where two friends are dining at a restaurant one says to the other, I like to order some soup do you know which soup is good? Sure says the other, a couple of days ago I had the soup De Jure and it was very good. ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chelseafan Posted May 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) Plan #4,294,285 - Fail. Plan #4,294,286... Edited May 9, 2021 by Chelseafan 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 70% in those provinces inoculated by October... right. They might be able to inoculate the old time residents, but the seasonal/part timers? No way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted May 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) This Deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisoranakul got up in the morning feeling compelled to say something sounding clever and news worthy...Lucky us, how else we would have know... Edited May 9, 2021 by ezzra 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted May 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, webfact said: which will welcome tourists with proof of vaccination against COVID-19 Catch 22: Forged vaccination certificates will be available from Khaosan Road. You can't enter Thailand to buy one without a vaccination certificate. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nkg Posted May 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2021 I hope they invent some more paperwork and fees before letting people into Thailand. At present, I only need to provide certified proof of vaccination, proof of special Thai covid insurance (minimum £100), proof of PCR test within 72 hours of departure (£200), Certificate of Entry (which the Thai Embassy may or may not provide in time for my flight), Tourist Visa, bank statements showing sufficient funds to stay in Thailand, confirmation of return flight, confirmation of paid hotel bookings for my entire stay in Thailand ... It's so easy! I hope Thailand isn't overwhelmed with all the tourists that will come ???? 7 4 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Monday Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Scientifically they could do it tomorrow then. The pandemic is all about perception now and managing expectations. Is 5 to 6 months enough time to change perception.? They better get working on their messaging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieSeek Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, expat1010 said: Once I am fully vaccinated next month I plan to travel. I will come to Thailand come November provided it is relatively hassle free to do so. Happy to comply with airport rapid testing and an app for contact tracing, beyond that would be too much and I would just go somewhere else with a warm climate. They are in a lockdown, with everything except malls open (and even they are a shadow of themselves with all food restaurants closed for sit in) and alot of shops closed down. Bars, nightlife, massage, parks, travel between provinces is non existent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Blumpie Posted May 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2021 45 minutes ago, nkg said: I hope they invent some more paperwork and fees before letting people into Thailand. At present, I only need to provide certified proof of vaccination, proof of special Thai covid insurance (minimum £100), proof of PCR test within 72 hours of departure (£200), Certificate of Entry (which the Thai Embassy may or may not provide in time for my flight), Tourist Visa, bank statements showing sufficient funds to stay in Thailand, confirmation of return flight, confirmation of paid hotel bookings for my entire stay in Thailand ... It's so easy! I hope Thailand isn't overwhelmed with all the tourists that will come ???? You forgot if you contract COVID on the plane you get to sleep on a cardboard box for two weeks at your own expense with 300 strangers. Sounds like a real good time. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aarin Posted May 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2021 Why not waive the quarantine now for vaccinated tourists. Why wait for October, what will be different then? Philippines has already wajved the quarantine fir 5 islands and last week 2500 headed to Boracay. You better hurry before it's too late. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 3 hours ago, webfact said: adding that at least 70% of residents in each of the 10 provinces must first be inoculated. I think this little tag-on, if adhered to, will mean the sandboxes remain sand-less and unused. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danderman123 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Blumpie said: You forgot if you contract COVID on the plane you get to sleep on a cardboard box for two weeks at your own expense with 300 strangers. Sounds like a real good time. My understanding is that Farangs who test positive during quarantine are hospitalized in a real hospital, symptoms or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danderman123 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 2 hours ago, AnnieSeek said: They are in a lockdown, with everything except malls open (and even they are a shadow of themselves with all food restaurants closed for sit in) and alot of shops closed down. Bars, nightlife, massage, parks, travel between provinces is non existent. You can bet there will be many debates here as to whether this a lockdown or not. The LockDown Purists will claim it’s not a lockdown unless people are forbidden to leave their homes, like in Wuhan. Some will claim any set of restrictions is a lockdown. Others will say that a lockdown is defined by barriers to interprovincial travel. Lots of shades of grey here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromas Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Don't expect too much precision in definitions. "Major outbreak," "pandemic," "lockdown," are terms we can all intuit and understand, yet there is no universally accepted, hard definition. That's just the way it is. It's more important to ask what measures need to be taken, or modified, or stopped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieSeek Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 28 minutes ago, Danderman123 said: You can bet there will be many debates here as to whether this a lockdown or not. The LockDown Purists will claim it’s not a lockdown unless people are forbidden to leave their homes, like in Wuhan. Some will claim any set of restrictions is a lockdown. Others will say that a lockdown is defined by barriers to interprovincial travel. Lots of shades of grey here. My point is why would anyone travel to a place that is basically all that is good about is closed? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieSeek Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 32 minutes ago, Danderman123 said: My understanding is that Farangs who test positive during quarantine are hospitalized in a real hospital, symptoms or not. That's because you come armed with 100,000 USD insurance document. Now do make sure that insurance document is valid, and you've declared all pre exisiting conditions (some policies don't make this obvious), otherwise you'll get a nasty bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkk Brian Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 40 minutes ago, Danderman123 said: My understanding is that Farangs who test positive during quarantine are hospitalized in a real hospital, symptoms or not. Foreigners don't get VIP treatment unless they pay for it, same as Thai's. I personally know 1 foreign teacher, 3 students and 1 parent who ended up in a field hospital. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 40 minutes ago, Danderman123 said: You can bet there will be many debates here as to whether this a lockdown or not. The LockDown Purists will claim it’s not a lockdown unless people are forbidden to leave their homes, like in Wuhan. Some will claim any set of restrictions is a lockdown. Others will say that a lockdown is defined by barriers to interprovincial travel. Lots of shades of grey here. 50 shades of grey?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sticky Rice Balls Posted May 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2021 4 hours ago, sirineou said: Plan De Jure. which reminds me of the joke where two friends are dining at a restaurant one says to the other, I like to order some soup do you know which soup is good? Sure says the other, a couple of days ago I had the soup De Jure and it was very good. ???? Had brunch with a friend last week--he asked the cute waitress for a "quickie" and she slapped him...I said no dummy, its pronounced "quiche" ???? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danderman123 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said: Foreigners don't get VIP treatment unless they pay for it, same as Thai's. I personally know 1 foreign teacher, 3 students and 1 parent who ended up in a field hospital. Did these people get a positive Covid test while in quarantine in a hotel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I'm gonna follow whatever Ubon Joe says.... my money(baht) is on him ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkk Brian Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Just now, Danderman123 said: Did these people get a positive Covid test while in quarantine in a hotel? No they were official PUI after a school outbreak in Phuket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danderman123 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Bkk Brian said: No they were official PUI after a school outbreak in Phuket "My understanding is that Farangs who test positive during quarantine are hospitalized in a real hospital, symptoms or not.". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disparate Dan Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Aarin said: Why not waive the quarantine now for vaccinated tourists. Why wait for October, what will be different then? Philippines has already wajved the quarantine fir 5 islands and last week 2500 headed to Boracay. You better hurry before it's too late. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/fully-vaccinated-travellers-test-positive-in-sydney-hotel-quarantine-20210507-p57pt4.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LazySlipper Posted May 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2021 4 hours ago, sirineou said: soup De Jure soupe du jour de jure means nothing ... closest translation is 'of the swearing'... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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