bolt Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 7 hours ago, Jaggg88 said: I'm a member of this travel groups FB page and they have been involved with the organisation for opening Phuket on July 1st and they made this statement 53 minutes ago; IAsia Thailand updated the description. · 53 m · Phuket WILL open on the 1 July 2021. Come and join the group to learn the official news from people who are attending the meetings, local hoteliers living in Phuket and local businesses offering deals. Here you can ask your questions on your trip to Phuket. I Asia Thailand is one of the largest Thailand DMC offering hotel accommodations, day tours and attractions, airport rides and RT-PCR tests in Phuket. Winner of Tripadvisor Choice Awards. Actively involved in the opening of Phuket. That FB Group has been set up by companies and individuals who are directly involved with tourism, fair play to them. But I will continually mention to tourists DON’T spend ANY money until its confirmed through the proper channels, right now anyone can book a flight, they can book a hotel, if you hold a flight ticket and an hotel booking it doesn’t mean you will be allowed to travel after 1st of July. The Thai Embassies will issue you an COE Certificate of entry, without a COE you cannot enter Thailand, it doesn’t matter if you have vaccination, flight ticket, hotel booking etc Be very careful with what you read online, unless it’s from the Embassy it’s NOT confirmed. I’m on the FB group and its very clear nothing is confirmed; we keep seeing screenshots of documents that will be released LATER. I privately spoke to one tour operator who told me that I can transit in BKK I even sent a ticket route showing transit, they told me “no problem with your flight route its fine’ 3 days later we were told DIRECT flights only. Is clear the Thais are not sure yet, meaning they will understandably get very protective and be very strict with the rules. We had this early March with the new regulations set to start 1st April, that was eventually confirmed April 2nd, and the scheme was promoted to start April 1st, some tourists booked to arrive on the 1st and ended up doing 14 days FULL quarantine locked in hotel loom. So to summarise my rant Wait and don’t spend any money until its been officially released from Thai Embassy Don’t worry if seats are selling fast or hotels are nearly full, that’s not entirely true 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzz Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 ITS a GO Phuket Sandbox starts on July 1: TAT PHUKET: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has given the green light and Phuket will reopen to fully vaccinated foreign tourists on July 1, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn has confirmed. https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-sandbox-starts-on-july-1-tat-80136.php 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, zzzzz said: ITS a GO Phuket Sandbox starts on July 1: TAT PHUKET: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has given the green light and Phuket will reopen to fully vaccinated foreign tourists on July 1, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn has confirmed. https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-sandbox-starts-on-july-1-tat-80136.php Thanks, another confirmation it will go ahead. Unfortunately still no details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 here is another thing to consider when does Day 1 of your Quarantine Start the below pictures are from CCSA in March 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarty Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 On 5/28/2021 at 2:06 PM, bolt said: here is another thing to consider when does Day 1 of your Quarantine Start the below pictures are from CCSA in March 2021 There’s no quarantine under the sandbox scheme 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, stuarty said: There’s no quarantine under the sandbox scheme We will be quarantined on the island of Phuket for 7 days or nights, then we can travel to any other part of Thailand when you do think Day 1 or our quarantine Starts Edited May 28, 2021 by bolt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarty Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, bolt said: We will be quarantined on the island of Phuket for 7 days or nights, then we can travel to any other part of Thailand when you do think Day 1 or our quarantine Starts Who is we? Your choice whether to transit through Phuket or not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzzzz Posted May 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, bolt said: We will be quarantined on the island of Phuket for 7 days or nights, then we can travel to any other part of Thailand when you do think Day 1 or our quarantine Starts ur free to book ur own room, eat where you wish, drink ( hopefully by than ) where you wish, go where you wish, hardly call that a quarantine day 1 is day you arrive same as ur entry date on ur visa or visa exempt Personally bet many will not be traditional "tourists" but will use the sandbox to gain entry to Thailand 7 days on a lovely island sure beats 14 days locked up in a hotel in Bangkok ???? Edited May 28, 2021 by zzzzz 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, zzzzz said: ur free to book ur own room, eat where you wish, drink ( hopefully by than ) where you wish, go where you wish, hardly call that a quarantine day 1 is day you arrive same as ur entry date on ur visa. visa exempt if you arrive after 18:00 that will be day ZERO, your 1st day of quarantine will be the next day if you’re not allowed to leave the island, what would you call that, imprisonment detention interment confinement captivity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stuarty Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, bolt said: if you arrive after 18:00 that will be day ZERO, your 1st day of quarantine will be the next day if you’re not allowed to leave the island, what would you call that, imprisonment detention interment confinement captivity I would call it 6. A condition and only applicable if your intention is to only pass through Phuket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) 51 minutes ago, stuarty said: I would call it 6. A condition and only applicable if your intention is to only pass through Phuket I will say, I’m using the Sandbox to reduce my normal quarantine time, I’ve already done 2 rounds of quarantine and its not fun. I’m 99.9% sure I will fly to Phuket my other option is to stay locked in a loom for 15 nights, it actually works out for me as I can hopefully bring the wife over to Phuket so we can get some time away from the kids. But this 7 day Sandox will stop middle to end of July and we will return to 14(15) day quarantine in Loom only, it will be the same scenario as what happened in April. Also So many people are thinking, buy a flight ticket, book hotel and that’s all I need to enter Phuket, its soooooooo misleading Edited May 28, 2021 by bolt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogiewoogie Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, bolt said: if you arrive after 18:00 that will be day ZERO, your 1st day of quarantine will be the next day if you’re not allowed to leave the island, what would you call that, imprisonment detention interment confinement captivity Are u seriously comparing Phuket to captivity? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarty Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 41 minutes ago, bolt said: I will say, I’m using the Sandbox to reduce my normal quarantine time, I’ve already done 2 rounds of quarantine and its not fun. I’m 99.9% sure I will fly to Phuket my other option is to stay locked in a loom for 15 nights, it actually works out for me as I can hopefully bring the wife over to Phuket so we can get some time away from the kids. But this 7 day Sandox will stop middle to end of July and we will return to 14(15) day quarantine in Loom only, it will be the same scenario as what happened in April. Also So many people are thinking, buy a flight ticket, book hotel and that’s all I need to enter Phuket, its soooooooo misleading A loom? Been watching too many Peter sellers movies have we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 3 hours ago, stuarty said: A loom? Been watching too many Peter sellers movies have we? No Loom is Thai for Room, 20 years of Ploblems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merijn Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 10 hours ago, bolt said: if you arrive after 18:00 that will be day ZERO, your 1st day of quarantine will be the next day if you’re not allowed to leave the island, what would you call that, imprisonment detention interment confinement captivity I life on Phuket so I don't called it quarantine and sure beats the 14 days in a hotel room in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 9 hours ago, merijn said: I life on Phuket so I don't called it quarantine and sure beats the 14 days in a hotel room in Bangkok. I agree it will beat sitting in a locked loom for 10-14 days, thats why i'm coming in July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiexpat Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Here is how the SHA+ sandbox will work https://royalvacationdmc.com/phuket-sandbox/ In summary: (a) you can transit through BKK (b) you must stay 7 nights in an SHA + approved hotel (quite reasonable pricing) (c) you must use SHA approved transport from airport to hotel (d) Must use monitoring app but free to go anywhere in Phuket (e) PCR test required day 5 (f) free to go anywhere in Thailand after the the 7 nights 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merijn Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, aussiexpat said: Here is how the SHA+ sandbox will work https://royalvacationdmc.com/phuket-sandbox/ In summary: (a) you can transit through BKK (b) you must stay 7 nights in an SHA + approved hotel (quite reasonable pricing) (c) you must use SHA approved transport from airport to hotel (d) Must use monitoring app but free to go anywhere in Phuket (e) PCR test required day 5 (f) free to go anywhere in Thailand after the the 7 nights The transfer option is not confirmed yet as the systems to segregate the Phuket passengers from the rest is not set-up yet and it is not known if this will be happening before 1 July. Also the whole Sandbox program is depending on the percentage of vaccinations achieved in Phuket as this has to be at least 70% of the population and currently they are around 55% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterw42 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, aussiexpat said: Here is how the SHA+ sandbox will work https://royalvacationdmc.com/phuket-sandbox/ In summary: (a) you can transit through BKK (b) you must stay 7 nights in an SHA + approved hotel (quite reasonable pricing) (c) you must use SHA approved transport from airport to hotel (d) Must use monitoring app but free to go anywhere in Phuket (e) PCR test required day 5 (f) free to go anywhere in Thailand after the the 7 nights Has any of that information been officially released by the Thai Government ???? Thats a tour company, and on the site, they use the word proposed an awful lot. "The Phuket Sandbox model was Proposed by Thailand Authorities in order to reopen the Country for International Tourists without the need of Quarantine Upon arrival. This Project will only be applied for Vaccinated Tourists and will be applied starting from the 1st of July. The Proposal States that the tourists arriving to Phuket must stay at least 7 Days before moving to any other Province in Thailand. In addition to that, The Project will only be applied if at least 70% Of Phuket Population has been vaccinated by that time." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiexpat Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, Peterw42 said: Has any of that information been officially released by the Thai Government ???? Thats a tour company, and on the site, they use the word proposed an awful lot. "The Phuket Sandbox model was Proposed by Thailand Authorities in order to reopen the Country for International Tourists without the need of Quarantine Upon arrival. This Project will only be applied for Vaccinated Tourists and will be applied starting from the 1st of July. The Proposal States that the tourists arriving to Phuket must stay at least 7 Days before moving to any other Province in Thailand. In addition to that, The Project will only be applied if at least 70% Of Phuket Population has been vaccinated by that time." The proposal was approved late last week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merijn Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, aussiexpat said: The proposal was approved late last week Yes approved by the TAT and verbally approved by the PM but not published in the gazette yet. Until then it's only a proposal, It all depends on the amount of vaccinations they can achieve on Phuket before the proposed starting date. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 I have landed twice in BKK in last 12 months, and it’s impossible to wander around the arrivals section, there’s literally 2 staff for each passenger, you are made to walk then sit, they give you a number to wear on your shirt, fill in some paper work, then walk to next section get another number for your shirt, sit back down, check paper work. I’m guessing telling the staff you’re TRANSIT since you’re going to Phuket will cause a (Good or bad) scene ( unless it’s a Thai Airways Flight) So I’m thinking to go Direct for July, it’ll be a whole lot easier, unless my Thai Embassy confirms I can transit, I’m NOT going to believe anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merijn Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 21 minutes ago, bolt said: I have landed twice in BKK in last 12 months, and it’s impossible to wander around the arrivals section, there’s literally 2 staff for each passenger, you are made to walk then sit, they give you a number to wear on your shirt, fill in some paper work, then walk to next section get another number for your shirt, sit back down, check paper work. I’m guessing telling the staff you’re TRANSIT since you’re going to Phuket will cause a (Good or bad) scene ( unless it’s a Thai Airways Flight) So I’m thinking to go Direct for July, it’ll be a whole lot easier, unless my Thai Embassy confirms I can transit, I’m NOT going to believe anyone else. Your right, in the plans presented now there is no option to fly via Bangkok. It's one of the ideas but like everything else not confirmed yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 13 minutes ago, merijn said: Your right, in the plans presented now there is no option to fly via Bangkok. It's one of the ideas but like everything else not confirmed yet. Some tour operators are telling people Yes, You can Book the Flight to Phuket through Bangkok (Transit in Bangkok). But Make Sure that your Original Flight will Land in Suvarnabhumi Airport, and the Connection has to be at Terminal E9 (The Only Designated Area) And unfortunately many people will book tickets based on that assumption, and later on “Don’t blame me, you booked the ticket and somebody changed their mind with the rules, “ I’m not telling people NOT to book, but make sure you can cancel or change dates Free of any charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetops Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 3 hours ago, bolt said: Yes, You can Book the Flight to Phuket through Bangkok (Transit in Bangkok). But Make Sure that your Original Flight will Land in Suvarnabhumi Airport, and the Connection has to be at Terminal E9 (The Only Designated Area) This would appear to be about right as that area has been approved for transit passengers for some time now. You wouldn't know it was there unless you were using it. It's not quite as restrictive as it appears and the order also allows for expansion to other E Gates and even in to Concourse F if required. https://www.caat.or.th/en/archives/56377 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 4 hours ago, treetops said: This would appear to be about right as that area has been approved for transit passengers for some time now. You wouldn't know it was there unless you were using it. It's not quite as restrictive as it appears and the order also allows for expansion to other E Gates and even in to Concourse F if required. https://www.caat.or.th/en/archives/56377 Your post could be the best post on the Sandbox subject ever. Well done???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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