Phuket to reopen to international visitors on July 1

[zzzzz]

1 hour ago, stuarty said:

 

 

 

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Good to see that the holiday islands of Samui & Phuket had zero new #COVID19 infections today. The vaccination rollout is also proceeding well I’m told. I read the other day that all of the staff at Anantara hotels on both Samui & Phuket have already been vaccinated #Thailand

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Congratulations to Phuket for having ZERO new infections today. At the moment they only have 124 patients in hospital #COVID19 #โควิด19 #โควิดวันนี้ #Thailand

 

 

8:30 PM · May 19, 2021·Twitter for iPad

 

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Edited May 19, 2021 by zzzzz

[stuarty]

Yes really

[mlmcleod]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Concerning measures to help limit the spread of COVID-19 in Phuket, visitors who travel by air must provide documents to prove that they have received both COVID-19 vaccine doses. They are required to undergo rapid antigen tests, or reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT- PCR) tests, at their place of origin, and to register on www.gophuget.com and the MorChana application.

 

The same regulations apply to visitors who arrive by land transport. People who do not have a certificate of vaccination and have not taken a swab test will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine. If they plan to spend only three days in Phuket, they are required to stay in home quarantine for the three days. The measures take effect today.

 

Yes, I can see the wealthy foreign tourists lining up to go to Phuket. Not!

 

Nothing turns off the wealthy more than bureaucracy!  Then again, nothing turns on the Thai government more than useless bureaucracy!  We will see who wins!

[Yahooka]

12 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Scandinavia.  Demand is huge from there.  I saw a report saying Thailand is the #1 choice of destination right now.

 

Not for the summer.Scandinavians will mostly go to the Med in that period.

[Muzzique]

I think it wishful thinking that on July 1 the place will be heaving. I really doubt it. I think it will be a phased opening of businesses based on the level of tourist traffic which is going to be very slow ramp up over the a long long time.

 

My guess is that on the first of July it will be like going to Clacton in February. With most places still closed with a few Viagra enhanced vaccinated pensioners wandering around looking for somewhere to park their ever limpening stick of rock

 

and the Chinese of course....  With their home printed vaccination documents that are as genuine as a Nigerian Lottery win

 

 

[Stargeezr]

July is in the middle of Summer in the northern hemisphere, so why would millions of people who are enjoying

Summer, want to travel to Thailand.  I think that from October through the Winter will be a more likely date

for people wanting to escape the cooler weather, and threat of snowy days.     Keep dreaming Phuket, as there

will be people who are so sick of their own homes that they will travel just to get to new scenery.    So there may

be a few thousand from July to November travelling, just to travel.

Geezer

[stevenl]

8 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

 Visit Phuket for 3 days, stay in quarantine.

Return home, go to quarantine 14 days, at your own expense. 

Tours of Phuket prison requires a face mask. 

Sitting on the beach is banned. 

Drinking with more than 2 people is banned. (if drinking is allowed at the time of visit). 

Having fun with other people requires social distancing. 

Returning home through Bangkok Airport, on the way back home requires a covid free test before boarding, at your own expense. 

Enjoy your stay. 

Thank you. 

 

Not related to the topic: Phuket after 1 July.

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, Muzzique said:

I think it wishful thinking that on July 1 the place will be heaving. I really doubt it. I think it will be a phased opening of businesses based on the level of tourist traffic which is going to be very slow ramp up over the a long long time.

 

My guess is that on the first of July it will be like going to Clacton in February. With most places still closed with a few Viagra enhanced vaccinated pensioners wandering around looking for somewhere to park their ever limpening stick of rock

 

and the Chinese of course....  With their home printed vaccination documents that are as genuine as a Nigerian Lottery win

 

 

I don't think anyone is expecting it to be heaving on 1 July. It is supposed to be a slow start, first Phuket, followed by other places, so by the start of high season Thailand will be open.

[Jeffr2]

7 hours ago, Yahooka said:

 

Not for the summer.Scandinavians will mostly go to the Med in that period.

Good point.  The article I saw was talking about this upcoming fall/winter.  Huge demand for travel to Asia.  Not just Thailand, but it's the #1 destination.  Can't blame them!  Get away from the cold! LOL

[WingFat]

23 hours ago, stuarty said:

There is no quarantine for vaccinated travellers after 1 July under the current plan.

However, there will still be a quarantine for the wallets of int'l tourists; the Thai locals are WAAAY behind their quotas from jet ski scams, tuk-tuk over charges and general working ladies plying farang for their last stang due to the prolonged pandemic.

[madmen]

Today's infection stats are a big fat ZERO 

I understand that most on here want to see this fail but  at this stage it's looking pretty good. 

[madmen]

11 hours ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

July is in the middle of Summer in the northern hemisphere, so why would millions of people who are enjoying

Summer, want to travel to Thailand.  I think that from October through the Winter will be a more likely date

for people wanting to escape the cooler weather, and threat of snowy days.     Keep dreaming Phuket, as there

will be people who are so sick of their own homes that they will travel just to get to new scenery.    So there may

be a few thousand from July to November travelling, just to travel.

Geezer

Blue balls will guarantee a show up. 

Why are you talking about millions when TAT are expecting around 100 k? 

[BernieOnTour]

On 5/18/2021 at 11:54 PM, webfact said:

The same regulations apply to visitors who arrive by land transport. People who do not have a certificate of vaccination and have not taken a swab test will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine. If they plan to spend only three days in Phuket, they are required to stay in home quarantine for the three days. The measures take effect today.

 

Well ... up to you !

 

Somnamna, stop the local tourism by enforcing vaccination.

 Farewell, Phuket !

[daejung]

On 5/19/2021 at 1:24 AM, Don Chance said:

Looks busy already

https://youtu.be/sMkG7_SeuTY

It looks like Patong beach not Kamala beach, doesn't it ?

[John435]

Can Thai residents visit Phuket without a vaccination?

[stevenl]

2 hours ago, John435 said:

Can Thai residents visit Phuket without a vaccination?

Right now yes, with negative pcr test.

[Rimmer]

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[hioctane]

On 5/19/2021 at 12:34 PM, Muzzique said:

I think it wishful thinking that on July 1 the place will be heaving. I really doubt it. I think it will be a phased opening of businesses based on the level of tourist traffic which is going to be very slow ramp up over the a long long time.

 

My guess is that on the first of July it will be like going to Clacton in February. With most places still closed with a few Viagra enhanced vaccinated pensioners wandering around looking for somewhere to park their ever limpening stick of rock

 

and the Chinese of course....  With their home printed vaccination documents that are as genuine as a Nigerian Lottery win

 

 

It won’t depend on tourists. They might phase reopening with vaccination. By the time they reach 70% vaccinations, everything should be fully open.

 

On 5/19/2021 at 1:07 PM, Stargrazer9889 said:

July is in the middle of Summer in the northern hemisphere, so why would millions of people who are enjoying

Summer, want to travel to Thailand.  I think that from October through the Winter will be a more likely date

for people wanting to escape the cooler weather, and threat of snowy days.     Keep dreaming Phuket, as there

will be people who are so sick of their own homes that they will travel just to get to new scenery.    So there may

be a few thousand from July to November travelling, just to travel.

Geezer

July is when the West travels. It is high season for them because that is when kids have off from school. There might be even more incentive to travel before schools reopen to in-person learning in the fall.

 

On 5/19/2021 at 11:38 PM, madmen said:

Today's infection stats are a big fat ZERO 

I understand that most on here want to see this fail but  at this stage it's looking pretty good. 

Stats are never realtime. Locales are never good at reporting on time. What is important is to watch 7 day trends.

[Muzzique]

On 5/25/2021 at 4:05 PM, hioctane said:

It won’t depend on tourists. They might phase reopening with vaccination. By the time they reach 70% vaccinations, everything should be fully open.

 

Yes, but without tourists there is no business. You can open, but until tourism recovers, which is predicted to be 5 years time, it will be a slow ramp up.

 

Unless you control the opening of individual bars, clubs, hotels, taxi's by limiting their numbers to match the number of visitors then the money will be spread across too many businesses to make them all viable. 

 

The customer demand will not be there.

 

The question is will that demand every come back?

 

With the reputation Phuket has for scamming, you could see tourists choose more honest destinations when they return to Global holiday travel. After all they have the whole World to pick from.

 

You will also find many countries and resort destinations will be subsidising their inbound flights, hotels, and entertainment venues to try to get their tourism numbers up quickly to get the cash rolling. 

 

[beechbum]

10 hours ago, Muzzique said:

With the reputation Phuket has for scamming, you could see tourists choose more honest destinations when they return to Global holiday travel. After all they have the whole World to pick from.

 

 

So no different to pre-covid? When did tourist that come here not have the choice of an "honest destination" or "whole world to pick from"?

Edited May 27, 2021 by beechbum

[hioctane]

11 hours ago, Muzzique said:

 

Yes, but without tourists there is no business. You can open, but until tourism recovers, which is predicted to be 5 years time, it will be a slow ramp up.

 

Unless you control the opening of individual bars, clubs, hotels, taxi's by limiting their numbers to match the number of visitors then the money will be spread across too many businesses to make them all viable. 

 

The customer demand will not be there.

 

The question is will that demand every come back?

 

With the reputation Phuket has for scamming, you could see tourists choose more honest destinations when they return to Global holiday travel. After all they have the whole World to pick from.

 

You will also find many countries and resort destinations will be subsidising their inbound flights, hotels, and entertainment venues to try to get their tourism numbers up quickly to get the cash rolling. 

 

Phasing openings mean being allowed to open up. Whether there is anything to open up is a different story.

[madmen]