Popular Post webfact Posted June 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2021 Thai authorities are hoping tourists will soon return to empty hotels and beaches, such as this one in Phuket. Photo: Reuters ● Thai Airways to resume service from July 2 with minimum cost of ticket just over HK$3,000 ● But Thailand listed as high risk by Hong Kong, meaning anyone returning from country faces two to three weeks in quarantine Denise Tsang Direct flights between Hong Kong and Phuket will resume on July 2 as Thailand seeks to restart its tourism industry amid an easing Covid-19 outbreak, the Post has learned. But travel industry stakeholders on Friday said whether tourism could be revived between the two destinations would depend on the governments reaching a consensus over quarantine-free arrangements. “It will be feasible if there is a quarantine-free arrangement between the two governments, similar to the air travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong,” said Tommy Tam Kwong-shun, chairman of the Society of IATA Passenger Agents, a coalition of the largest travel agents in Hong Kong. Full story: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3136115/hongkongers-can-fly-direct-phuket-july-thailand -- © Copyright South China Morning Post 2021-06-05 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted June 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, webfact said: “It will be feasible if there is a quarantine-free arrangement between the two governments, similar to the air travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong,” said Tommy Tam Kwong-shun, chairman of the Society of IATA Passenger Agents, a coalition of the largest travel agents in Hong Kong. Feasible ? Tommy's in cuckoo land. Why would Hong Kong and Singapore want a travel bubble whilst covid is exploding in Thailand ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thailand Posted June 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2021 I tend to think that the welcoming entourage is going to be a lot bigger than the arrivals come July. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo0 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Yeah because what could be better after a nice holiday than 3 weeks quarantine in Hong Kong ! Utterly deluded ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Since the sandbox went from 7 days to 14 days Im out........sounds like a typical cash grab as soon as you step foot on the island--same same but different smh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 4 hours ago, webfact said: But Thailand listed as high risk by Hong Kong, meaning anyone returning from country faces two to three weeks in quarantine Thailand dreaming again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Let's wait and see how many tourists will be arriving from Hong Kong in July I won't hold my breath on the numbers expected and the actual numbers arriving ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allane Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I have been suffering severe withdrawal systems. It's been about two weeks since I've heard some Thai idiot talk about a travel bubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncc1701d Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 If the governments would get their sh!t together for once, and provided Phuket is having very low / traceable infections with high rates of vaccinations - there’s no reason why Thailand can’t “annex” Phuket from a quarantine perspective and start this up and allow no quarantine on arrival back to hkg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhacsyn Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 25 minutes ago, ncc1701d said: If the governments would get their sh!t together for once, and provided Phuket is having very low / traceable infections with high rates of vaccinations - there’s no reason why Thailand can’t “annex” Phuket from a quarantine perspective and start this up and allow no quarantine on arrival back to hkg. True, and the same already informally applies to UAE where there are 1.2 million Western, East Asian and African expats. Vaccination rates are very high in UAE and no quarantine on return. Surely, currently more realistic targets than farther West? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surelynot Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) Are all six million UK arrivals for the last quarter destined for Phuket? That should help the tourist trade. Edited June 5, 2021 by Surelynot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetops Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 6/5/2021 at 3:56 AM, allane said: It's been about two weeks since I've heard some Thai idiot talk about a travel bubble. Even longer now as I doubt Tommy Tam Kwong-shun from Hong Kong is Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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