webfact Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew. Photo: PR Phuket By The Phuket News PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has asked the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (M-DES) for help in creating a tracking app for tourists arriving under the ‘Phuket Tourism Sandbox’ model to come into effect on July 1. He has also asked for help in staffing the ports for processing arrivals by sea after the July 1 reopening, and asked for the Department of Land Transport to take steps to prevent price gouging by tourist transport drivers after tourists are allowed to return. Under the ‘Phuket Tourism Sandbox’ model, fully vaccinated international tourists are to be allowed to arrive in Phuket and stay on the island without any period of mandatory quarantine. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-governor-asks-ministries-for-help-80284.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2021-06-10 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, webfact said: Under the ‘Phuket Tourism Sandbox’ model, fully vaccinated international tourists are to be allowed to arrive in Phuket and stay on the island without any period of mandatory quarantine. Just report where you are every 20 minutes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 23 minutes ago, webfact said: Under the ‘Phuket Tourism Sandbox’ model, fully vaccinated international tourists are to be allowed to arrive in Phuket and stay on the island without any period of mandatory quarantine. they are under quarantine - they are not allowed to leave the Island - THAT IS QUARANTINE and now you want to tag them like prisoners out on licence 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiam110 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: Just report where you are every 20 minutes TM20min - You'll be photocopying and drawing silly maps (on the back of someone's visa application from last year) around the clock. Edited June 9, 2021 by asiam110 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Expect covid to be the least of your worries as the full rinse cycle is plugged in and primed ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 The report marked that so far 322,373 people in Phuket had received their first injection, with a further 98,589 having received two injections. Are Thais allowed to leave the Island vaccinated or not ? why impose these restrictions on foreigners that have been fully vaccinated ? sounds stupid doesn't it - because it is 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkg Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, smedly said: The report marked that so far 322,373 people in Phuket had received their first injection, with a further 98,589 having received two injections. Are Thais allowed to leave the Island vaccinated or not ? why impose these restrictions on foreigners that have been fully vaccinated ? sounds stupid doesn't it - because it is They're screwing up the "Phuket Sandbox", as I suspected they would. There will be more restrictions to follow. And wait until you see the list of all the countries that are banned from visiting ... Edited June 9, 2021 by nkg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 If i were him, i wouldn't worry too much about any "App" he will be able to count the incoming tourists on his fingers... 1 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, smedly said: The report marked that so far 322,373 people in Phuket had received their first injection, with a further 98,589 having received two injections. Are Thais allowed to leave the Island vaccinated or not ? why impose these restrictions on foreigners that have been fully vaccinated ? sounds stupid doesn't it - because it is Just wondering what the Thai policies will be when arrivals have had a full course of an approved vaccine plus a booster of an approved vaccine. In Australia both the health minister and chief health officer have spoken positively about getting the third/booster shot and are encouraging people to get it where possible. Also (as an answer to a reporters' question) encouragement to get a different vaccine if that's what the person wants. Example was: - Full course of 2 shots of AZ - Then Pfizer booster. But all up to the person and dependent on what serum is available. A gap of about 3 months before the third jab has also been mentioned. Earlier is OK if there's a reason, e.g., needed international travel. All jabs (1st, 2nd, 3rd) will appear quickly on the recipients personal Medicare online record (date and name of vaccine), easily assessable by the recipient, and can be printed. Also coming soon a new smartphone app which links to the personal Medicare records from anywhere in the world (if there's internet signal available of course). The big questions: - Will folks with proof of 3 jabs be exempt from quarantine, or will quarantine go back to 7 days? Or 3 days quarantine (was mentioned briefly once before). - Or will there be just a rapid test on arrival? - Will negative rapid test before boarding departure flight be dropped? -Will COE be cancelled for 3 jabs travels or perhaps COE will be needed for proof of Covid 19 insurance? Also, will the 'rules' be the same for tourists as for folks living/working in Thailand on various visas? Edited June 9, 2021 by scorecard 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thailand Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 Flogging the dead horse continues unabated. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 hours ago, smedly said: they are under quarantine - they are not allowed to leave the Island - THAT IS QUARANTINE and now you want to tag them like prisoners out on licence Despot mafia, that's all they ever were and always will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Why not require a new TM30 filing every time you change your seat ? This is the advantage of the old codgers who sit on one bar stool for days at a time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KarenBravo Posted June 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2021 With the tracking app, they are just playing to Thais. Ordinary Thais that I have talked to seem to hold two opposing ideas within their heads at the same time. They don't want tourists to come because they are afraid of catching Covid19 which foreigners will bring with them. They do want tourists because they are hurting financially. Most of them have the attitude that Thailand is the only place to take a holiday and don't realise that they are competing with lots of other countries for the tourist dollar. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterBaker Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 imagine a news of tracking foreigners and sharing private information gets in the western media? hmmm... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojo Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, KarenBravo said: Most of them have the attitude that Thailand is the only place to take a holiday and don't realise that they are competing with lots of other countries for the tourist dollar. I'm sure that's a very true statement and it also made me think of the tiktok song (please forgive my sense of humour)......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, bojo said: I'm sure that's a very true statement and it also made me think of the tiktok song (please forgive my sense of humour)......... The sound-track makes it impossible for me to watch for longer than a couple of minutes. Very annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojo Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, KarenBravo said: The sound-track makes it impossible for me to watch for longer than a couple of minutes. Very annoying. absolutely, thank goodness tiktoks are only short................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RafPinto Posted June 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2021 Wowwww. He needs help for this and is basically admitting that it happens. asked for the Department of Land Transport to take steps to prevent price gouging by tourist transport drivers after tourists are allowed to return. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Now ChiangMai want to copy this recipe for failure, they really do not seem to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyr55 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 6 months talking about the sandbox and the thousands of expected tourists, 20 days to go "HELP" I don't know what I'm doing or how to do it. TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 4 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Just report where you are every 20 minutes Hope it's not an online reporting system... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, RafPinto said: Wowwww. He needs help for this and is basically admitting that it happens. asked for the Department of Land Transport to take steps to prevent price gouging by tourist transport drivers after tourists are allowed to return. So (if there's any response) the authorities will (once again) ask the taxi drivers to be nice. And of course the drivers will comply completely and without hesitation and as a big bonus they will help the tourists/passengers with their luggage. Edited June 10, 2021 by scorecard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 For weeks now this Governor has been pouting his chest and bragging that Phuket is fully open. Here is the same man, with only 3 weeks to go until his Sand Box program opens asking for help. This seems to be an open admission that Phuket is not ready for Tourists. If it were, then all these things would be done and dusted, and tested. Man needs a Vocational change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fondue zoo Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 5 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Just report where you are every 20 minutes With a flare gun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khunPer Posted June 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2021 Quote The TAT [Tourism Authority of Thailand] prediction that 129,000 tourists will come to Phuket within three months after July 1 is likely to come true. With the details hardly known – i.e. they just changed from one week to two weeks "quarantine" on Phuket island – tourists might be skeptical and wait to plan a summer holiday on Phuket, or they have already booked somewhere else, we are almost mid June, and European summer holidays begins early July. It's European, and American, tourists that seems to be the target, as Chinese are still due three weeks quarantine when they return from Thailand, according to another news article that also mention Russians, but they might not have be vaccinated with an approved vaccine, so they cannot enter under the sandbox model. Most of those from my Scandinavian home country that have been asking in forums about Thailand and opening, already says "no thanks to Phuket, but perhaps next year". Not only because of the changed period of "island quarantine", but also the unknown facts like wearing face mask all time; that you cannot sit in a restaurant and enjoy a meal with a beer, or a glass of wine; that you might not be able to get a massage; that there might be no open pubs and bars, and no nightlife; and that you will be surveilled like a criminal. Mediterranean holiday destinations unfortunately seems to have better offers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 So he wants to open on July 1st and only just today he asks for help with creating a tracking app? A bit delusional to assume to have a properly working one developed on time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokBoyJohnny Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 5 hours ago, RafPinto said: Wowwww. He needs help for this and is basically admitting that it happens. asked for the Department of Land Transport to take steps to prevent price gouging by tourist transport drivers after tourists are allowed to return. Just FYI use the InDriver app, you suggest a price for the driver not vice-versa. I've tried it and it works in Phuket currently.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Today is 10 June , 3 weeks away from the opening . It takes 6 months to fix a 90 day reporting app and governor thinks they can make new app and test it in under 3 weeks????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 6 hours ago, scorecard said: So (if there's any response) the authorities will (once again) ask the taxi drivers to be nice. And of course the drivers will comply completely and without hesitation and as a big bonus they will help the tourists/passengers with their luggage. What happened to the shirt and tie they are supposed to wear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Being tracked is just not acceptable to Western tourists. They aren't quite so servile to government wishes as SE Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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