People are definitely looking at coming to Phuket from our own property listed on the OTA's people viewing is up over the last 30 days where they are from I dont know it doesn't tell me that

34 minutes ago, bermondburi said:

If I'm vaccinated I'm not bothered about those who aren't. They aren't going to make me sick. Everyone I know is vaccinated. I won't be passing on the virus to unvaccinated back home. 

 

So you are not aware of the fact that even if you are vaccinated you can contract Covid and even pass it on? Vaccination will just help protect you from being really ill and possibly dying. You can catch it and still pass it on to someone who has not been vaccinated.

 

The vaccine is highly effective in preventing death from Covid and from passing it on but it is still possible to catch it, pass it on  and even die. That's why the drug companies quote figures of effectiveness. If you have had the Chinese or Russian it is a 50/50 deal.

It’s all total <deleted> the biggest problem is getting the COE, especially in the U.K. 

129,000 foreign tourists to visit Phuket by end of September 2022/23/24/2526.........!!!??? 

4 hours ago, jaiyen said:

And there are no planes flying to Thailand. No way to get to Thailand from Perth even if it was worth going.

Direct flights from Hong Kong all cancelled. And not possible to transit through BKK airport.

Just now, NevNic said:

Direct flights from Hong Kong all cancelled. And not possible to transit through BKK airport.

Even if the flights were suddenly reinstated, it takes 4-5 days to get the COE from the Thai Embassy, and COVID test, and confirmation letter from SHA plus hotel in Phuket, etc., etc.

16 minutes ago, Ned Ludd said:

So you are not aware of the fact that even if you are vaccinated you can contract Covid and even pass it on? Vaccination will just help protect you from being really ill and possibly dying. You can catch it and still pass it on to someone who has not been vaccinated.

 

The vaccine is highly effective in preventing death from Covid and from passing it on but it is still possible to catch it, pass it on  and even die. That's why the drug companies quote figures of effectiveness. If you have had the Chinese or Russian it is a 50/50 deal.

I am aware of that which is why I said I'm not worried because I'm not going to get sick (die), and everyone I know is also vaccinated so I'm not worried about passing it on to them either. 

 

We can't stay in our rooms forever. 

 

 

6 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Earlier this week, tourism officials said the majority of foreign tourists who visit Thailand via the Phuket Sandbox project will come from Europe and the United States......

Earlier this week, tourism officials said the majority of foreign tourists who visit Thailand via the Phuket Sandbox project will come from Europe and the United States......will be wealthy, well-heeled, and will bathe more often than the Old Normal riff-raff.

A lot are doubting the figures, as far as I'm concerned they must be based on bookings. It is likeley the people wanting to go to Phuket will be those who are looking for a quiet beach holiday, not everyone wants the night life. Now would be the ideal time for them.

The art of pulling figures from ones rectum is a trait that should see him in full government in BKK before too long.

13 page PDF file on the Thai Embassy in Norways page - how to get COE - and needing a hard copy of Fit to Fly certificate - that they dont provide a description how to obtain ( Google works tho ) Then the matter of all the documents needing to be in Thai or English and only certified translations will work..

The cost - the planning - the hoops - the hasstle and the quarantene upon return to Norway..

You have to be extremely persistent and well funded - and lots of holiday time / retired to be able to go..

I wager few - as in a 2 digit number ( Norwegian based Thailand going tourists ) - will end up going - unless theres major changes..

 

I was going to post some incredulous post, but everyone beat me to it!

5 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

They must have ordered a lot of those tagging wristbands.

I'm expecting problems with that.

 

They will run out of them, the system will fail due to being overloaded with the constant stream of data.

 

The number of things that could go wrong is massive and I'm sure they will all go wrong, probably at the same time and on a holiday weekend when nobody's working.

The prove of the pudding will be in the eating. Hope they have some money left after paying for the air fares, hotels, tests, internet roaming charges etc which very very expensive

27 minutes ago, allyoops said:

A lot are doubting the figures, as far as I'm concerned they must be based on bookings. It is likeley the people wanting to go to Phuket will be those who are looking for a quiet beach holiday, not everyone wants the night life. Now would be the ideal time for them.

You must be not living in Phuket.  Now it is the raining/monsoon season and the sea is rough.  Can't have a quiet beach holiday.

2 minutes ago, Kopitiam said:

You must be not living in Phuket.  Now it is the raining/monsoon season and the sea is rough.  Can't have a quiet beach holiday.

The beach is lovely at the moment it's full of oil

17 minutes ago, Dialemco said:

The prove of the pudding will be in the eating. Hope they have some money left after paying for the air fares, hotels, tests, internet roaming charges etc which very very expensive

Internet roaming!!??

 

You never heard of wi-fi....????????????

5 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

They must have ordered a lot of those tagging wristbands.

Not really. The scam is probably that these hotels only get a limited amount of wristband trackers. So when all wristbands that each hotel has been given are taken by early-goers to explore the island,

the rest of the hotel customers can’t leave the hotel premesis.  
Makes totally sense to me if you know the Thai thinking and scamming. 
 

No way they have invested in buying hundreds of thousands of these wristbands as it would mean a huge investment for the Thai goverment. Neither I think they have any functioning compjutaa-program to run this commie set up.  

5 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

They must have ordered a lot of those tagging wristbands.

Wonder what they will do with it ...

Who is paying for the three Covid tests?

 

If the tourist is paying, how much does it cost?

 

Just another little stumbling block.

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

People are definitely looking at coming to Phuket from our own property listed on the OTA's people viewing is up over the last 30 days where they are from I dont know it doesn't tell me that

Probably only extraterrestrials checking in on deserted areas to explore. 

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

The clown who came up with those figures must be an Everly brothers fan....... Dream dream dream.????????????????????

5555 Showing your age on that one buddy 5555 .. But 100% spot on 

5 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Is it possible TAT don't work to the base of 10?

Yeah .. 129,000 is actually 12.9 tourists .. One guy only had one leg from a fishing accident so they rounded him up .. TAT is like that “;0) .. Good laugh though

6 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

They must have ordered a lot of those tagging wristbands.

Better to spend the Money on test kits and use them .

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

People are definitely looking at coming to Phuket from our own property listed on the OTA's people viewing is up over the last 30 days where they are from I dont know it doesn't tell me that

I'm sure they're looking.  But are they booking?  Hopefully they'll do their research on what will be available.  If they don't, there are going to be a lot of arguments when they find how little of the holiday that they expect is open and how much their movements are controlled.   
 

Unfortunately, judging from the "normal" tourists, some will be very clued in, but some will have done about the same checking as they do to go to their corner shop.   
 

At least we'll get some fun videos out of this.  ????

Agree, that only expats trying to get home will be putting up with all these restrictions. That said, I am one such expat that is daring to try. I have a hotel booked through a travel agent, that does "all-in." That means COE, insurance, covid test, etc. I may be a fool, but I think it will all work out.  I agree with most here, that very few true "tourists" will be coming. I feel bad that Thailand is killing off their tourist businesses, upon whom so many Thais rely upon upon for jobs.

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

People are definitely looking at coming to Phuket from our own property listed on the OTA's people viewing is up over the last 30 days where they are from I dont know it doesn't tell me that

Good luck to your business. The first flight with Emirates from DXB to HKT is on 2nd July and based only on seat allocation has around 105 passengers. I can identify one passenger (still waiting for the Royal Gazette announcement) but no idea about the rest. The plane is a 777-300 ER

1 hour ago, peterdk said:

13 page PDF file on the Thai Embassy in Norways page - how to get COE - and needing a hard copy of Fit to Fly certificate - that they dont provide a description how to obtain ( Google works tho ) Then the matter of all the documents needing to be in Thai or English and only certified translations will work..

The cost - the planning - the hoops - the hasstle and the quarantene upon return to Norway..

You have to be extremely persistent and well funded - and lots of holiday time / retired to be able to go..

I wager few - as in a 2 digit number ( Norwegian based Thailand going tourists ) - will end up going - unless theres major changes..

 

Are you sure they still require a FIT TO FLY certificate? I believe that requirement was dropped some time ago. My documents were submitted in English at the Thai consulate in Dubai. Last COE received within 1 day but I do understand the content of your post, and have heard how frustrating and time consuming it can be for some.

And one thing no one seems to talk about. And that is what about what will be reported back by the very first few tourists arriving. 
If anything goes wrong with the first batch of these and if being treated not well or if it just ain’t working out well,  it will spread like wildfire on social media. 
Thais in all positions better step up to a level never seen before to have any chance of making these tourists happy. 
 

Ist of April came round very quick