DrJack54 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Espanol said: This is what ThaiVisaCentre came up with. Due to the delay in implementing the system, and getting things approved it is advisable to delay your sandbox stay after at least July 4th Edited June 25, 2021 by DrJack54 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Its looking to me like a big con part with your non refundable money for a SHA+ hotel and cant get out of your own country because of this onerous COE rubbish???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clivebaxter Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Shambles box ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espanol Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said: the airlines do sell tickets for direct flights to phuket. fortunately, there is plenty of seats. but who in his sane mind will book a ticket when the COE cannot even being prepared? Yes, but Phuket governor said yesterday that only tourists arriving in Thai Airways would be accepted. So nobody knows now. Edited June 26, 2021 by theoldgit Link in breach of Forum Rules removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espanol Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said: Its looking to me like a big con part with your non refundable money for a SHA+ hotel and cant get out of your own country because of this onerous COE rubbish???? You can book refundable SHA+ hotels in Agoda. Edited June 25, 2021 by Espanol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted June 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2021 The easy answer to this is to forget Thailand either stay home or book somewhere else, save the headaches 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Espanol said: You can book refundable SHA+ bookings in Agoda. Yes you can book, try getting the refund 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said: what means (in simple english)? ... normal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 A ship of fools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted June 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2021 They now have a notice on the COE website that the will start registration for the sandbox at noon on the 28th. See: https://coethailand.mfa.go.th/ 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTT FITZGERSLD Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: They now have a notice on the COE website that the will start registration for the sandbox at noon on the 28th. See: https://coethailand.mfa.go.th/ ohhhh so they want to keep us tense until the last minute... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTT FITZGERSLD Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, ChipButty said: The easy answer to this is to forget Thailand either stay home or book somewhere else, save the headaches i will go to spain...no quaranine, no covid test required....and not so much covid anyway !! just hope on the plane and come (from low risk countries incl. all europe).... thailand allways try to play like a world leading country, better than spain and u.k. and u.s. (where no CEO nonsense is needed) and that is allways funny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2 is 1 Posted June 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said: i would definately come on 1 july if i only knew how What is your rush!? Why cant wait few days that all maybe going smootly? Or you REALLY have to be in Tiki Tiki bar at Karon 1.7.2021 what is actualy closed! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTT FITZGERSLD Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Espanol said: You can book refundable SHA+ hotels in Agoda. not so sure. and how bout the flight? i lost allready few air tickets in this corona mayhem. some airlines just wont talk to you or that they will spend dozens of hours before paying back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTT FITZGERSLD Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 Just now, 2 is 1 said: What is your rush!? many people had and have important things to do in thailand, and they delay it because of the quarantine. we are not all sexpats , if you could notice from your tiki taka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 is 1 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said: many people had and have important things to do in thailand, and they delay it because of the quarantine. we are not all sexpats , if you could notice from your tiki taka Hmm... dont have any idea what cant wait few days , rush can make your waiting even longer. Nobody assume you are sexpat or what ever, coz sexual activity is prohibited in Phuket or you cant do that in your own hotelroom whit other person. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said: the airlines do sell tickets for direct flights to phuket. fortunately, there is plenty of seats. but who in his sane mind will book a ticket when the COE cannot even being prepared? didn't you, (it sounded like you were desperate to come) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espanol Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, ChipButty said: Yes you can book, try getting the refund I mean that you can book a SHA+ hotel in Agoda and you don't need to pay anything in advance. Yo have free cancellation until 2 days before the travel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espanol Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 38 minutes ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said: not so sure. and how bout the flight? i lost allready few air tickets in this corona mayhem. some airlines just wont talk to you or that they will spend dozens of hours before paying back Yes, real problem is airplane ticket, that you must pay in advance, just to get COE. Some airlines let you buy tickets that you can cancel or change dates at anytime, but at nearly doble price than normal tickets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTT FITZGERSLD Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Espanol said: I mean that you can book a SHA+ hotel in Agoda and you don't need to pay anything in advance. Yo have free cancellation until 2 days before the travel. from my experience, agoda does require a payment. they first charge your card later refund. but i will check it again. anyway, air ticket and insurance also have to be purchased for the COE to be issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTT FITZGERSLD Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Espanol said: nearly doble price than normal tickets. exactly. in my case the airline told me WE WILL NOT CHARGE YOU REBOOKING FEE, ONLY THE FAIR DIFFERENCE. i said OHH HOW KIND OF YOU . and what was the fare difference? 5 times the price i paid !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 4 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said: i would definately come on 1 july if i only knew how Unless you have some desperate urge or serious need to arrive in Phuket at the stroke of midnight on the 30th of June, why not postpone it to August, or better still, November and avoid all the stress of not knowing how it is going to pan out? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said: i will go to spain...no quaranine, no covid test required....and not so much covid anyway Ummm...my intuition is that you wont go to Spain, but jump every hoop and try to be in Phuket as soon as possible because as you mention in a later post, "not everyone is a sexpat and some have important work to do" which i am sure cannot be done from Spain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gim12 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Qatar air website states a covid test 72 hours before departure is required, elsewhere in a section dedicated to Phuket it states 72 hours before arrival, i asked for clarification and they sent me ....information on visas, everybody is clueless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Once the announcement in the Royal Gazette is available, we can then start discussing the ambiguities and omissions. 31 minutes ago, gim12 said: Qatar air website states a covid test 72 hours before departure is required, elsewhere in a section dedicated to Phuket it states 72 hours before arrival, i asked for clarification and they sent me ....information on visas, everybody is clueless This may end up being a good example. I pity airlines trying to decide whether to infuriate paying customers by denying boarding, or risk fines by the Thai authorities for failure to enforce the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) Where's the confusion? This has been publicized a number of time that until the final official approval has been given the embassies can't move forward with COE because they do t have the final regs. Yes it's frustrating that it's thus close to opening but it's valid. The real source of the confusion comes from all the media stories quoting anyone in govt that will talk and publishing it as if it's fact. People have just been trying to jump the ahead with bookings without final approval Edited June 25, 2021 by Dan O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Confusion, uncertainty, all part of the course " Going as planned T.I.T. "???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFPhuket Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 I applied Sunday night and was pre approved for my COE by the Royal Thai Consulate in Chicago on Monday morning. I spoke with someone at the Consulate Friday afternoon Chicago time after the notice was posted on the COE website about the site being ready at noon Monday Thai time. I asked whether the pre approved COE I received earlier in the week would work for the Phuket sandbox or if it should be cancelled so I could start over on Monday. I was told that the pre approval was fine and that on Monday I could use the 6 digit COE code to complete the process of uploading hotel and flight information to get my final COE. I'm scheduled to be on a (cancellable/changeable) flight on Wednesday night, arriving July 2. We shall see. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 18 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said: what means (in simple english)? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 19 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said: what means (in simple english)? Because Thailand. Simple English? they are not very good at planning, nor doing it quickly, nor do it in a logical fashion, and is usually self serving. After a decade of living there Id say things work at 2 speeds--slow, and stop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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