Popular Post webfact Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 Editor: huaxia BANGKOK, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Thailand has been ready to kick off the Phuket Sandbox campaign on Thursday to open the resort island to vaccinated international visitors, Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said Monday. Hotels and other tourism-related venues throughout the island province have been prepared for the reopening campaign whereas up to 80 percent of Phuket's residents, including those hired in hotel and tourist industry, will have been vaccinated against COVID-19 by Wednesday, Yuthasak said. An estimated 400 to 500 foreign tourists are scheduled to arrive in Phuket on Thursday and many more are expected to follow at later dates, he said. Phuket Sandbox Hotels Packages - Book Now! Full story: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/2021-06/28/c_1310032688.htm -- © Copyright Xinhua 2021-06-29 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 And to that one might say: here goes nothing.. Good luck with that, i for one hope it will work for them but.... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTT FITZGERSLD Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 I HOPE IT WILL WORK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Spent the day (all of it) trying to navigate a return as cheap as possible first obstacle expired O visa second flights wow very few example BA is gateway for Quatar third insurance and so on still stuck on one as all the documents I need are at home in Chiang Mai its going to be ridiculously expensive so forget any short wedged tourists until some of these loony requirements get the elbow ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nkg Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 I wonder when it will be Gazetted? They must be frantically writing last-minute obstacles, fees and rules ... ???? 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCP108 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 6 minutes ago, nkg said: I wonder when it will be Gazetted? They must be frantically writing last-minute obstacles, fees and rules ... ???? Oh, there's plenty of time. It's only June 29th in Thailand. Sorry to all those sandboxers who are trying to get their COEs approved before they jump on their flights tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 This is going to be a laugh to watch 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffggi Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Stupid is as stupid does ...............LOL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANSIAM Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 400-500 arrivals Thursday, thats 1 aircraft ( A380 ), and more on later dates - laughing...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rasmus5150 Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 This is what Thailand expects Phuket to look like July 1st. This is what Phuket will actually look like July 1st. 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Somtamnication Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) Wait for it: China is one of the 60 odd countries to be allowed in. Can anyone spell PANDEMIC #2? Edited June 28, 2021 by Somtamnication 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 I for one are wishing them Good Luck we know it will be chaos but the island needs it, we need to move on 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysfriend Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, rasmus5150 said: This is what Thailand expects Phuket to look like July 1st. This is what Phuket will actually look like July 1st. I like the 2nd photo more than the 1st one ... Edited June 29, 2021 by nobodysfriend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said: I HOPE IT WILL WORK overheard from behind a curtain next to me at happy massage shop ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post simon43 Posted June 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2021 Mods - is it OK to post this cartoon? I found it on another website (credit in the cartoon). It just about sums up my own feelings about this sandbox ???? 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 I certainly hope we get live reports from the brave folks going into the "sandbox" Similar to the threads of those that survived the 14 days ASQ in BKK and lived to tell Keep your powder dry folks! Thoughts n prayers! ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker88 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 They just added yet one more requirement, which is proof of pre-paid after-arrival PCR tests. That is really going to inconvenience the one guy still signed up for the Sandbox. I hope he didn't pre-pay the charter charge on the Cessna 152 he's flying in on. As for all the PCR tests....before travel, after arrival, during the stay, and after the 'lovely vacation'....anyone who does the Sandbox is going to be able to park a semi or a 1960's wide-track Pontiac up his nose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boedog Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 We all know how this is going to turn out everyone except the TAT and the PM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker88 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 One could make an argument that this 're-opening' is going to do more harm than good to Thai Tourism, as it is likely some of those who enter the 'sandbox' are going to post about the nose picks, Big Brother surveillance tactics, and other intrusive and onerous requirements that some probably thought wouldn't really be imposed. Lots of on-line gripes about the reality of the sandbox may well re-direct potential travelers to more open and relaxed locales, not Thailand. One might surmise the powers that be have a wildly over-inflated view of how attractive Thailand is relative to the rest of the world. Better to stay closed and do nothing than open the way this is setting up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanaguma Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Not that i am booking flights yet, but it is very strange that Japan is on the list of countries that are ineligible for the sandbox. Covid here is not severe- less thant 1500 cases a day in a country with twice the population of Thailand. Plus vaccines are getting out at the rate of almost a million a day. BTW, how can people begin to make plans if they can't get the CoE paperwork even started yet? It is unconscionable that the sandbox has yet to be in the Royal Gazette. Can anyone see the various Thai embassies overseas working around the clock to process the incoming flood of applications? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Unreal as the third deadly wave starts to get out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Walker88 said: They just added yet one more requirement, which is proof of pre-paid after-arrival PCR tests. That is really going to inconvenience the one guy still signed up for the Sandbox. I hope he didn't pre-pay the charter charge on the Cessna 152 he's flying in on. As for all the PCR tests....before travel, after arrival, during the stay, and after the 'lovely vacation'....anyone who does the Sandbox is going to be able to park a semi or a 1960's wide-track Pontiac up his nose. Maybe it's not the last requirement. I think they'll wait until the Cessna is airborne and then come with some ridiculous requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Well compared with Alcatraz, Phuket is a bit bigger, and there will be less guard towers and less bars on the Hotel windows. Also there will be more places to go eat at and shop at, and beaches to look at from a distance, if some of the regulations have not been changed. Maybe by December the rules will be different and by January 2022 some tourists can go to Phuket and maybe Thailand without feeling a bit like prisoners. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagallim Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Stargrazer9889 said: Well compared with Alcatraz, Phuket is a bit bigger, and there will be less guard towers and less bars on the Hotel windows. Also there will be more places to go eat at and shop at, and beaches to look at from a distance, if some of the regulations have not been changed. Maybe by December the rules will be different and by January 2022 some tourists can go to Phuket and maybe Thailand without feeling a bit like prisoners. Geezer OK, if you have been to Phuket before, imagine it exactly as you remember it (at least in the tourist towns), but with bars and clubs closed, and most other businesses also. Few people, little traffic, quiet, beaches fully open, all in all very pleasant (unless it's specifically nightlife that you're seeking), and you're free to do what you want when you want. Great time to hire a car or motorbike and tour the island. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratocaster Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 6/28/2021 at 11:08 PM, CANSIAM said: 400-500 arrivals Thursday, thats 1 aircraft ( A380 ), and more on later dates - laughing...... The two direct aircraft scheduled for 1 July are Etihad from Abu Dhabi arriving 1020am and Qatar at 1155am. Then Etihad again on Friday 2 July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 6/28/2021 at 9:31 PM, Walker88 said: They just added yet one more requirement, which is proof of pre-paid after-arrival PCR tests. That is really going to inconvenience the one guy still signed up for the Sandbox. I hope he didn't pre-pay the charter charge on the Cessna 152 he's flying in on. As for all the PCR tests....before travel, after arrival, during the stay, and after the 'lovely vacation'....anyone who does the Sandbox is going to be able to park a semi or a 1960's wide-track Pontiac up his nose. this is where I think the cash grab lies the PCR tests bought in bulk and resold to us at a huge markup wouldn't even be surprised if none of them work--we got ur money already Ill just decide if I like you enough to pass or fail the test....ooooo gold watch??? sorry u failed........stuck on a rock for 2 weeks with no other option than to pay what thais decide on pricing--seems like blatant cash grab to me -smh Let the gouging begin---- like shooting fish in a barrel--walking ATM indeed Id rather do the 14 ASQ as I feel i would at least know who much those 14 would cost me inclusive as everythings shut in PKT and I could bounce up north instead of dealing with all that nonsense just to be able to walk a beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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