Overseas tourists finally roam free on Thai island of Phuket

[sungod]

26 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

It may keep a few in work, but will it put food on the Table for their families, and will the kids be able to go to school

if it keeps them in work then obviously it would put food on the tables would it not?

[Jennyau]

Out and about in Cherngtalay markets in Boat Avenue last night was fabulous. Lots of people enjoying the food and drinks. Great place to be in Phuket right now. 

[sungod]

26 minutes ago, Ganesh108 said:

 

It was reported that the process in the airport takes 2 hours. That alone would put me off. 

Dont come then, its all about choice. Was never going to appeal to everyone.

Edited July 3, 2021 by sungod

[sungod]

2 minutes ago, Jennyau said:

Out and about in Cherngtalay markets in Boat Avenue last night was fabulous. Lots of people enjoying the food and drinks. Great place to be in Phuket right now. 

Your post may be considered 'too positive' for the forum.

[mickyr55]

12 minutes ago, madmitch said:

Posting pictures of beer? Isn't that illegal?

My thoughts exactly B500k fine to follow. ????????

[ChipButty]

16 minutes ago, madmitch said:

Posting pictures of beer? Isn't that illegal?

It has been for a while nothing new 

[Deli]

1 hour ago, pagallim said:

A further six inbound flights today, including Thai's first flights from Copenhagen, Frankfurt and Paris (they have already landed), and the regular Dubai, Doha and Singapore flights.   Within a few days, visitors will be more noticeable.

 

Of course, as streets and beaches are dead empty

[ChipButty]

1 minute ago, Deli said:

 

Of course, as streets and beaches are dead empty

Not everywhere some areas are quiet busy, are you in Phuket? 

[Deli]

2 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Not everywhere some areas are quiet busy, are you in Phuket? 

Yes, how would I know otherwise ? And I know that Rawai, Naiharn... ist better. But the rest is as I said

[Grusa]

27 minutes ago, madmitch said:

Posting pictures of beer? Isn't that illegal?

That's not really beer!

[madmitch]

15 minutes ago, Grusa said:

That's not really beer!

Not the Thai version, anyway.

 

[madmen]

2 hours ago, vandeventer said:

What's the sense of being a tourist anywhere right now, you can do this in your own country. They don't even have a drink in their hands.

They just need to order a sandwich problem solved 

[shackleton]

Seems some people are looking for the Negatives on the Phuket sandbox instead of the Positives 

Let's give it a month then see how things are working out 

 

[wensiensheng]

“Phuket's postcard-perfect beaches after”

 

they obviously weren’t on Kata beach this morning. The southern half of the beach was a mass of trash. Only one lady cleaning it up.

[hioctane]

8 hours ago, gk10012001 said:

Sadly the sandbox was never designed to help the local Thais or small shops since the people of course have to stay in the larger hotels at the moment as those are the only ones SH+ approved or whatever it is called.  however, if one were a long stay tourist as I will be, well, after the required 7 days or whatever, I would jump to a different hotel.  

The sandbox was designed to confine the tourists to the island in case the vaccines don’t work and Covid spreads.

 

SHA+ approved hotels start at $10. You can’t save that much money over 2 weeks. I doubt they would let you stay at a non SHA+ hotel in those 14 days.

 

1 hour ago, grandpa said:

I thought that the regulations stated that masks must be worn at all times outside your hotel room!  No sign of that with sunbathers or those in the pool!

 

I think it means in public areas (the street). Inside your hotel would be considered private.

[Ganesh108]

1 hour ago, sungod said:

Dont come then, its all about choice. Was never going to appeal to everyone.

I said 'would', conjunctive. I'm there anyway, so I don't have to go through all this. But thanks for the helpful hint. 

[oldcpu]

2 hours ago, Ganesh108 said:

 

It was reported that the process in the airport takes 2 hours. That alone would put me off. 

Still - imagine the joy at next to no immigration line.   ????????

[Ganesh108]

1 hour ago, pagallim said:

 

Really?   I believe most of those arriving, having gone through all the hoops to get here, are not put off by airport time, whether it be 2 hours or 12 and are just glad to be here.

As a frequent flyer, in normal times 50x a year, I just can't put up with that nonsense. My airport procedure threshold is very low.

[pagallim]

1 minute ago, Ganesh108 said:

As a frequent flyer, in normal times 50x a year, I just can't put up with that nonsense. My airport procedure threshold is very low.

 

Think that's the whole point, this isn't 'normal' times, and very few people will have flown 50 times this past year.   You have to really want to get here to put up with the application process, however for those that do, it's a far more pleasant option than 14 or 15 days in a Bangkok hotel room.

[Pmbkk]

50 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

“Phuket's postcard-perfect beaches after”

 

they obviously weren’t on Kata beach this morning. The southern half of the beach was a mass of trash. Only one lady cleaning it up.

 

I was always taught to help old ladies - then they'd been two ???? - carries on like that who knows where it would end up - clean in no time.. ????

[sammieuk1]

The moon shot and all things lunar have been abandoned for now as they have landed a man on the beach 

[johng]

2 hours ago, Grusa said:

That's not really beer!

Maybe that 0%  stuff ?

[connda]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Tourists swam in hotel pools and walked along Phuket's postcard-perfect beaches

Postcard-perfect?  Tar-balls?  Lol

[connda]

8 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

The fact the photo shows only 2 people in the entire hotel speaks volumes

Not only that, but they are openly flaunting the strict Thai mandate to wear masks while in public.  Where are the police? 6,000 THB fine!!!  12,000 for two!!! 
Watch as the mask-mandate is suddenly no longer enforced.  Don't want to spook the handful of tourist who actually came.

[stevenl]

1 minute ago, connda said:

Not only that, but they are openly flaunting the strict Thai mandate to wear masks while in public.  Where are the police? 6,000 THB fine!!!  12,000 for two!!! 
Watch as the mask-mandate is suddenly no longer enforced.  Don't want to spook the handful of tourist who actually came.

Didn't know hotel grounds are public.

 

I would really love to see a positive post from you, just once.

[connda]

3 hours ago, pagallim said:

OK, I've just seen a pictorial guide to the arrival process, which some might find useful or interesting.  The last one is probably room service in a hotel.

That all looks utterly - Dystopian.  We have come to this.

Meanwhile in Texas:

 

[roo860]

Good to see they are catering for deformed tourists. 

[Espanol]

6 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

"Travelers can swap between hotels if they want to, but the hotel must be SHA+ accredited as well. You must stay for at least 7 nights in your first SHA+ hotel before you can move to another SHA+ hotel."

 

What is the point to move you still need to be in a SHA + hotel.

You can spend 1 week in Phuket and 1 week in Kata, for instance. 

[Espanol]

4 hours ago, gk10012001 said:

the point is you did not understand.  I meant I would move out to a smaller local Thai owned hotel when I could, i.e. after 7 days or whatever the ShA + required stay is, not just the initial 7, but the total number whatever that is

 

After 14 days ShA + required stay everyone will leave Phuket, either back home or to some other place in Thailand. 

 

I don't think that many tourists staying 2 weeks in Phuket will stay longer there.

[Espanol]

4 hours ago, gk10012001 said:

eh?  I don't own a smartphone, but frankly how can anybody get on a flight to Thailand without one, because aren't you supposed to register for one of those apps and show it before you board the plane or are allowed to leave the airport at Thailand?  Are they not checking or pinging you?  What and where does one "agree" or certify they are OK with being tracked?  What if one leaves their phone in their room, or turned off, or in the safe in the room?  Are the Thai officials saying they expect people to keep their phones on their persons at all times?  Would like to see the rules in print about and any details about that if they exist

 

It's not only about tracking: you must check in every venue where yo go (hotels, restaurants, attractions), using app and taking pictures of the QR code there.