Released on the public after sufficient dose's of deluder topped up with the required bulking of Buffalo <deleted>.

This body of incompetent politmuppets don't comprehend that the issue is not the money.

People don't go on vacation to be locked up.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The Tourism Authority of Thailand's newest director of Asia and the south Pacific told Bangkok Business News that tourists are clearly desperate to come to Thailand.

Actually that's the wrong way round, TAT are desperate for tourists to come to Thailand.. and are almost willing to do anything to attract them, except the right thing.

So I am moving back to Thailand from New Zealand and i have to quarantine. 3000USD for me and my son. complete waste of time and money.

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

Spoke to the F&B manager at the 4 star hotel where i stay this morning noticing a marked drop in the number of people coming to the breakfast buffet, yes he said,  this is happening all over Phuket island  and next week going to be even less and the drop in incoming tourists or staying tourists is getting smaller now that other destinations have opened up, so much so that the Phuket Holiday in will shut its doors from next week... so go figure...

 

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

Spoke to the F&B manager at the 4 star hotel where i stay this morning noticing a marked drop in the number of people coming to the breakfast buffet, yes he said,  this is happening all over Phuket island  and next week going to be even less and the drop in incoming tourists or staying tourists is getting smaller now that other destinations have opened up, so much so that the Phuket Holiday in will shut its doors from next week... so go figure...

Ask LongTimeLurker he says the litterbox sceme is working very well and he is living on the island so he should know ????

Its sounds more like they are desperate to get the tourists.......

There is enough people in Thailand who are suffering going hungry starving how about helping them first and it's right there under your <deleted> noses, I watched a video this morning and these guys are doing amazing work all with the help of donations, they need help the odd million baht would go a long way to feeding them, the one camp they went to 100% infected with covid Im sure there is many more,

Shame on TAT trying to bribe tourist to come

5 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Yes, there are no options in the whole wide world. TAT has made Thailand the promised land.

That is how they see it in their narrow minds. 

Thais of all social and education levels really think foreigners are just sitting at home desperate to visit here.

This is why they see no wrong in their ridiculous entry rules.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

But Thanes Petchsuwan noted that many countries have a requirement that returning tourists need to quarantine for 14 days and this is hindering matters due to its expense.

It seems many of you are missing the point or maybe I am. He seems to be suggesting TAT pay 50% of their quarantine expense upon their return to their home country. What a stupid way to spend money. Take that money and give it to the Thaiswho are out of work or better yet pony up for more real vaccines not Chinovac.

7 hours ago, ozzydon said:

i guess they have to try anything another scheme from tat ????

"Say" anything would be more accurate, as they are experts at spouting off and scheming, but actually "doing"...not so much.

Maybe the TAT should just call it a day, and grow roses kratom.

 

Would you trust this mob to reimburse you after you've been and gone and spent your cash in Kalaland? I wouldn't!

39 minutes ago, Mike KIWI said:

So I am moving back to Thailand from New Zealand and i have to quarantine. 3000USD for me and my son. complete waste of time and money.

Aotearoa must be really horrible if you're willing to pay that much to rush back into Covid central.

50% discount on all beers that will go down well 

Reduce the cost and reduce the duration of quarantine.

Fully vaccinated?

Then why a 40,000 baht quarantine and mandatory 26,000 baht insurance.

37 minutes ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

Ask LongTimeLurker he says the litterbox sceme is working very well and he is living on the island so he should know

Is this a translation issue? Is it Sandbox or Litterbox Scheme?

2 minutes ago, 10baht said:

Is this a translation issue? Is it Sandbox or Litterbox Scheme?

Same same 

7 hours ago, steven100 said:

Paying for the 7 days or 14 days quarantine is only 50% of the problem .....

The most part is being stuck in a ASQ hotel for most part of the vacation/holiday.

No one is going to do that.

 

No quarantine is the only way tourists will come.  And that can't happen until the vaccine has been given to everyone in Thailand. 

so stop dreaming Thanes Petchsuwan

The most sensible post you have ever made on TV - keep it up Steven! 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

........tourists are clearly desperate to come to Thailand.

Looks like suicide rates will be increasing in their home countries and all attributable to TAT.????

8 hours ago, webfact said:

that tourists are clearly desperate to come to Thailand

Yep like there is nowhere else to consider...

I think its a good idea.

 

The Quarantine hotels are rather overpriced for what you get.

 

I know of so many people who want to come and this incentive might just push them over that edge.

Did this moron just figure out that some other countries quarantine any returnees?

 

Did he just wake up after a year-long siesta?

 

I doubt this scheme would lead to any increase in "tourists". It's not so much about the money quarantine-ing upon a return, it's the extra time required after you return home. 

 

 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

tourists are clearly desperate to come to Thailand.

Source, newest TAT director of Asia and the South Pacific? Or did you qualify for your new position due to your ability to spout unsubstantiated nonsense?

It would make far more sense for Thailand to pay for the 3 PCR tests and the "Thai covid insurance", if they genuinely want to attract more tourists. That would only cost them £200 or so.

 

UK quarantine currently costs £2,285 per person.

8 hours ago, steven100 said:

Paying for the 7 days or 14 days quarantine is only 50% of the problem .....

The most part is being stuck in a ASQ hotel for most part of the vacation/holiday.

No one is going to do that.

 

No quarantine is the only way tourists will come.  And that can't happen until the vaccine has been given to everyone in Thailand. 

so stop dreaming Thanes Petchsuwan

 

haha, i know, the TAT do miss the point, everything is about money. if they sat down and thought if they themselves went on holiday and had to sit in a hotel for 14 days would they go?

8 hours ago, internationalism said:

I don't think any tourist would want to waste 2 weeks in quarantine on returning back home, even if cost was only 50%.

Different matter, if travel is for business or work. That might have sense.

 

The real problem for tourists starts, when tested positive on arrival or during stay in SHA+ in phuket sandbox. Or even if they were close by to an infected.

They would be transferred to hospitel, which are expensive in comparison to SHA+, in the range of 40k for a 2 weeks stay. Hospitels are not covered by covid insurance. And after completion they would be, most likely, turned back home.

 

 

Hi , are you sure about COVID insurance not paying if you end up in hospital ? I thought that was the goal of COVID covered insurance ? I read the conditions of AXA Thailand and am sure it is covered.

info please. 

6 minutes ago, nkg said:

UK quarantine currently costs £2,285 per person.

 

Plus 10 days.

 

 

29 minutes ago, geisha said:

Hi , are you sure about COVID insurance not paying if you end up in hospital ? I thought that was the goal of COVID covered insurance ? I read the conditions of AXA Thailand and am sure it is covered.

info please. 

hospitEl (which is quarantine at hotel, rather than in a common hall with hundreds of others).

If you don't have any serious symptoms, insurance doesn't cover.

If you end up in hospitAl, it means, you have symptoms and constant treatment, that is covered by insurance.

There are covid specific insurances (from around 500b per year) that they do cover also hospitEl. I am not sure if they still do offer and for around that price, as during the 3rd wave they are losing money

8 hours ago, steven100 said:

Paying for the 7 days or 14 days quarantine is only 50% of the problem .....

The most part is being stuck in a ASQ hotel for most part of the vacation/holiday.

No one is going to do that.

 

No quarantine is the only way tourists will come.  And that can't happen until the vaccine has been given to everyone in Thailand. 

so stop dreaming Thanes Petchsuwan

I agree… I also think that IF the goal is truly to get *tourists* to come, then IF they want to go with this 50% subsidy idea, they will need to know who is and who is not a true and legitimate tourist and not a long stay “expatriate” type person.

 

If I think about it, I’d say that those who are essentially long-stay “expatriate” types- there’s not a lot of NEED to offer any incentive to them as they will most likely return at some point in time on their volition…. many have homes, assets, formal/informal family/social networks here …. so i see little need to offer a subsidy to attract them to come…. For many in this group, i suspect it’s more a matter of “when” to come and not “if” to come. 

 

Now, for a legitimate short-stay tourist, that’s different… i could see offering what would be a 50% discount of your lodging bill, as incentive … but i agree that in the end, so long as there is ANY kind of hard “movement restriction” - be that at remaining in one hotel or even a strictly defined geographic area, a traditional tourists might look at other destinations that offer fewer/no movement restrictions, easier administrative formalities, lower entry costs, etc.

1 hour ago, Nsp64 said:

That is how they see it in their narrow minds. 

Thais of all social and education levels really think foreigners are just sitting at home desperate to visit here.

This is why they see no wrong in their ridiculous entry rules.

There is no narrow minds, here we are talking out of their minds!

Education + Level of that???? You do know we are talking about Thailand?

Why so specific on entry rules? They see no wrong in anything they are doing. Best in the world syndrome!

BOY if I had a dollar for every time thailand or Thai immigration had a “proposal” that never amounted to anything, I could get the elite visa.