Popular Post snoop1130 Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) reports that the country is rethinking its reopening model as it will adopt the "One SOP, One System" (OSOS) policy, scrapping both mandatory quarantine and sealed routes for all pilot areas within this year and cutting COVID-19 test costs by half. TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the reopening plans for Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin, Cha-am and Bangkok will be submitted to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) next week, seeking to receive inoculated tourists from October 1st, while “Samui Plus” will pivot to a quarantine-free destination. He said, under this plan, every province will apply the same standard operating procedure (SOP), which will enable tourists to travel freely within designated areas in each province. Tourists are required to follow the guidelines, such as activating the Mor Chana app and being checked daily by an SHA Plus manager, instead of being kept in quarantine or only travelling under a tour program. Mr. Yuthasak said the TAT has also discussed with health authorities a reduction in the price, to around 8,000 baht, for three RT-PCR tests, which is considered an obstacle for the reopening program in both “Phuket Sandbox” and “Samui Plus”. The package price should be universally applied to every province from October, including the “Phuket Sandbox”. -- © Copyright NNT 2021-09-14 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 1 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shuya Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 How about the funny insurance scheme that has less than 1% of premiums payed out for treatment? Must be a good business... 22 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavideol Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) reports that the country is rethinking its reopening model and here we go again with TAT ""expecting, rethinking, proposing, anticipating and........ "" 555 Edited September 14, 2021 by Mavideol 15 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Caldera Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 OSOS, oh-SOS! Yet another reopening plan, how confusing. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrJ2U Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 Ridiculously overpriced tests. Who's actually pocketing that money? There still going to make money at 8000.00 baht. Thais are always trying to rob you blind. It doesn't matter if you're a foreigner or a Thai. So greedy! Thats why Phuket was declining even before COVID-19. 22 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Saratoga Slim Anon Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 O-SOS Oh save our ship indeed. Business is leaving, government is infighting, people are starving. 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kadilo Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, MrJ2U said: Ridiculously overpriced tests. Who's actually pocketing that money? There still going to make money at 8000.00 baht. Thais are always trying to rob you blind. It doesn't matter if you're a foreigner or a Thai. So greedy! Thats why Phuket was declining even before COVID-19. That’s for 3 x tests I believe. If you work it out in £ it’s around £60 per test. As a comparison they are charging up to £90 in the UK. So Thais not the only ones to rob you. 10 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzaa09 Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 23 minutes ago, MrJ2U said: Ridiculously overpriced tests. Who's actually pocketing that money? There still going to make money at 8000.00 baht. Thais are always trying to rob you blind. It doesn't matter if you're a foreigner or a Thai. So greedy! Thats why Phuket was declining even before COVID-19. Profiteering during times of trouble and tragedy is an old practice - worldwide. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomazbodner Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 Actually dropping first O is more appropriate... . . . _ _ _ . . . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mommysboy Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 Thailand could reopen completely if it makes a good fist of its vaccination program, everything else is fluff. A real milestone would be having over 50's and vulnerable groups double jabbed. No point trying to limit spread with vaccine passports, testing, etc, because once you're open it's going to happen sooner or later. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrJ2U Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 58 minutes ago, zzaa09 said: Profiteering during times of trouble and tragedy is an old practice - worldwide. Especially prevalent here. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 minute ago, MrJ2U said: Especially prevalent here. Much more prevalent within the confines of those selected civilised cultures. Most have become blind to such realities. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 86Tiger Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 No COE, no stupid COVID insurance, no ASQ, no travel restriction so I can fly into BKK and go home to Udon. Or, you are not "open" 29 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post billd766 Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 37 minutes ago, mommysboy said: Thailand could reopen completely if it makes a good fist of its vaccination program, everything else is fluff. A real milestone would be having over 50's and vulnerable groups double jabbed. No point trying to limit spread with vaccine passports, testing, etc, because once you're open it's going to happen sooner or later. I am 77 and had my first jab of Pfizer on Friday 10 September and my second is due 04 October, also Pfizer. I live in rural Kamphaeng Phet. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 (edited) TAT thinking, hoping, proposing... CCSA hitting with the sledgehammer Edited September 14, 2021 by KhunBENQ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzaa09 Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, 86Tiger said: No COE, no stupid COVID insurance, no ASQ, no travel restriction so I can fly into BKK and go home to Udon. Or, you are not "open" Agreed. Simple and straight forward. No more talk. No more rhetorical speculation. No more woulda, shoulda, coulda. No more BS. Just open, <deleted>. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bokningar Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 2 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Tourists are required to follow the guidelines, such as activating the Mor Chana app and being checked daily by an SHA Plus manager Yes there will be masses of people standing in line to spend their Holiday with an spy app controlling every move they take. Privacy and personal integrity like a Chines citizen. Hordes of western people will sign up for that, or maybe not. Think they have to wait for the Chines, who are use to no freedom to bee let out of their cage. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcarer Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Kadilo said: That’s for 3 x tests I believe. If you work it out in £ it’s around £60 per test. As a comparison they are charging up to £90 in the UK. So Thais not the only ones to rob you. UK is changing to lateral flow tests when you arrive back from 1st Oct according to the update by Boris today, so much cheaper, when you actually come to Thailand then you will of course need fit to fly certificate pcr test but as you know boots the chemist is everywhere and it’s 85 pounds there, 48 hour turnaround time. Better than the cheaper places that often take longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post drenddy Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 2 hours ago, bokningar said: Yes there will be masses of people standing in line to spend their Holiday with an spy app controlling every move they take. Privacy and personal integrity like a Chines citizen. Hordes of western people will sign up for that, or maybe not. Think they have to wait for the Chines, who are use to no freedom to bee let out of their cage. I dont mind the app. I have 3 mobile phones.I will certainly download the app and leave it in my luggage. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Time to go to plan 26 Z since the first 25 failed. TIT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post reflectionx Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 Saving 40-50$ on PCR tests won’t change anyone’s mind. Vaccinate the population with quality vaccines and get rid of the tests completely or keep dreaming. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post radjag Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 THB8000 for 3 rapid PCR tests in Phuket is actually comparatively good value. Last week I had to pay THB9,000 in USA for just one rapid PCR test. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post British Bulldog Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 12 hours ago, MrJ2U said: Ridiculously overpriced tests. Who's actually pocketing that money? There still going to make money at 8000.00 baht. Thais are always trying to rob you blind. It doesn't matter if you're a foreigner or a Thai. So greedy! Thats why Phuket was declining even before COVID-19. As a foreigner in Laos, I pay 500 baht for a Covid test, locals are much cheaper and free in some places 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dialemco Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 Just advise when Thailand will welcome vaccinated tourists without any other restrictions. Looks like peak season will again be lost so may as well wait until later half of next year by which time TAT will realise we are all going to have to live with the Viras whether we like it or not. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dr_lucas Posted September 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, radjag said: THB8000 for 3 rapid PCR tests in Phuket is actually comparatively good value. Last week I had to pay THB9,000 in USA for just one rapid PCR test. On November last year I was in Miami (on a tourist B1/B2 visa) and got 2 PCR tests (in 2 different locations) plus 1 Antigen test offered by the state, totally free of charge. Got the results pretty quickly too. Edited September 14, 2021 by dr_lucas 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony mellows Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 What does being checked daily by an sha plus manager, actually mean?. That you are still alive? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 ???????????????????????????????????????? Can someone tell TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn not to waste his and other people's time please. I had to look it up as well but SOP stands for "standard operating procedure". Share the breaking news with the kiddo at the TAT that, as long as Khon Thai cant even stop at a red light once it is red, the "One SOP One System Policy" might be yet another golden opportunity to loose face and prove, how things are definitely NOT done! What a joke, take the clown away and try to find a real professional for the job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted September 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2021 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: He said, under this plan, every province will apply the same standard operating procedure (SOP), which will enable tourists to travel freely within designated areas in each province. Tourists are required to follow the guidelines, such as activating the Mor Chana app and being checked daily by an SHA Plus manager, instead of being kept in quarantine or only travelling under a tour program. No quarantine but you can only go as far as the shackle will let you. { Queen song "I want to break free} playing in the background. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 13 hours ago, Mavideol said: and here we go again with TAT ""expecting, rethinking, proposing, anticipating and........ "" 555 Failing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peetje Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, Sydebolle said: I had to look it up as well but SOP stands for "standard operating procedure". Perhaps if you read the text you wouldn't have to look it up. Quote: he said, under this plan, every province will apply the same standard operating procedure (SOP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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