Popular Post Jonathan Fairfield Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 File Photo. Travellers arrive at the airport, as Phuket reopens to overseas tourists, allowing foreigners fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to visit the resort island without quarantine, in Phuket, Thailand July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva The proposed reopening of Bangkok and other major tourist destinations in Thailand will go ahead on November 1, providing the COVID-19 situation does not worsen. Speaking on Saturday (Oct 10) government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said the reopening of Bangkok, Chiang Mai (Mueang district, Mae Rim, Mae Taeng and Doi Tao), Prachuap Khiri Khan (Hua Hin and Nong Khae), Phetchaburi (Cha Am) and Chonburi (Pattaya, Bang Lamung and Sattahip) will go ahead as long as there is not a sudden spike in cases or no large clusters are discovered between now and the end of October. Following the reopening, the government expects to earn 1.5 trillion baht from tourism in 2022, Mr Thanakorn said. Domestic tourists will account for 850 million baht with Thais expected to make 160 million trips next year. Meanwhile, the government expects 15 million foreign tourists to visit Thailand in 2022, generating 650 billion baht in revenue. Mr Thanakorn said the 1.5 trillion baht revenue target is approximately half the amount the country's tourism industry earned in 2019 before the start of the pandemic. Mr Thanakorn also gave an update on the Phuket Sandbox, which has been hailed a success. As of Thursday (Oct 7) 43,026 foreign tourists had visited Phuket via the Sandbox program. Most tourists came from the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, Germany and France. Discover Cigna’s range of health insurance solutions created for expats and local nationals living in Thailand - click to view -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-10-10 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 1 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alyx Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 Another fortnight of Scottish showers ahead, minus the therapeutic effect. Let's hope they stick to their guns 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fujionrye Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 What does reopen mean? 33 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 Thailand is desperate for the tourist's dollars and they will open whether the situation will improve or not, they were playing with small numbers of incoming for too long now, they need the billions to come in again and it will trump any Covid issues, Well, most of them... 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RotBenz8888 Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, Fujionrye said: What does reopen mean? Exchange AQ to SAH+. The rest Will probably stay the same. 4 3 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TooMuchTime Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said: Exchange AQ to SAH+. The rest Will probably stay the same. COE requirements means 99% of people will just go somewhere else that has no hassle. 76 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alex8912 Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 So if a "cluster" appears 10/30 or 10/31 then no opening 11/1?!! That is exactly what the article says. Who the $&@" would book a ticket? 31 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brewsterbudgen Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Fujionrye said: What does reopen mean? Bars and clubs open and alcohol being served? 1 1 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EVENKEEL Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Fujionrye said: What does reopen mean? I would assume it means these new areas will be offering the 7 day Sandbox routine for vaxx foreigners. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Blumpie Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 16 minutes ago, alex8912 said: So if a "cluster" appears 10/30 or 10/31 then no opening 11/1?!! That is exactly what the article says. Who the $&@" would book a ticket? People who have been dropped on their heads many many many many... many times as an infant that's who! 8 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bristolgeoff Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 If the hotel stay is cancelled then i,am interested.have the jabs.Don,t mind the psr test for flying.Always have travel insurance just don,t know that cost yet.Wait and see and dec or jan maybe the right time 8 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: with Thais expected to make 160 million trips next year That's quite a few domestic trips. They must have included the scooter trips to Seven. 6 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IamNoone88 Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 Now its 15 million foreign arrivals in 2022. They expect to return to nearly 50% 2019 arrivals immediately ....... another great forecast. 3 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MasterBaker Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 Phuket had this, up to 90 a week if i am not mistaken, now they have 160 a day and sandbox still running 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 As time goes on more and more areas of Thailand will be authorized to offer the Sandbox SHA stay. It will be good for the expats who work on rotation and can stay at a hotel close to home. I know some are die hard opponents of the SHA system, but it just means you have a limited supply of hotels and may have to pay more for SHA stay. What really baffles me are the tourists who bring their infant children here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Neilly Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: Mr Thanakorn also gave an update on the Phuket Sandbox, which has been hailed a success. Only by TAT...everyone else can see straight thru it ???? 17 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StayinThailand2much Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: Domestic tourists will account for 850 million baht with Thais expected to make 160 million trips next year. Wow. That's a whopping 5.31 baht per trip! Has Mama gone up in price? 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bolt Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, RotBenz8888 said: Exchange AQ to SAH+. The rest Will probably stay the same. I would say this flier is for October ONLY November should be different, whereas the tourists are allowed out of approved (SHA+-AQ-ASQ-ALQ) hotel, but must return each night to scan – check back in with QR code, its similar to Sandbox 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StayinThailand2much Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 22 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said: Bars and clubs open and alcohol being served? Not quite. Alcohol only in disinfectants... 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Guderian Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: The proposed reopening of Bangkok and other major tourist destinations in Thailand will go ahead on November 1, providing the COVID-19 situation does not worsen. Please define "worsen" for us. As restrictions are lifted and people get out and socialise more the daily new case numbers are bound to rise quite significantly. Does that constitute "worsen"? How about the daily death toll attributed to Covid, only 84 deaths reported today, thankfully, but at what point is it regarded as having "worsened"? A woolly statement at best, providing an excuse for the politicians to do pretty much as they please. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jaiyen Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 But they forget that to get tourists in there have to be planes flying to make it happen ! Not many airlines flying right now or for a long time into the future 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cclub75 Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Fujionrye said: What does reopen mean? That's the X billions THB question. Enough of this propaganda. "reopening" means... The same old stuff (COE, rules, insurances, tests, vaccine yes/no, special hotels, blablablabla)... with just another word. In a normal world, "reopening" would be "reopen the borders" (closed since april 3 2020), drop the "emergency decree", open all businesses, stop the Covid scaremongering, drop all the meaningless rules, reopen all the schools, etc. But we all know that on november 1, none of this will happen. Edited October 10, 2021 by cclub75 14 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said: Wow. That's a whopping 5.31 baht per trip! Has Mama gone up in price? suppose to be 850bln, not mln. so 5310b per trip. Usually those trips are just extended weekends. Personally I spend well below 1000b per day (hotel 500b, massage 300b), so I don't think thai are spending more than me. "the government expects to earn 1.5 trillion baht from tourism in 2022" this statement is false. t's not tax for treasury, but tourist spending. Probably only 10% of it would come in taxes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 1 hour ago, RotBenz8888 said: Exchange AQ to SAH+. The rest Will probably stay the same. How can the costs be minimum 15,000 thb That’s not correct, I’ve found a booking for 7 days on AGODA quarantine package for 7,800 This is a mess as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Guderian said: Please define "worsen" for us. As restrictions are lifted and people get out and socialise more the daily new case numbers are bound to rise quite significantly. Does that constitute "worsen"? How about the daily death toll attributed to Covid, only 84 deaths reported today, thankfully, but at what point is it regarded as having "worsened"? A woolly statement at best, providing an excuse for the politicians to do pretty much as they please. Spot on. Just look at other countries like Australia or New Zealand; almost hysteria because of a few hundred or even a few dozen new cases... Then there is Thailand, where there was a similar hysteria about a year ago, when there were only few cases. Now it seems that no-one expects cases to drop much below the daily 10,000 new cases. Return to 'normal' now, and I wouldn't be surprised to see 15,000 or 20,000 daily new cases for the foreseeable future. Edited October 10, 2021 by StayinThailand2much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bolt Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, jaiyen said: But they forget that to get tourists in there have to be planes flying to make it happen ! Not many airlines flying right now or for a long time into the future Nonsense loads of flights, I've travelled to Thailand 3 times in the last 12 months 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Guderian said: Please define "worsen" My sense is that they learned from the Phuket Sandbox not to set firm thresholds and associated actions - see the 90 new case per week "benchmark" for Phuket. Other than maybe schools, where I think they will close them down if infection rates spike, "for the children", they'll just rough it out with regards to "tourists" and "opening". They feel like they can vaccinate their way out of this. Barring some new variant, or hospitals becoming overwhelmed, I think it's safe to say they'll force the re-opening even if conditions were to "worsen". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post charmonman Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 18 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said: As time goes on more and more areas of Thailand will be authorized to offer the Sandbox SHA stay. It will be good for the expats who work on rotation and can stay at a hotel close to home. I know some are die hard opponents of the SHA system, but it just means you have a limited supply of hotels and may have to pay more for SHA stay. What really baffles me are the tourists who bring their infant children here. That has always baffled me even pre-covid era. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post charmonman Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 So this announcement is maybe we will, maybe we won’t- have fun making your plans! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 19 minutes ago, bristolgeoff said: If the hotel stay is cancelled then i,am interested.have the jabs.Don,t mind the psr test for flying.Always have travel insurance just don,t know that cost yet.Wait and see and dec or jan maybe the right time and will you still come here if entertainment/bars are shut and a curfew is running at 10pm and 90% of the city is closed (Pattaya) and you have to stay in a 4+ star hotel at 3000 plus baht per night and must take 3 PCR tests at 3000baht each and if you test positive be force quarantined at your own expense for at least 14 days - seriously are you mad They might be saying / claiming Thailand is open meaning you can come here after agreeing and paying but Thailand is far from open when you get here - it is shut and shuttered with a state of emergency still in place and Covid still spreading throughout the country 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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