Tourists looking to enter Thailand past November 1 still told to book quarantine accommodations

[charmonman]

17 minutes ago, abrahamzvi said:

The latest news are that a clear announcement will be made within days, hopefully this week. Obviously, as no definite announcement has been made the embassies/consulates have to go by existing regulations regarding COE, hotel quarantine etc.

They made an announcement that they are going to make an announcement.

[RedRoadRunner]

The clowns are at it once again…..????????????????????????????

[abrahamzvi]

1 minute ago, RafPinto said:

And most Brits are vaccinated but infection rates going through the roof.

If PM Johnson decides to lift all precautionary measures, which he has done, then one shouldn't be surprised. Opening the country, opening the economy, shouldn't mean not being careful. Some measures, like wearing masks, keeping distances, not allowing full stadiums and theatres and other measures, are still necessary and will remain so for a long time, maybe years.

[brucegoniners]

This government just can't do anything right.

 

This is just like the Phuket Sandbox. It's October 20th. People would like to make PLANS. You Thai people do know what plans are, don't you? Wait, never mind. My wife doesn't make them either.

 

But seriously! Make a decision, announce it and stick with it! Tell all of your embassies what that decision is.

 

What a frikin joke. 

At least this time I'm in the country and not trying to get back in, dealing with their inept embassy!

[Cherrytreeview]

22 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

Arrived in Phuket last month, swab taken outside airport.

Taxi to hotel, wait for two hours.

Test results in and I was free to roam Phuket.

 

There was a long line when getting off the plane to check all the paperwork so be sure to get a seat near the exit.

That's great except the numbers entering Phuket where pathetic.

They're talking about hopefully 200,000 hitting BKK daily.

Bit of a difference.

[John Drake]

Looks like Thai High Season will always coincide with Covid Season elsewhere in the world.

[Rimmer]

A post in German language has been removed.

 

This is an English only forum posting in any other language is trolling.

[Will B Good]

27 minutes ago, RafPinto said:

And most Brits are vaccinated but infection rates going through the roof.

44 million fully vaccinated....that still leaves the virus the opportunity to infect and kill 20 million.......however a good proportion of these will be young and healthy so damage in terms of deaths will be limited, but infections will be rampant.

[Longwood50]

Maybe Thailand should have Joe Biden explain it to everyone.  His answers are always so concise and lucid. 

[billd766]

40 minutes ago, abrahamzvi said:

The latest news are that a clear announcement will be made within days, hopefully this week. Obviously, as no definite announcement has been made the embassies/consulates have to go by existing regulations regarding COE, hotel quarantine etc.

They can all make as many decisions plans etc as they like and as many changes as they want, but until it is gazetted it doesn't matter. They don't really care about the problems tourists my encounter because #1 they are already in Thailand, #2 nothing that they say or do actually affects them anyway,

[billd766]

34 minutes ago, abrahamzvi said:

A simply disgraceful comment!!!

Why do you say it is a simply disgraceful comment?

[Guderian]

Prayut wil be under a lot of pressure from all the hotels that have made a tidy living from ASQ bookings. I suspect that much moolah will pass between hands underneath the table before this is sorted.

[jacko45k]

5 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

44 million fully vaccinated....that still leaves the virus the opportunity to infect and kill 20 million.......however a good proportion of these will be young and healthy so damage in terms of deaths will be limited, but infections will be rampant.

New infections are high among school children where vaccination percentage are not so high... and their families. Deaths' are mostly again in the elderly... who were initially vaccinated early in the year, and the effect is waning. Booster jabs are slow to take off and there is a lot of vaccination apathy now.

[bolt]

The November 1^st deadline will be made

Pictures of tourists arriving on the 1^st will be published

 

Official announcement will be before November 1^st

Why is everyone complaining its not November 1^st yet

plenty of time 

[arick]

I guess everybody  will just go to Singapore. Where there is no visa and no quarantine 

[Will B Good]

2 minutes ago, bolt said:

The November 1^st deadline will be made

Pictures of tourists arriving on the 1^st will be published

 

Official announcement will be before November 1^st

Why is everyone complaining its not November 1^st yet

plenty of time 

Imagine you are sat in the UK and you are toying with the idea of booking flights this week to come out Nov 1.......might you not want to know what the rules and regulations might be....NOW?

 

Oh wait....were you being sarcastic?

[bolt]

Low Risk According to the list, eligible countries are:

• United States
• United Kingdom
• Germany
• Sweden
• Denmark
• Finland
• Norway
• France
• Russia
• China and Hong Kong
• Taiwan
• South Korea
• Australia
• Singapore
• Israel
• United Arab Emirates
• Switzerland
• Malaysia
• Italy
• Japan

[Puccini]

1 hour ago, Cherrytreeview said:

BP

BP = British Petroleum?

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, Puccini said:

BP = British Petroleum?

The local Newspaper that cannot be mentioned.......

[RafPinto]

2 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

The local Newspaper that cannot be mentioned.......

You mean the Blanco Pots

[Puccini]

8 minutes ago, bolt said:

Low Risk According to the list, eligible countries are:...

You forgot to give a link to the source.

[bolt]

1 minute ago, Puccini said:

You forgot to give a link to the source.

its my list.

 

[NeoDinosaw]

6 hours ago, Netease said:

I am booking for the 12th December I have it from a good source all will be ok 

I am waiting until January. There should be a little clarity by then

[bolt]

1 minute ago, NeoDinosaw said:

I am waiting until January. There should be a little clarity by then

November 3rd or 4th will be fine.

[NeoDinosaw]

1 hour ago, Cherrytreeview said:

BP reporting swab hubs will be used outside the airport on arrival in BKK.

This is to avoid overcrowding.

These could be at hotels, hospitals etc.

Saying that tourists will have to stay one night at hotel to receive results.

So after my 2 flight, 20 hour trip, i can look forward to any amount of hastles.

Queuing, waiting for buses, carted off in the Bangkok traffic to somewhere else to get tested. then carted back again?

Am i allowed to travel freely to my destination in Thailand?

Can't wait for the YouTube videos of this circus.

 

 

It's a nightmare !  Who wants to start a holiday like that ?

[NeoDinosaw]

1 hour ago, Cherrytreeview said:

BP reporting swab hubs will be used outside the airport on arrival in BKK.

This is to avoid overcrowding.

These could be at hotels, hospitals etc.

Saying that tourists will have to stay one night at hotel to receive results.

So after my 2 flight, 20 hour trip, i can look forward to any amount of hastles.

Queuing, waiting for buses, carted off in the Bangkok traffic to somewhere else to get tested. then carted back again?

Am i allowed to travel freely to my destination in Thailand?

Can't wait for the YouTube videos of this circus.

 

 

It's a nightmare !  Who wants to start a holiday like that ?

[boogiewoogie]

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

Yes, I suspect it's mostly about the weather.

 

Look at Russia, nice and cold, COVID deaths at record levels. Europe - not so cold, not yet anyway - but it's coming.

 

Its called a flu season for a reason

[Orinoco]

2 hours ago, AwwYesNice1 said:

Do they even realize how absolutely stupid they look?

No

 

[Nabby]

In other words, the so-called "reopening" is a sh*tshow, and Thailand really has no idea what it's doing. Travelers would do well to give Thailand a wide birth for the next three years. 

[vandeventer]

7 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Nothing firm was announced yet.  Seems people are being kind of stupid at this point since there is no firm commitment as to what the new requirements are.  The embassies have no choice but to advise them on the current requirements.  

Hook, Line, And almost sinker.