7 hours ago, Swiss1960 said:

Clear as mud as always, when they issue new regulations... 

- what about the previous 100K and specifically mention of Covid inclusion?

- what about the in-country PCR test within 24 hours? Can tourists do it themselves?

- what about the "must be contactable", i.e. the 1-day quarantine?

- where to find the list of countries and how many times per day will they change it?

 

And what  about the 3 million baht medical insurance?  They are getting a little nearer clarity and hopefully with a little bit of modification in the coming months they will have an efficient and acceptable system that does not frighten away the Tourists!  Well done Thailand!

So I have to book a hotel, even though I have a house here? For how long?

So if you are a Thai passport holder, like my daughter, does she have to have insurance and can she not just go direct to her home rather than a hotel. None of this is clear at all. It's now nearly November and it's no clearer now than it was a month ago. Forget having a high season. Pathetic and very sad for millions of Thais  

Best advice to anyone outside the country is stay where you are or choose a destination that has crystal clear rules already set in stone.  For those just wanting a relaxing holiday Thailand is not the place to choose !

6 hours ago, gk10012001 said:

so... no firm mention here of the Thai App thingy that was replacing the COE?  So just a general policy statement from the guy, but the mechanics kind of missing?

No mention of fit to fly letter, which was added the other day

10 days to go and haven't even announced the eligible countries.

 

Yeah Im sure this will be a roaring success.

6 hours ago, steven100 said:

Aussie's shun Thailand by the thousand's ..........

 

Fiji WINS BIG ON BOOKINGS :

https://www.news.com.au/travel/destinations/pacific/thousands-of-australians-book-holidays-as-fiji-prepares-for-december-1-opening/news-story/da5688f67920c0f8b7a0b1868ec275c6

Thousands of Australians book holidays as Fiji prepares for December 1 opening

Aussies have been yearning for an overseas holiday for two years – and one of the first places to open up is already being smashed with thousands of bookings.

Favourite island for Aussies to reopen

Island paradise hoping to be our new Bali

Epic trip Aussies are desperate to book

Aussies desperate for an overseas island getaway have jumped on their first opportunity to get away, flooding hotel and airline sites to book a Fiji holiday.

Fiji announced earlier this month it would be reopening its borders from December 1 to fully vaccinated Australians.

With other Aussie island favourites like Bali and Thailand still to confirm when they might welcome Australians back, thousands have embraced Fiji.

News.com.au understands a number of hotels have had seen their booking records broken over the past week, with one resort recording $60,000 worth of bookings in a single day.

Flights are also being snapped up, with only a handful of seats available on December dates.

 

Yeah 1 hotel alone got over 100k worth of bookings in 1 day 

Maybe fiji  is the new Aussie holiday destination? 

 

7 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

Pretty easy to figure out the top 10 list to get no quarantine.

 

The already stated China, US, UK, Singapore and Germany are all on the list of top number of tourists pre-covid. The question is, which of these high tourist countries will miss out to make it a list of 10

 

I'm guessing the other five may likely be Japan, Russia, South Korea, India and Australia

 

https://www.thaiwebsites.com/m/tourists-nationalities-Thailand.asp

I hope so, I’m returning from India on 13th November 

1 hour ago, hioctane said:

Yes, you have to stay at a approved hotel. The whole point is to verify that you are negative before you are allowed out in Thailand.

Show will they transport you to your place along with the other 100k

4 hours ago, mrfill said:

Remarkable that Thailand open up to the UK as a 'low risk' country just as Morocco ban all flights to and from the UK as the infection rate in the UK is so high (445 per 100K compared to Morocco's 10 per 100K)

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58981507

 

If the UK reduced the number of tests they did to just 50k per day like they do in Thailand then I guarantee that they would have one of the lowest number of covid cases in the world.

 

Instead they tell the truth.

 

8 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Not much detailed info at this point.  My belief is every person who enters the country in the future will be required to have some type of travel or other medical coverage.

Probably right there. They've been talking about compulsory health insurance for many years prior to COVID anyway.

In order to download this app, you need your roaming activated. It will cost a arm and a leg to have it on for 2 weeks holiday and not everyone wants to buy a thai sim card and download something on their own phone.

21 minutes ago, Changoverandout said:

I hope so, I’m returning from India on 13th November 

Computer says NO.

If i am not going to quarantine why do i need a hotel reservation confirmation? I have a home to go to.

No mention on the list of requirements for a 'fitness to fly certificate' so is that a thing of the past now?

1 hour ago, DefaultName said:

I'm British and know several people who are champing at the bit to get over here

I think if I was in the UK I'd be looking at Spain rather than Thailand. Cheaper food and drink, decent weather, a two hour flight, no nonsense forms to fill in. But that's just me. I wonder what the draw is for them being so keen to get to Thailand.

2 hours ago, Joe Mama said:

I have a house in Hua Hin...why do I need proof of a hotel reservation beyond the 1 day required in order to receive the results of the arrival RT-PCR Test?

You're a foreigner so you're not to be trusted.

Is 'entrapment' legal or illegal in Thailand???

Thailand in its perpetual state of delusion believes it's the number one place in the world and when the doors are opened everyone in the world will want to come.

To them the problem is that they must restrict the number who do come because far too many will want to arrive all at once.

 

They all believe this 100% - it's been indoctrinated and beaten into them since they were dumb little brats, now they're older and in positions of authority.

 

I can't wait for the reality to hit.

European booking a holiday next year : There's slightly less restrictions in Cambodia, forget about Thailand, just go there instead.

 

'There' could be any one of 100's of different countries in the world, like the Caribbean for example.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/this-65-year-old-retiree-lives-in-mexico-on-1500-a-month-why-she-says-its-the-perfect-place-to-retire.html

13 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

I think if I was in the UK I'd be looking at Spain rather than Thailand. Cheaper food and drink, decent weather, a two hour flight, no nonsense forms to fill in. But that's just me. I wonder what the draw is for them being so keen to get to Thailand.

I wonder what the draw is for them being so keen to get to Thailand.

 

I guess they dream Thailand is still the same Thailand  as more than 2 years ago ......

and tomorrow another Department will come out with another load of utter bo//@cks. This year was my first winter in UK rather than Thailand, in 10 years. 2022 will be the second. I’ll take another look at 2023.

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

As a comparison:

Sent message to a German friend on Monday wishing him happy B/day.

He replied yesterday:

Sorry for the slow reply, I'm lying in the sun on holiday in Croatia, the view from my apartment is amazing, sun is hot and the beer is cold.

Proof of vaccine required prior to boarding nothing else needed, on arrival no other restrictions.

Everything is open, go where you like when you like.
His wife is Thai with family over here, even she doesn't want to return under the present conditions

the cost is just ridiculous for a family.

They've booked 3-weeks holiday in Croatia [3-people] for the same cost as one coming here for 2 weeks.

Average daily temp in Croatia for October is 18 degrees.... was he lying in the sun under a blanket  cause thats way too cold to be desirable.

1. Fresh underwear

2. Min of 25,000$ in cash

3. Make a donation to the Immigration office in charge.

4. Adopt a few bargirls and support her and family

5. Sign up at your local police station for weekly donations

6. On arrival, a random thai person will adopt you and you have 6 months to transfer all your wealth to that person.

7. Before traveling to Thailand, speak to your home bank and ask to increase ATM daily withdrawals to 100,000 Baht

9 hours ago, Gjk7777 said:

I would do the same, but seeing my daughter unhappy everyday because she misses me, I need to get out there ASAP..

I'm with you on that. My situation is the same. 

I'm planning to enter Thailand around March 2022, dependent on a few variables of course

 

Good night Thailand.

No hurry to visit if ever ????

Proof of hotel booking. What if you own your own condo there? Got to take all your paperwork to prove you own a place? Ridiculous.

3 minutes ago, bullseye66 said:

Proof of hotel booking. What if you own your own condo there? Got to take all your paperwork to prove you own a place? Ridiculous.

Does a Chanote take so much place in the luggage ? 

9 hours ago, Gjk7777 said:

I would do the same, but seeing my daughter unhappy everyday because she misses me, I need to get out there ASAP..

I don't blame you, and don't quite understand why someone thinks that is funny. I "skated" in on the last day before shutdown at the beginning of the restrictions, not even sure I would be allowed in then. I left plenty undone in the states, but being with my wife and daughter were much more important to me.

The UK has experienced 40,000 new cases a day for the past 8 days, many infected are people who have received 2 jabs!

On the plus side it appears that the vaccine is working as there are significantly fewer deaths.

Does Thailand really want these peoples money that bad?

This pandemic is going to drag on well into 2022 because understandably people want to get back to some normality and are ignoring advice and taking short cuts and jumping the gun.

Write this year off get things in place and open early next year.