12 hours ago, shdmn said:

I want to give it at least a month before I go, to give them time to sort things out.   I pitty the first guinea pigs through the meat grinder. 

I'm same. Maybe January for me. 

Guinea pigs through the meat grinder had to laugh at that ???? 

16 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

Harder going eastbound but, you always pay for jet lag somewhere. Sleep when you can.

Perhaps your body feels it's walking backwards on the return, hard work!

So what was the result? All I can see is 11 foreigners came off the first Japan flight (how many of those 11 were crew lol)

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Suvarnabhumi handled 2,638, Phuket 1,153 and Don Muang had three passengers from abroad.

New estimate is 13,000 for week.

 

On the first day the number was 3,795 - 1,052 Thais and 2,743 foreign tourists.

 

Suvarnabhumi handled 2,638, Phuket 1,153 and Don Muang had three passengers from abroad.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1237725-first-week-of-reopening-thailand-expected-to-welcome-13000-foreign-tourists-thailand-pass-has-opening-day-problems/

 

 

 

13 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

On the first day the number was 3,795 - 1,052 Thais and 2,743 foreign tourists.

 

Suvarnabhumi handled 2,638, Phuket 1,153 and Don Muang had three passengers from abroad.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1237725-first-week-of-reopening-thailand-expected-to-welcome-13000-foreign-tourists-thailand-pass-has-opening-day-problems/

 

 

 

What happened to the 7k expected tourists from abroad and 23k domestic travelers.....someone's been looking into a malfunctioning crystal ball it appears....

11 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

What happened to the 7k expected tourists from abroad and 23k domestic travelers.....someone's been looking into a malfunctioning crystal ball it appears....

I'm guessing the rest got to the airport and one of the very numerous documents, tests, reservations, etc., was amiss.  

To my surprise my flight today was half full. Was an issue at Amsterdam with document  checking, Many people didn't have correct ones and the flight ended up one hour late. Suvarnabhumi was a bit busy, especially many in arrivals hall waiting for their hotel transfers.

My (Thai) hubby and I haven't had a vacation for almost three years and Covid wound up being very good for our line of business so we've both been going nonstop since March of 2020. We're burned out and, for the past probably year or so, our plan once Thailand reopened was to spend 2-3 months recharging in Samui in a villa with an infinity pool, personal chef, hired driver, etc., spending probably upwards of 750k thb per month.

 

We've been watching the "reopening" with a lot of interest and, frankly, the onerous entry requirements (especially the arrival test and uncertainty of what happens if one tests positive) combined with the almost comedic rollout of Thailand Pass makes us feel like it's less stressful to just stay home. Our house has a pool, it's sunnier here than it is there, according to the hubby we have better Thai food and, most importantly, the whole city is open, thriving, and we can go out and catch some live music or a show with canapes and a few drinks.

 

Sorry, Thailand. See you hopefully in another year if you've pulled your head out of your a$$ by then.