Thailand eases more COVID-19 curbs, ready to welcome back tourists from 1 November 2021

[Kadilo]

3 hours ago, johng said:

Don't forget that Thai nationals don't have to test before getting on that plane !!!

More BS

[JCP108]

9 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

Wow does that mean they have to take a screenshot instead before downloading. 
 

How on earth will they cope. 

https://bangkokherald.com/business/tech/thailand-pass-is-live-and-its-a-mess-as-expected/

[lolalol]

13 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Welcome tourists, you can go shopping.

interesting... i think i passed by a bar full of people just 30 min ago.

[Tony125]

 

Thailand, Australia, Israel ease travel curbs as lockdowns bite elsewhere  

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/thailand-australia-ease-international-border-060701688.html

[Albert Zweistein]

16 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Go shopping.

And please spend all your money, the poor Thai people need it.

[Albert Zweistein]

16 hours ago, NanaSomchai said:

...and don't forget to tip! 555

In case I might come to Thailand next year after spending the Christmas/New Year holiday in the Carribean I will reduce my usual tip by 50 % in order to compensate the bht 500 entrance fee !

[Scott]

Troll post reported and removed.

 

[FalangTingTong]

11 hours ago, bill hill said:

want to make some more money off you by making you take another test on arrival & quarantine that we initially promised you would not have to do.

After all the fear-mongering I don't see how they could just go full-on no-quarantine no-test.

 

You get your PCR test done about two days before you fly, so you could get infected in that time.  Then you spend 10-20 hours sitting in airplanes with others in that situation, or maybe even (if Thai) neither vaccinated nor tested.  You may also spend time in airports in places with low vaccination rates and/or ineffective vaccines, and some of that time might be spent eating and drinking amongst them.

 

Against that backdrop I totally see the logic of the test on arrival, and the mini-quarantine to wait for the result.  However, I can't imagine many tourists going for it -- if nothing else, this plus the insurance should make you think about what happens if you test positive! Hospitel quarantine for 2-3 weeks of your vacation, in the very best case.

 

November will be for returning expats and those yearning for a certain kind of entertainment.  Other tourists will come in December, or not.

 

 

[jacko45k]

20 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Having to quarantine while waiting for test results on arrival, albeit for only one night, won’t encourage people; but needing to buy Covid specific health insurance for the entire duration of your visa remains the biggest prohibiter.

I do not believe it is Covid specific,  simply must be Covid inclusive. Not yet an issue but I don't ever see the mass tourism pouring in from China being so well covered. Bet they get a pass.

Edited November 1, 2021 by jacko45k

[Eloquent pilgrim]

9 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I do not believe it is Covid specific,  simply must be Covid inclusive.

Pedant …. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[jacko45k]

8 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Pedant …. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

A fair distinction I think....

Edited November 2, 2021 by jacko45k