Thailand reopening: There are no foreigners and no foreign flights at all - at least in the north

[Barefootknobby]

I can’t believe people are even bothering commenting on this nonsense, if only they could swallow the comments and admit they haven’t got a clue would be a step in the right direction:-)

[Will B Good]

Anyone kind enough and knowledgable enough to explain the difference between SHA and SHA+ hotels?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Jiggo]

Message from Air Asia today, my flight cancelled from Pattaya /UTP in December...refund on way, so plan B it is.

[Sydebolle]

Well, the alien dirty farang cannot be switched on and off at the likings of the semi-divine Khon Thai mental farts! But call Prawatch and his goons in Bangkok for advice; they seem to know exactly on how to ruin the country completely. 

Good luck to all of you still dreaming of being the chosen people in the promised land of Siam! 

[10baht]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

There was not a single foreign origin flight due today, tomorrow, the next day or the next.

Same for Chiang Rai. YEA!!!!

[JustAnotherHun]

I think the "us westerners will not come back" songs from people who want Thailand to pay the bill for treating us as dirty farang are wishful thinking.

Have a look at the appointment systems of thai embassies and consulates in different countries: Waiting lists for two months and more to apply for a visa.

"We" will be back.

[ThailandRyan]

3 pm news break said BKK has seen 3k arrivals today.  Still short of the 7k they said and 27k short of the expected 30k including domestic tourists. Still have 9 hours left....lol

[10baht]

24 minutes ago, Jiggo said:

Message from Air Asia today, my flight cancelled from Pattaya /UTP in December...refund on way, so plan B it is.

Remember when all domestic flights were cancelled a few months ago? I am still waiting on my refund, Good luck with "...refund on the way,..."

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

La-iat Bungsrithong told Thai PBS that there were 100 SHA and SHA+ hotels who had bought into the reopening plans in Chiang Mai.

Why aren't they being used as quarantine facilities as the province is in such a critical condition.

[Parsve]

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Pigs have no wings and hens no teeth.

And Prayut no brain.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, ftpjtm said:

Hmm, perhaps the gleeful respondents TAT identified in their polls assumed that Thailand reopening didn't involve quarantine hotels and closed entertainment venues?

Or the provincial health official stating it's in critical condition...?

[Will B Good]

20 minutes ago, JustAnotherHun said:

I think the "us westerners will not come back" songs from people who want Thailand to pay the bill for treating us as dirty farang are wishful thinking.

Have a look at the appointment systems of thai embassies and consulates in different countries: Waiting lists for two months and more to apply for a visa.

"We" will be back.

A visa? What type of visa?

 

Tourists from the West don't need a visa do they?

[NanaSomchai]

3 hours ago, SmartyMarty said:

Get rid of the insurance scam, open the bars and clubs........you'll get the tourists back even if it is gradually.

Yes, yes, yes, yes and again, yes.

[bougnat]

No dirty farangs in Chiang Mai, Thais were 90% in a survey in 2020 no longer wanting foreigners at home. Their wish is raised. Be happy.

[Speedhump]

5 hours ago, NanaSomchai said:

There we go, as I said in another thread; Massive loss of face incoming.

 

I give it two weeks tops, about 15 days until they start dropping the ASQ/SHA bullsh!t, THEN and only THEN people will start flying in again... eventually.

 

Actually people will start coming when Thailand is no longer 99pct DRY and you can have some nightlife. 

[AAArdvark]

I am hearing two different stories. Are the bars in CM open or not!

[NanaSomchai]

Dear Prayuth, SOM NAM NA!

Dear Anutin, SOM NAM NA!

 

-- With love xx from us "dirty foreigners".

[Tarteso]

 

I recommend to these Generals that, apart from looking at their navels, they read and update themselves on the news in the world, how the COVID crisis has reduced the income of potential tourists. How international tourism is changing,

And above all I recommend to them, look at the world geographic map and observe how many countries with paradisiacal beaches there are in the world.

 

They wanted quality tourists, billionaires, not backpackers, not dirty falangos ... what you claim, you already got it… 0 TURIST,  by now.

[BestB]

I think same thing in all other places, total flop.

 

With Phuket Sandbox, TAT was announcing confirmed bookings into hundreds of thousands even 2 weeks prior to opening.

 

This time round, not a single word out of TAT, ie hardly any reservations

 

Also interesting to note, and to my personal surprise, all the international hotel chains that closed before, remained closed (Pattaya area) 7-11 stores remained closed and no new or rushed activities took place.

 

The new rules seem to be easy to follow and comply with and pretty much in line with other countries, i can only see the reason for total failure is bars being closed, which kind of proves the reason why so many visit Thailand.

 

Once bars and clubs allowed to resume trading, i have a feeling bookings will start to roll in at a very fast pace

[JustAnotherHun]

30 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

A visa? What type of visa?

 

Tourists from the West don't need a visa do they?

If you want to stay more than 30 days you do. And fact is, that you cannot get an appointment for an application right now in numerous EU countries.

[Will B Good]

1 minute ago, JustAnotherHun said:

If you want to stay more than 30 days you do. And fact is, that you cannot get an appointment vor an application right now in numerous EU countries.

I thought people just arrived, got their VOA and extended it at the IO?

 

What type of visa are they applying for, Non-0?

 

 

[mancub]

1 minute ago, JustAnotherHun said:

If you want to stay more than 30 days you do. And fact is, that you cannot get an appointment vor an application right now in numerous EU countries.

What percentage of 'Tourists' do you believe can holiday for more than 30days ? Obviously millions from numerous places!

 

 

[metisdead]

A post using a trolling reference to the Thai PM has been removed. 

[Scott Tracy]

This figure is a surprise to me. A few, thought I. Perhaps a few thousand...

 

but none? Nil, zip, zilch. Testament to the discerning tourist.

[MrJ2U]

That's really bad.

 

Looking at the hotel prices you'd think thats where everyone went.

 

 

[thurien]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Oh for heaven's , give the 7,000 tourists arriving today at BKK a chance to get through the nonsense 1 night and test and go before all 7,000 travel up to Chang Mai to fill the hotels

not all 7000 will be travelling up north: A good portion will be identified "positive" (to be corrected later) and be confined to a 14d- Pandemic field hospital at farang prices

[Partenavia]

There seems to be the assumption that you make entry complicated, and tourists assume it's in their best interests, to protect them. Instead potential tourists see it all, and go somewhere else. 

[digger70]

What did they expect? Massive droves of people  Rushing in to Thailand ?

All people ain't Stupid and Don't want to jump through All the Hoops that Thailand hold up for them plus the extra costs.

[newnative]

4 minutes ago, Partenavia said:

There seems to be the assumption that you make entry complicated, and tourists assume it's in their best interests, to protect them. Instead potential tourists see it all, and go somewhere else. 

Right.  A vacation is suppose to be fun--not complicated work.

[Will B Good]

Anyone seen the procedure(s) for when a test comes back positive?