Thais cautiously welcome international travel

[webfact]

 

By Megha Paul

TD Editor

 

Thailand is gradually welcoming international tourists with initiatives such as the Sandbox and the government’s opening plan. However, a survey by Agoda found while Thai people expect outbound travel to return soon –  with one in two think travel in Asia will be possible within the next six months and 29% for travel outside Asia, they are not inclined to hop on a plane to travel just yet until they feel more assured by health and safety protocols and vaccination rates.

 

Travel expectations

 

Half of Thai respondents anticipate that travel within Asia will be possible in the next six months, with 2 in 5 (40%) anticipating some travel restrictions in place or travel through travel bubble or corridors only.

 

When it comes to taking trips after restrictions are lifted, 51% plan to travel in Asia and 42% outside of Asia within a year or more, while 4% and 5% respectively hoping to travel immediately.  Just under a quarter, 23%, don’t plan to travel within Asia until at least 80% of the world’s population is vaccinated against COVID-19.  The figure is even higher for travel outside Asia (28%) and is the highest among Baby Boomer (1946 – 1964) 32% and Gen X (1965 – 1980) 29%.

 

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[steven100]

yada yada ... bla bla bla ...

[RafPinto]

Cautiously????

Soon they will tell us that the 3000 tourists arrive each day is because of safety measures and not because there is no demand.

[Rimmer]

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[ThailandRyan]

Wait, you mean the world outside of Thailand is not opened up to travel.  Lets see Singapore - Yes opened, Cambodia - Yes opened but limited, Vietnam - Yes opened but limited. Malaysia - Yes Opened, Laos - Yes opened but limted, Indonesia - Yes opened but with limitations.

 

Appears that SE Asia is open for travel but you must be vaccinated and meet the requirements........looks like they have not been told the other countries are open, but then as I said you need to be vaccinated and meet the requirements each has.

45 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thai people expect outbound travel to return soon –  with one in two think travel in Asia will be possible within the next six months and 29% for travel outside Asia

 

[Eric Loh]

14 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Wait, you mean the world outside of Thailand is not opened up to travel.  Lets see Singapore - Yes opened, Cambodia - Yes opened but limited, Vietnam - Yes opened but limited. Malaysia - Yes Opened, Laos - Yes opened but limted, Indonesia - Yes opened but with limitations.

SEA countries are taking baby steps in opening for inbound travels. Singapore not really opened as only VTLs for 11 countries are permitted. Malaysia has not made any official announcement till mid November and will allow inbound to Langkawi and some southern states for Singaporean tourists. Indonesia only allow inbound to Bali for some 16 countries; Singapore and Australia not included. As you said opened up with limitations like what Thailand is doing cautiously.

 

 

Edited November 6, 2021 by Eric Loh
Wrong word

[khunpa]

Making restrictions for vaccinated people is just plain stupid as they are not the problem.

 

The problem is all the people refusing the vaccine and thereby delaying any progress back to “normal” life.

 

So make sure everybody has access to vaccines. Open the country up fully for those who are vaccinated and enforce strict measures for those who refuse. Let them live with the restrictions, until they wake up and get smarter. It is simply the only way forward.

 

This perfectly modified virus is not going away and we our only way back to a somewhat normal life is the vaccines.

 

And then at some point, bring out the calculator, make sure especially China, but also USA receives an invoice for all the trouble and that they both stop playing around with (and stop funding) corona virus development in the future.

 

Just leave the damn bats alone!!!!!

 

 

Edited November 6, 2021 by khunpa

[RafPinto]

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4336207

 

Taiwan records 1st imported Moderna-BioNTech breakthrough COVID infection

[Daithi85]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Wait, you mean the world outside of Thailand is not opened up to travel.  Lets see Singapore - Yes opened, Cambodia - Yes opened but limited, Vietnam - Yes opened but limited. Malaysia - Yes Opened, Laos - Yes opened but limted, Indonesia - Yes opened but with limitations.

 

Appears that SE Asia is open for travel but you must be vaccinated and meet the requirements........looks like they have not been told the other countries are open, but then as I said you need to be vaccinated and meet the requirements each has.

 

Well good luck trying to get into Vietnam, laos or Cambodia if your coming from Thailand, nearly mission impossible.

 

 

[maddox41]

I laugh ???? when the Thai media bangs on about the big spending Chinese  bullsh.. 

They dont spend they by one big gift to give the family and go the  free holiday route all run and  operated  by dodgy Thai government officials and the 1% of thai wealthy families blah blah 

Fact the biggest spending tourist  in Thailand is the wait for it the good old American ???????? Not the peasant mainland Chinese... That go tp 7/11 and spend 500 b maybe TAT gets their figures from CPALL ???? 

[Will B Good]

Sadly there does seem to be an influx of new faces in and around Nana...........all rather loud, arrogant and cocky  from......best not say.

[RichardColeman]

They would not flaming travel much if all the other countries insisted on the ridiculous Thai demands and made them apply for passes they may or may not get an answer to  !

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

they are not inclined to hop on a plane to travel just yet until they feel more assured by health and safety protocols and vaccination rates.

Yeah Thailand wouldn't want to get labeled as a super spreader by Thais attempting to go abroad with limited vaccinations.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Half of Thai respondents anticipate that travel within Asia will be possible in the next six months,

With the other half waiting to be vaccinated?

[Will B Good]

2 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Yeah Thailand wouldn't want to get labeled as a super spreader by Thais attempting to go abroad with limited vaccinations.

With sinovac, 'Thai' AZ vaccines, mixed vaccines and having been vaccinated in Thailand, travel is going to be as if we are unvaccinated.

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, maddox41 said:

I laugh ???? when the Thai media bangs on about the big spending Chinese  bullsh.. 

They dont spend they by one big gift to give the family and go the  free holiday route all run and  operated  by dodgy Thai government officials and the 1% of thai wealthy families blah blah 

Fact the biggest spending tourist  in Thailand is the wait for it the good old American ???????? Not the peasant mainland Chinese... That go tp 7/11 and spend 500 b maybe TAT gets their figures from CPALL ???? 

Laugh no more. You may like to think the good old Americans are big spenders but as you see below, you wrong by quite a wide margin. Not even spend more than our neighboring fellow Aseanites. 

[10baht]

4 hours ago, RafPinto said:

Taiwan records 1st imported Moderna-BioNTech breakthrough COVID infection

So what?

[10baht]

3 hours ago, Daithi85 said:

Well good luck trying to get into Vietnam, laos or Cambodia if your coming from Thailand, nearly mission impossible.

And try to get back!!! 

[Will B Good]

2 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Laugh no more. You may like to think the good old Americans are big spenders but as you see below, you wrong by quite a wide margin. Not even spend more than our neighboring fellow Aseanites. 

Yes, but aren't most Chinese on Chinese tour buses, visiting Chinese shops and eating in Chinese restaurants?

[zzaa09]

4 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

SEA countries are taking baby steps in opening for inbound travels. Singapore not really opened as only VTLs for 11 countries are permitted. Malaysia has not made any official announcement till mid November and will allow inbound to Langkawi and some southern states for Singaporean tourists. Indonesia only allow inbound to Bali for some 16 countries; Singapore and Australia not included. As you said opened up with limitations like what Thailand is doing cautiously.

 

 

Yep. It appears that most of Asia is taking slow precautions as to their readiness to "open" to the world. The exception being Thailand, who also has the lowest percentage of vaccination rate of all Asian countries - Taiwan is still closed off to transit traffic until January and still imposing a 14-day quarantine for destined arrivals. Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan are still implementing similar policies until loosening up in January. 

 

And as you've mentioned above - SE Asian countries are remaining cautious, restricting limits regarding the flow and destinations. I might add that most of SE Asia has a very high vaccination rate [Singapore/Cambodia group into the high worldwide percentile] where they are all employing cautious policies regarding int'l traffic. 

[Daithi85]

5 minutes ago, 10baht said:

And try to get back!!! 

17, 000 baht I was quoted for a 1 way flight from bkk to phnompenh. Madness

[10baht]

4 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

You may like to think the good old Americans are big spenders but as you see below,

The chart says Americas  not the USA, and what is with regions? We don't have countries anymore? And as for China, if they or anyone else is foolish enough to spend on say a condo, would that be spending. The Chinese I have seen pack 10 to 20 into a room paid for as for 2 and only use other Chinese related agents, And the rest of the world isn't so scared and ashamed of their economic and banking system that they try to move there money out of China, Even a bad investment in Thailand must be better than a Chinese real estate investment.

[Almer]

I am convinced 90% of what I am reading is bull <deleted> and made up crop to fill a gap in a newspaper

[zzaa09]

19 hours ago, Almer said:

I am convinced 90% of what I am reading is bull <deleted> and made up crop to fill a gap in a newspaper

Whatever it is, it ain't "news".....

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

Yes, but aren't most Chinese on Chinese tour buses, visiting Chinese shops and eating in Chinese restaurants?

Yes can be true for the older Chinese just like the Americans would prefer to visit the go-go bars and eat at McDonald. 

[ChrisKC]

Of course potential tourists are cautious - so cautious that they are not coming!

[henry213]

"Foreigners cautiosly enter dirty Thailand" thats how it should read. 

[MrJ2U]

Thais can't be picky if they want to travel.

 

Sinovac and Sinopharm aren't recognized by many countries.

 

I know Sweden is, excellent time to visit in the middle of winter!

[Mayhem11]

2 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Laugh no more. You may like to think the good old Americans are big spenders but as you see below, you wrong by quite a wide margin. Not even spend more than our neighboring fellow Aseanites. 

Funny that. Australians and Kiwis are bigger spenders than the good ole USA.

[steven100]

2 hours ago, Mayhem11 said:

Funny that. Australians and Kiwis are bigger spenders than the good ole USA.

it is so fa  ard up you cannot believe Thailand or any thai .....   imo