webfact Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 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%. Full story: https://www.traveldailymedia.com/thais-cautiously-welcome-international-travel/ -- © Copyright Travel Daily 2021-11-06 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 yada yada ... bla bla bla ... 11 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RafPinto Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 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. 2 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 A post using weird fonts and attached personal photos has been removed also a reply. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 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 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) 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 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khunpa Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) 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 7 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RafPinto Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4336207 Taiwan records 1st imported Moderna-BioNTech breakthrough COVID infection 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Daithi85 Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 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. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maddox41 Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 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 ???? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 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. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 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 ! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 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? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eric Loh Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 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. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10baht Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 4 hours ago, RafPinto said: Taiwan records 1st imported Moderna-BioNTech breakthrough COVID infection So what? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 10baht Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 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!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will B Good Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 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? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daithi85 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10baht Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Almer Posted November 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2021 I am convinced 90% of what I am reading is bull <deleted> and made up crop to fill a gap in a newspaper 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 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"..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKC Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Of course potential tourists are cautious - so cautious that they are not coming! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry213 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 "Foreigners cautiosly enter dirty Thailand" thats how it should read. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem11 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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