African tourists can apply for “Thailand Pass” under “sandbox” program

[webfact]

 

Tourists from African countries will be able to apply for the “Thailand Pass” to enter the country under the “sandbox” program from Tuesday, as Thailand adjusts foreign entry requirements to reflect the changing COVID-19 situation, particularly as concerns the Omicron variant.

 

Under the “sandbox” scheme, foreign travellers must stay at accredited hotels in “sandbox” provinces for at least five days, to enable observation of their condition before they travel elsewhere.

 

According to the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign travellers entering Thailand under this alternative quarantine program must be fully inoculated, in accordance with the Thai Public Health Ministry’s regulations, and will be subjected to seven days quarantine instead of 14 days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/african-tourists-can-apply-for-thailand-pass-under-sandbox-program/

 

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[RandiRona]

Sure...last batch of Africans is already hunted, cops are waiting for a next batch!!

[RichardColeman]

48 minutes ago, webfact said:

Tourists from African countries will be able to apply for the “Thailand Pass” to enter the country under the “sandbox” program from Tuesday

Hallelujah !!! Tourism saved ! Well, at least the tandem in the local cycle hire shop could be reserved every week now.

[NicholasTH]

I hope there is no blow back from this as there’s only 20% of some African counties vaccinated.. 

[Kerryd]

I thought they'd decided against going after the "low income" tourists and were going to go back to trying to get the people who actually spend money to come back again ?

[hotchilli]

A reversal of the initial knee-jerk reaction to some African countries...

when it emerged that it was world-wide they couldn't ban everyone.

[PEE TEE]

They don't care about how much much money ..just want to suck away your last bhart  

[kiwikeith]

3 hours ago, NicholasTH said:

I hope there is no blow back from this as there’s only 20% of some African counties vaccinated.. 

Yes and Omicron has spread right through Africa now and they are showing strong natural immunity, maybe that's why.

 

Latest report from the mother in Law who works at Dinosaur market in HUA HIN, she just said minutes ago, she knows no-one with Omicron at the market, possibly I said to her, they don't know they had it, and she says no delta that she knows off, sounds encouraging as she said a few weeks ago stall holders were collapsing from delta so she stayed away for a few weeks

[Fairynuff]

If they’re allowing people from the UK and the US then they should be allowing everyone 

[Grusa]

1 hour ago, kiwikeith said:

Yes and Omicron has spread right through Africa now and they are showing strong natural immunity, maybe that's why.

 

Latest report from the mother in Law who works at Dinosaur market in HUA HIN, she just said minutes ago, she knows no-one with Omicron at the market, possibly I said to her, they don't know they had it, and she says no delta that she knows off, sounds encouraging as she said a few weeks ago stall holders were collapsing from delta so she stayed away for a few weeks

I know there are a lot of dinosaurs  in Hua Hin, but I didn`t know that they sold them......????

[barney42bb]

Reaching Out to Quality Tourists.

 

Amazing

 

Soi 3 Sukumvit has missed your contribution.

[RandiRona]

Well...it wont work very well when they are saying African swine flu is spreading.

 

Edited January 10, 2022 by RandiRona

[Dont confuse me]

So these people must be the 'high rollers' that the country has been attempting to entice over here?

 

[kiwikeith]

5 hours ago, Grusa said:

I know there are a lot of dinosaurs  in Hua Hin, but I didn`t know that they sold them......????

The truth amuses some, and enlightens others

 

[kiwikeith]

5 hours ago, barney42bb said:

Reaching Out to Quality Tourists.

 

Amazing

 

Soi 3 Sukumvit has missed your contribution.

Does this mean the return of the African girls dressed in bright dresses standing across the Rd from Nana ???

[Jimjim1]

8 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

11 hours ago, NicholasTH said:

 

Yes and Omicron has spread right through Africa now and they are showing strong natural immunity, maybe that's why.

Herd immunity gained from the very weak omicron variant but no one is listening in the government so they just continue to bark up the wrong tree every minute of the day.

[mha noi]

Typical answers from the unaware or just plain ignorant posters. Alot of Farang expats work in Africa and do nothing but spend money in Thailand supporting the whole economy not just the tourism side of it ie. people with families, Alot of business people investing there also travelling to and from. If you fly from Africa to Thailand generally the MEDIA would class you as a tourist. Do some really think the local bicycle mechanic in the bush would bring his wife and ten kids on holiday to Thailand. I think its great news although, I'm on day 2 of 2 week quarantine arriving from Africa

[Marco100]

2 hours ago, mha noi said:

Typical answers from the unaware or just plain ignorant posters. Alot of Farang expats work in Africa and do nothing but spend money in Thailand supporting the whole economy not just the tourism side of it ie. people with families, Alot of business people investing there also travelling to and from. If you fly from Africa to Thailand generally the MEDIA would class you as a tourist. Do some really think the local bicycle mechanic in the bush would bring his wife and ten kids on holiday to Thailand. I think its great news although, I'm on day 2 of 2 week quarantine arriving from Africa

There is a lot of rich  people around North n South  Africa .

[clivebaxter]

6 minutes ago, Marco100 said:

There is a lot of rich  people around North n South  Africa .

Especially the rulers and their families!

[Road Warrior]

not a very wise move from the thai government !!!

[simon43]

15 hours ago, Marco100 said:

There is a lot of rich  people around North n South  Africa .

I just moved to live in Mauritius, classed (by Google), as the richest country in Africa ????