Thailand vacation turns to three days in transit hell courtesy of Thai immigration.

[Karma80]

260,000 THB per person for a 7 day ASQ? Rubbish.

That's either a mistake, exaggeration or just plain 'ol made up.

 

[NanaSomchai]

Just now, The Hammer2021 said:

Yeah but Thais don't think food is important..lol

I'm not sure whether this was being sarcastic or not, therefore I'll bite.

 

No food or no water for 14 hours straight is complete lunacy, it's ludicrous at that point, unless Thailand has turned into a Gulag overnight, access to food or water is again a basic human right.

 

I doubt very much you will find any Thai politician (regardless of the party affiliation), any senior ranked Thai army general, any Thai court judge or any Thai press outlet that will stand behind the idea of locking up tourists for 14 hours and depriving them of any form of nutrition, let alone the fact they were able to buy it with their own money.

 

The bare minimum they (the immigration) should do is escort them to an ATM or a local restaurant and let them buy food at their (the alien) own expense.

 

This is wrong on so many levels. Once the international press gets to hear about this tidbit and should the facts be cross-checked, heads are going to spin.

[Liverpool Lou]

15 minutes ago, NanaSomchai said:

Get the story to the press including the "we starved for 14 hours" part.

No one starves in 14 hours.   Don't forget this is the poster who claims he and his partner would have had to pay well over half a million baht for one week of quarantine!

[The Hammer2021]

4 minutes ago, NanaSomchai said:

I'm not sure whether this was being sarcastic or not, therefore I'll bite.

 

No food or no water for 14 hours straight is complete lunacy, it's ludicrous at that point, unless Thailand has turned into a Gulag overnight, access to food or water is again a basic human right.

 

I doubt very much you will find any Thai politician (regardless of the party affiliation), any senior ranked Thai army general, any Thai court judge or any Thai press outlet that will stand behind the idea of locking up tourists for 14 hours and depriving them of any form of nutrition, let alone the fact they were able to buy it with their own money.

 

The bare minimum they (the immigration) should do is escort them to an ATM or a local restaurant and let them buy food at their (the alien) own expense.

 

This is wrong on so many levels. Once the international press gets to hear about this tidbit and should the facts be cross-checked, heads are going to spin.

lol was a clue.

[NanaSomchai]

5 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

No one starves in 14 hours.   Don't forget this is the poster who claims he and his partner would have had to pay well over half a million baht for one week of quarantine!

Then something doesn't add up, hence why I deliberately chose not to comment on the rest of the post as I have no ways to attest of its authenticity.

 

However on the severed access to food and water part, I can chime in as it is essentially in line with my line of work in real life and have experience in that field.

 

As far as I'm concerned. /thread

 

Edited February 14, 2022 by NanaSomchai

[StayinThailand2much]

1 hour ago, Guderian said:

This must be one of those "THAILAND - NEW CHAPTERS" things that they were promoting last week as the vibrant new face of tourism in the country. "THAILAND - NEW CIRCLES OF HELL" sounds like it would be more appropriate.

Once you landed, you're at their mercy...

[Liverpool Lou]

7 minutes ago, NanaSomchai said:

12 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

No one starves in 14 hours.   Don't forget this is the poster who claims he and his partner would have had to pay well over half a million baht for one week of quarantine!

Then something doesn't add up

Ya think?!

[Nino3]

 

A truly disappointing and stressful situation.

 

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"I have dual citizenship and was attempting to enter on my Thai passport."

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"We were told our only options were to spend $8000 for each of us to quarantine a week in a government hotel or go back home."

Is your GF a Thai citizen? If so, then you both would have qualified for free care. Your statement leads one to believe she is not, thus I am confused on how she would qualify for stay at a government facility. Perhaps you meant at a government approved hotel. 

 

How does a ThaiPass get approved when the applicant provides a test that doesn't meet the requirements? Rhetorical question. How does one board an airplane when the required test doesn't meet the requirements? Again, rhetorical.

 

It becomes very scary to believe the most competent person in the process is the immigration officer or whomever is checking the documentation at the Phuket airport. And exactly how competent is this person when the only option they provide is a 16,000.00 US dollar option?

 

Which quarantine hotel did they plan to send you that charges 2,285.00 US per night? I suspect the price also included anywhere from 2 to 14 PCR tests and food.

 

Again, disappointing and stressful situation.

 

It's these types of things that make Thailand such great place. Just ask the numerous people within the AseanNow crowd that will stand by this wonderful country up till the moment they take their last breathe. 

 

 

 

 

 

[JustAnotherHun]

5 minutes ago, Nino3 said:

How does a ThaiPass get approved when the applicant provides a test that doesn't meet the requirements?

For the ThaiPass you don't have to show the PCR test. 

[allanos]

Possibly a kernel of truth somewhere within the OP's story, but then surely seriously overblown.

 

Why? To garner sympathy? Take a dig at Thai authorities? Just to vent?

 

So much about the narrative from the OP doesn't add up or make sense. Under scrutiny, it falls apart.
 

[Nino3]

4 minutes ago, JustAnotherHun said:

For the ThaiPass you don't have to show the PCR test. 

Thank you.

 

I was under the impression it needed uploaded. I suppose I should have done a mock application. I have been seriously stumped over the thought of needing to upload said test that is taken 72 hrs prior to departure but an application process/approval that may take much longer. 

 

You have freed me from a bit of stress and worry. I will start the GF's application tomorrow and stop procrastinating.

[skatewash]

I would be interested in learning exactly what the hospital administered RT-PCR test said on their results report.  Which hospital was this done at?  

[The Hammer2021]

1 hour ago, RJRS1301 said:

The person has relayed THEIR experience, yet somehow how you see it fit to victim blame, and call it Thai bashing.

Do you KNOW his story is incorrect? Doubt it very much.

 

We don't know it's true either so on the balance of things we assess the credibility of his report.

[jimn]

Although I am sympathetic to your sitùation, you cant go around blaming others for yout own failings. The requirements clearly say a lab report result via the RT PCR method 72 hours (48 hours with Etihad) before you flight. I cannot understand why you did not ensure that you had this in place. Its a schoolboy error.

Edited February 14, 2022 by jimn

[kcpattaya]

How does the Novak Djokovic syndrome feel?

[Karma80]

The only thing you can say for certain about this story, is posting defamatory remarks that garner public attention in Thailand is not smart.

[DaveE13]

2 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

The person has relayed THEIR experience, yet somehow how you see it fit to victim blame, and call it Thai bashing.

Do you KNOW his story is incorrect? Doubt it very much.

 

And he's bloody half thai. So he bashing half of himself.  Feel sorry for his mum. Hope it works out OK with her. I know how you feel my old girl is 80 and has begging of alzhiemers

[Cake Monster]

My heart goes out to you for not being able to visit your aged Mother in BKK

What a Bloody awful experience.

I hope this terrible tale hits some headlines across the Globe, as its a disgusting way to treat people.

[Pravda]

Thailand the exciting new experiences await you in the multiple chapters of nirvana and euphoria evenly more amazing than amazing ever 

[peter48]

I cannot express in words the damage this does to Thailand. It will put loads of people off coming to Thailand both those who have friends/family there as well as Farang tourists seeking sunshine and holiday breaks this year. I cannot understand how a tourist country that has been hit so financially hard by the pandemic can be so tough. Moreover in the west we have had 3 jabs of Pfizer etc especially those wanting to come. I hope Thailand can develop new procedures soon. 

Edited February 14, 2022 by peter48

[DUNROAMIN]

Did you really expect it would be smooth sailing coming to the Land of Stupidity.

[Cake Monster]

2 minutes ago, peter48 said:

I cannot express in words the damage this does to Thailand. It will put loads of people off coming to Thailand both those who have friends/family there as well as Farang tourists seeking sunshine and holiday breaks this year. I cannot understand how a tourist country that has been hit so hard by the pandemic can be so hard. Moreover in the west we have had 3 jabs of Pfizer etc especially those wanting to come. I hope Thailand can develop new procedures soon. 

Its not procedures Thailand needs. God knows, there are enough of those already.

What Thailand needs is a change of Mindset.

[Nickelbeer]

The OP is quoting figures in US dollars rather than Thai baht. It would have to be 8000 baht and 16 thousand baht. Quite a difference from 8 thousand and 16 thousand US Dollars.

[The Hammer2021]

29 minutes ago, peter48 said:

I cannot express in words the damage this does to Thailand. It will put loads of people off coming to Thailand both those who have friends/family there as well as Farang tourists seeking sunshine and holiday breaks this year. I cannot understand how a tourist country that has been hit so financially hard by the pandemic can be so tough. Moreover in the west we have had 3 jabs of Pfizer etc especially those wanting to come. I hope Thailand can develop new procedures soon. 

Whatever procedure they develop there will be rules that have to be followed even for the OP.

[4MyEgo]

Judging purely on the fact that the original poster isn't responding to questions from other posters, it's click bait.

[Mavideol]

7 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Judging purely on the fact that the original poster isn't responding to questions from other posters, it's click bait.

agree.... you just beat me to it

[Thingamabob]

Some inconsistences in the  story, but nevertheless a dreadful experience. Thais tend to treat expat Thais worse than they treat foreign nationals.

[LukKrueng]

3 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

The person has relayed THEIR experience, yet somehow how you see it fit to victim blame, and call it Thai bashing.

Do you KNOW his story is incorrect? Doubt it very much.

 

Are you sure his story is true? It's kinda he said/they said type of story.

I don't know if conditions have changed for sandbox/test & go, but when I last entered Thailand with full quarantine Thai people were not required to show a PCR test at all.

OP being Thai he should know there's no such thing as government hotels. And $8000/person/week sounds a bit overboard to me.

[ThailandGuy]

How simple it would be that, in such cases that Thailand doubts about the correct test being taken, people can get a new PCR test done at the airport and just wait until the result comes in. It would cost max 100USD and a lot less frustration and anger. Under these conditions and with more of these stories people will NOT visit the "Land of Smiles" which they just claimed to be a top place for retirement? I don't understand why everything has to be so troublesome when traveling to Thailand.

 

[RJRS1301]

2 minutes ago, LukKrueng said:

Are you sure his story is true? It's kinda he said/they said type of story.

I don't know if conditions have changed for sandbox/test & go, but when I last entered Thailand with full quarantine Thai people were not required to show a PCR test at all.

OP being Thai he should know there's no such thing as government hotels. And $8000/person/week sounds a bit overboard to me.

No I have no idea as to the veracity of his story, however, there are flaws in it, but I am not going to accuse him of Thai bashing, or being untruthful,  Just asking if the poster has  proof of his post?