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By Jonathan Fairfield

 

Thailand’s COVID-19 task force has approved a significant easing of restrictions for both vaccinated and non vaccinated travellers from May 1.

 

The easing of restrictions all but fully reopens Thailand to international tourists.

 

The move comes as countries around the world are beginning to relax entry rules in a bid to boost tourism.

 

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“Adjusting measures has an impact on drawing in tourism receipts,” said Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesperson for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).

 

“Test & Go will be scrapped and there will be a shift to antigen testing on May 1. This will be more convenient and faster for visitors. Tourism is also starting to recover,” Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said during the announcement. 

 

Thailand travel rules: Vaccinated travellers [read more...]

 

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Don't hold your breath....things change on a daily basis in the LOS......

Also leave your wallet and gold chains in room as lady boyz are out for cop a feel.

When are they going to scrap the Thailand pass as this is the biggest hurdle preventing people from coming ??

Looking better, returning June 8th, drop the Emergency Decree as well.........

Tomorrow or next week an update with maybe more restrictions.. depends how the wind is blowing...

There is no shift to antigen testing. There is no more mandatory testing at all ! (except for non-vaccinated).

Misleading info here.

I personally know 18 people who want to go back to Thailand but can't because of the stupid vaccination rule,the sooner it's changed the sooner your tourism will pick-up.

 

30 minutes ago, Edwin Cameron said:

I personally know 18 people who want to go back to Thailand but can't because of the stupid vaccination rule,the sooner it's changed the sooner your tourism will pick-up.

 

so everyone you know is unvaccinated and they all want to come to Thailand

3 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Don't hold your breath....things change on a daily basis in the LOS......

Covid insurance remains as does the emergency decree...

alcohol sales end at midnight?

What does the Emergency Decree involve?

1 hour ago, CANSIAM said:

Looking better, returning June 8th, drop the Emergency Decree as well.........

We’re returning on June 8th too

I'm an expat from UK living in Thailand for many years on a retirement extension. If I want to take a two week holiday to, say, Vietnam, will I just be able to get a re-entry permit before travel and be able to return without having to get a Thailand Pass, insurance etc.?

1 hour ago, seabass69 said:

What does the Emergency Decree involve?

We’re returning on June 8th too

Its been said to combat Covid issues but we all know it keeps the public relatively quiet, ie -  gatherings, protests, etc.... with the easing of Covid entry requirements, whats the Emergency ?? Hope you didn't get one of them non-refundable Test and Go PCR packages already......

Everything you want to know.???

Except if you want to know if children are exempt?

2 hours ago, Edwin Cameron said:

I personally know 18 people who want to go back to Thailand but can't because of the stupid vaccination rule,the sooner it's changed the sooner your tourism will pick-up.

 

Well they can always get themselves vaccinated...

1 hour ago, seabass69 said:

What does the Emergency Decree involve?

It means that they can change the rules , with immediate affect, at any time.

Total control! eg no demonstrations because of Covid!

It is not going to go away until the government changes

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Covid insurance remains as does the emergency decree...

alcohol sales end at midnight?

And go-gos, which draw many, to remain closed for the foreseeable future.

1 hour ago, thoengthaied said:

I'm an expat from UK living in Thailand for many years on a retirement extension. If I want to take a two week holiday to, say, Vietnam, will I just be able to get a re-entry permit before travel and be able to return without having to get a Thailand Pass, insurance etc.?

I doubt about that (but i do not know).

11 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

And go-gos, which draw many, to remain closed for the foreseeable future.

Test and go-go would have been an amazing success ????

2 hours ago, Edwin Cameron said:

I personally know 18 people who want to go back to Thailand but can't because of the stupid vaccination rule,the sooner it's changed the sooner your tourism will pick-up.

 

What is their reason for not travelling ??

 

From the op:

Thailand travel rules: Non-vaccinated travellers

Non vaccinated travellers to Thailand can avoid a mandatory 5 day hotel quarantine if they are able to show proof of a negative RT-PCR test within 72 hours of their departure.

Proof of the negative test result must be uploaded to the Thailand Pass system, along with proof of insurance coverage for COVID-19 of up to $10,000.

They also no longer need to show a negative RT-PCR test result either on arrival in Thailand.

1 hour ago, thoengthaied said:

I'm an expat from UK living in Thailand for many years on a retirement extension. If I want to take a two week holiday to, say, Vietnam, will I just be able to get a re-entry permit before travel and be able to return without having to get a Thailand Pass, insurance etc.?

My circumstances are same as yours and i travel in/out of Thailand regularly.

You still need to buy insurance (10,000usd) and apply for Thailand pass. It's much easier to get the pass before you leave Thailand if you know your return date

I'm interested in how the unvaccinated path is supposed to work. To avoid quarantine you need to do PCR within 72 hours of flight, then apply for the Thai Pass and upload the negative result.

 

This likely gives less than 48 hours to get the TP approval, with lots of stress as your flight time approaches

Ordinary Thais have no access to world class medical care like us. 

The unvaccinated please stay in their respective technologically advance wealthy country.  

So a fully vaccinated arriving 30 April has to do one day quarantine with a PCR test, while an unvaccinated arriving 1 May only has to do a PCR test before departure. Sounds logical ???? 

 

I definitely dont need that booster shot now, if they change the definition of fully vaccinated I'll just do the PCR test entry

 

6 hours ago, Edwin Cameron said:

I personally know 18 people who want to go back to Thailand but can't because of the stupid vaccination rule,the sooner it's changed the sooner your tourism will pick-up.

 

And it's too much for them to do a PCR test before departing which would allow them to walk free?

Travel rules maybe ok, but add non e cigarette smoking or be fined, drinking alcohol on the beach and get fined, don't wear a mask and you have a problem, ride a motorcycle with no helmet as the locals do and get fined,  pay extra for entrance fee and or food in some places, have less to spend because of the expensive THB and pay for an insurance that doesn't pay out are a few  ore things to add before visiting the country...

9 hours ago, RandiRona said:

Also leave your wallet and gold chains in room as lady boyz are out for cop a feel.

Impossible! A whole shipload of them reportedly has just arrived in the southern Chinese port of Guangzhou. So there can't be that many of them left here.

 

8 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

When are they going to scrap the Thailand pass as this is the biggest hurdle preventing people from coming ??

No it isn't, it is a simple process.

 

PCR testing on arrival was the obstacle.

2 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Travel rules maybe ok, but add non e cigarette smoking or be fined, drinking alcohol on the beach and get fined, don't wear a mask and you have a problem, ride a motorcycle with no helmet as the locals do and get fined,  pay extra for entrance fee and or food in some places, have less to spend because of the expensive THB and pay for an insurance that doesn't pay out are a few  ore things to add before visiting the country...

E cig : long time rule , way before Covid

Drinking on beach : same and as far as i know not in all places

Don't wear a mask : yes , but many countries got those rules

No helmet : Thais get fines also

Pay extra : always have been like that ( well at least 30y i don't know about 50 or 100 y ago )

Expensive THB : it is lower then last few years , with 1 peak exception last year . Before Covid , THB was way stronger .

Insurance : true but i wouldn't travel without it , especially now .

So , either you are willing to go Thailand or not . Most of the things have got nothing to do with Covid so it just might have been 2018 or 2025.

10 hours ago, flexomike said:

so everyone you know is unvaccinated and they all want to come to Thailand

please let them go to Spain... unvaccinated ..unwanted