Thailand prepares airports for quarantine-free travellers after 2 years of Covid

TBM Staff | Mumbai Thursday, 21 October 2021, 9:56 AM

Thai government officials on October 20 inspected the readiness of the country’s airports to welcome quarantine-free travellers, due to return next month after almost two years of strict Covid-19 rules that halted vital tourism. From Nov. 1, the country will allow vaccinated arrivals from Continue Reading

Thailand seeks to reduce quarantine period for visitors

TBM Staff | Mumbai Friday, 24 September 2021, 12:04 PM

Thailand’s disease control committee has proposed a halving of a two-week hotel isolation requirement for vaccinated arrivals, amid delays in plans to waive quarantine and reopen Bangkok and tourist destinations from next month. Thailand is keen to welcome back foreign visitors, after nearly 18 months of strict entry policies caused a collapse in tourism, a […]Continue Reading

Thailand imposes tougher Covid curbs as Delta variants drive surge in infections

TBM Staff | Mumbai Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 1:30 PM

More than 10 million people were placed under fresh Covid-19 restrictions and a curfew in the Thai capital Monday, as the kingdom battled a surge of cases worsened by the highly infectious Alpha and Delta variants. Thailand has so far recorded more than 345,000 cases and 2,791 deaths — with the bulk of them coming […]Continue Reading

Phuket reopens to fully-vaccinated foreign travellers with ‘Sandbox’ model

TBM Staff | Mumbai Monday, 5 July 2021, 11:00 AM

The Royal Thai Government has officially endorsed measures for Phuket to reopen for fully vaccinated international travellers without quarantine requirements from July 1, 2021 with the “Phuket Sandbox” model. This will be followed by “Samui Plus” which is the reopening of the luxury holiday destination Koh Samui and nearby islands of Koh Phangan and Koh […]Continue Reading

Thailand plans to fully reopen to foreign tourists in 120 days

TBM Staff | Mumbai Friday, 18 June 2021, 11:15 AM 0

Thailand plans to fully reopen to foreign visitors in 120 days and give at least one dose of vaccine to the majority of residents by early October to revive the tourism-reliant nation’s economy, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha said, reports Prim Chuwiruch & Randy Thanthong-Knight in Bloomberg. Some tourist destinations should be ready for fully vaccinated visitors Continue Reading