Thailand lifts RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals from May 1

TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 23 April 2022, 3:00 PM

Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved the lifting of the RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals beginning May 1, 2022, and introduced two new entry schemes specifically customised for vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers. TAT Newsroom will Continue Reading

AirAsia resumes flights between India and Malaysia, Thailand

TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 8 April 2022, 4:04 PM

AirAsia said it is resuming flights connecting India with Malaysia and Thailand from this month. After two years of coronavirus-induced suspension, India resumed regular international flights on March 27.In a press release, Malaysian carrier AirAsia said flights will gradually resume on six routes between India and Malaysia. While the flights on Bengaluru-Kuala Lumpur and Continue Reading

Thailand’s lifting of pre-arrival Covid test could attract Indian tourists

TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 21 March 2022, 1:45 PM

Last week, Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved the lifting of the pre-travel testing requirement for international arrivals beginning April 1, 2022. This will reduce the testing requirement for visitors to the kingdom to just an on-arrival PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test and a self-administered ART (antigen rapid test) on day Continue Reading

Indonesia & Malaysia consider easing curbs on vaccinated foreign visitors

TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 7 March 2022, 12:30 PM

Indonesia is considering a quarantine waiver for foreign visitors to its holiday island of Bali from this week, officials said, while neighbour Malaysia announced the removal of curbs on travellers from Thailand and Cambodia. Indonesia and Malaysia have imposed some of the strictest entry procedures in Asia to try to contain Covid-19 outbreaks and keep […]Continue Reading

Thailand agrees for air travel bubble with India

TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 5:55 PM

As per the statement issued by the Civil Aviation of Thailand and the Ministry of Civil Aviation in India, Thai and Indian airlines are now allowed to offer flights through the travel bubble scheme between the two countries, allowing citizens and visa holders to travel. Commercial flights between the two countries have been suspended since […]Continue Reading

Malaysia mulls more travel lanes with Thailand

TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 11:45 AM

Malaysia and Thailand took the first steps towards fully reopening borders to tourism last week when they agreed to implement air, land and sea vaccination travel lanes to reboot tourism, reports TTR Weekly. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the related ministries and agencies of the two countries would hold discussions to […]Continue Reading