Thailand Ends COVID-19 Tests For Vaccinated Tourists
Thailand announced Friday that it would stop requiring travellers to get vaccinated against Covid-19, a move aimed at reviving the tourism industry hit by the pandemic. Although tight border restrictions helped limit infection and death rates in the kingdom in 2020, they brought the country’s tourism industry to its knees — which accounted for about […]
Thailand Scraps Covid-19 Pre-Travel Testing To Boost Tourism
The Thai government announced Friday that travelers will no longer need to take the Covid-19 test before boarding a plane under plans intended to revive the pandemic-hit tourism industry. Taweesin Visanuyothin, the spokesman for Thailand’s Covid-19 task force, said visitors will be tested on arrival in Thailand from April 1, rather than within 72 hours […]
Thailand Travel Rules – Tourist Entry Rules To Be Relaxed In Thailand To Support Economic Recovery
Thai authorities plan to scrap a requirement that pre-arrival vaccinated tourists present a Covid-free certificate to aid the economic recovery from the pandemic and the fallout from the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. A proposal from the Health Ministry to waive RT-PCR test requirements before traveling to Thailand will be discussed by the nation’s main […]
Thailand and India Prepare To Begin Air Travel Bubbles Soon
A proposal by the Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand is being finalized to implement the air travel bubble arrangement with India soon after it was approved by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). CCSA spokesman Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin says a travel bubble with India will facilitate commercial flight operations. […]
Thailand Resuming Quarantine-Free Travel For Vaccinated Tourists
A coronavirus task force said on Thursday (Jan 20) that Thailand will resume its “Test & Go” waiver for vaccinated arrivals on Feb 1, as a result of slowing COVID-19 infections. Because of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant globally and uncertainty about its effectiveness, the scheme was suspended after only seven weeks. In […]
Thailand Plans To Introduce A Tourist Tax In April
Thailand plans to charge foreign tourists 300 baht (about $9) from April in order to develop attractions and cover accident insurance costs for those unable to pay. Travel to Thailand, one of Asia’s most popular destinations, has been severely impacted by a pandemic-induced decline in tourism, which saw about 200,000 people visit last year, compared […]
Covid-19 Thailand: Thailand Raises Alert Level Due To Omicron Variant’s Spread
A senior health official says Thailand raised its Covid-19 alert level on Thursday following an increase in infections caused by the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus. According to Kiattiphum Wongrajit, permanent secretary of the health ministry, the move to level four sets up possible measures, such as closing high-risk areas or restricting public gatherings. As […]
Maya Bay Allows Visitors Back After Over 3 Years
The white sand beaches in Maya Bay, made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2000 movie The Beach, have been reopened in Thailand, more than three years after they were closed to allow their ecosystems to recover. On the isolated island of Phi Phi Leh in the Andaman Sea, the beach is surrounded by high cliffs measuring […]