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 Allows Singaporeans with a vaccination to enter without quarantine starting Nov. 1, 2021
Prayut Chan-o-cha, Thailand’s prime minister, said the country will open its doors to fully vaccinated travelers from Singapore and at least nine other nations starting Nov. 1, 2021. Here’s what Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said: “From Nov 1 onwards, Thailand will start reopening without quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated persons who travel to the country […]