Foreigners To Be Allowed In
Foreigners To Be Allowed In
'Travel bubbles' tipped for approval
From The Bangkok Post
By: Wassana Nanuam
Traffic will start to increase again.
One thousand foreign visitors are expected to be allowed entry to Thailand per day and the standard 14-day Covid-19 quarantine rule will be waived, according to an implementation plan for "travel bubbles" to be submitted for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)'s approval on Wednesday.
These visitors, who in the beginning will be mostly business people and patients seeking medical treatment in Thailand, must come as part of bilateral cooperation on tourism between Thailand and selected countries which have managed to contain the coronavirus, Traisuree Taisaranakul, deputy government spokeswoman, said on Sunday.
General foreign tourists will later be allowed to visit Thailand if the tourism promotion programme proves successful in terms of the transmission control, she said.
Covid-19 screening tests will be required both before the visitors leave their countries and upon arriving in Thailand, she said.
This, however, doesn't mean the visitors will be able to travel freely while in Thailand as they will still be prohibited from visiting certain parts of the country and will be tracked via a smart phone application, she said.
Final details of the programme are being discussed by the Tourism and Sports Ministry, Public Health Ministry, Interior Ministry and Foreign Ministry.
The CCSA had on Friday agreed in principle on the travel bubbles proposal despite objections raised by security authorities.
The travel bubbles programme is seen by the Tourism and Sports Ministry as the first step to safely reopen Thailand's tourism to international visitors, she said. It is hoped to help accelerate a recovery from the economic impact of the pandemic on tourism, she said.
Despite the CCSA's preliminary approval on the travel bubble proposal, security authorities had expressed strong objections to the idea at Friday's meeting, a source said.
They asked that the proposal be put on hold because it isn't certain the tourism promotion programme won't lead to a new spike of imported Covid-19 infections and possibly a new wave of local transmissions, the source said.
Worse still, giving privilege to these specific foreign visitors while still imposing the 14-day quarantine on Thai nationals being repatriated will likely prompt negative reaction by those Thais, the source said.
The source said the programme may not be welcomed by communities in Thailand's tourist destinations that are being urged by the government to strictly maintain health measures to stay free of new Covid-19 cases. It is not known if special preparations will be needed in places likely to be popular with foreign tourists.
According to a recent online survey on public opinion about the government's reopening policy, most Thais were concerned about the possibility of Thailand reopening the country too soon to international visitors.
A slight majority (54.39%) of all 1,116 respondents asked in the survey by Suan Dusit Poll, conducted on Jun 9-12, said it still wasn't time to invite international tourists back to Thailand.
But only 24.28% of them thought tourists should be welcomed back now for the sake of boosting the economy.
Most of the poll respondents also thought strict limits on the number of local tourists should be maintained at every tourist attraction across the country while domestic tourism activities resume, said the poll.
The top destination found in this survey was Chiang Mai and most respondents (41.40%) expected Thailand's tourism to fully recover in about a year.
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Friday the ministry has prepared three stimulus packages valued at 20 billion baht to kick start the tourism sector from next month until October.
Meanwhile, Narongchai Khunpluem, mayor of Saen Suk municipality in Chon Buri's Muang district, said those who continue to flout the ban on drinking alcohol on the beach will now face a fine after previous warnings have fallen on deaf ears.
"There they did it again, drinking alcohol on the beaches despite all these warnings. So they deserve to be fined, don't they?" the mayor wrote on his Facebook page.
Courtesy of The Bangkok Post
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From The Bangkok Post
By: Wassana Nanuam
Traffic will start to increase again.
One thousand foreign visitors are expected to be allowed entry to Thailand per day and the standard 14-day Covid-19 quarantine rule will be waived, according to an implementation plan for "travel bubbles" to be submitted for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)'s approval on Wednesday.
These visitors, who in the beginning will be mostly business people and patients seeking medical treatment in Thailand, must come as part of bilateral cooperation on tourism between Thailand and selected countries which have managed to contain the coronavirus, Traisuree Taisaranakul, deputy government spokeswoman, said on Sunday.
General foreign tourists will later be allowed to visit Thailand if the tourism promotion programme proves successful in terms of the transmission control, she said.
Covid-19 screening tests will be required both before the visitors leave their countries and upon arriving in Thailand, she said.
This, however, doesn't mean the visitors will be able to travel freely while in Thailand as they will still be prohibited from visiting certain parts of the country and will be tracked via a smart phone application, she said.
Final details of the programme are being discussed by the Tourism and Sports Ministry, Public Health Ministry, Interior Ministry and Foreign Ministry.
The CCSA had on Friday agreed in principle on the travel bubbles proposal despite objections raised by security authorities.
The travel bubbles programme is seen by the Tourism and Sports Ministry as the first step to safely reopen Thailand's tourism to international visitors, she said. It is hoped to help accelerate a recovery from the economic impact of the pandemic on tourism, she said.
Despite the CCSA's preliminary approval on the travel bubble proposal, security authorities had expressed strong objections to the idea at Friday's meeting, a source said.
They asked that the proposal be put on hold because it isn't certain the tourism promotion programme won't lead to a new spike of imported Covid-19 infections and possibly a new wave of local transmissions, the source said.
Worse still, giving privilege to these specific foreign visitors while still imposing the 14-day quarantine on Thai nationals being repatriated will likely prompt negative reaction by those Thais, the source said.
The source said the programme may not be welcomed by communities in Thailand's tourist destinations that are being urged by the government to strictly maintain health measures to stay free of new Covid-19 cases. It is not known if special preparations will be needed in places likely to be popular with foreign tourists.
According to a recent online survey on public opinion about the government's reopening policy, most Thais were concerned about the possibility of Thailand reopening the country too soon to international visitors.
A slight majority (54.39%) of all 1,116 respondents asked in the survey by Suan Dusit Poll, conducted on Jun 9-12, said it still wasn't time to invite international tourists back to Thailand.
But only 24.28% of them thought tourists should be welcomed back now for the sake of boosting the economy.
Most of the poll respondents also thought strict limits on the number of local tourists should be maintained at every tourist attraction across the country while domestic tourism activities resume, said the poll.
The top destination found in this survey was Chiang Mai and most respondents (41.40%) expected Thailand's tourism to fully recover in about a year.
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Friday the ministry has prepared three stimulus packages valued at 20 billion baht to kick start the tourism sector from next month until October.
Meanwhile, Narongchai Khunpluem, mayor of Saen Suk municipality in Chon Buri's Muang district, said those who continue to flout the ban on drinking alcohol on the beach will now face a fine after previous warnings have fallen on deaf ears.
"There they did it again, drinking alcohol on the beaches despite all these warnings. So they deserve to be fined, don't they?" the mayor wrote on his Facebook page.
Courtesy of The Bangkok Post
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... allowed-in
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didn't they just report an outbreak in beijing? oh,
it's a caucasion ( white) disease only. carry on
it's a caucasion ( white) disease only. carry on
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scared if I go back home to check on things, I might not get back in on a Tourist visa, as usual, to dear old Udon for quite some time...missus will love that.
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I think, like the BP seems to suggest , that they will allow group with fixed itinerary , everyone visiting the same places, eating at the same restaurants and staying at the same hotels. This way they can limit the interaction between Thais and freign visitors. The hotel, restaurant etc selection could be very lucrative for a few well connected friends.
Does not look very good for the near future.
Does not look very good for the near future.
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Meanwhile, no allowances being made for those married and/or with families here who are stranded overseas.
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I don't think they care either way. Don't much care for foreigners marrying their women, and if you have kids, well they don't care much for half breeds either.
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talk about a reset button . yes all tourists on v.i.p.
package tours , must stay at select hotels and dine at provided restaurants. lined-up like ducks
package tours , must stay at select hotels and dine at provided restaurants. lined-up like ducks
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There are still plenty of separated families in farang countries where the farang country won't allow someone or a number of family members in. It isn't just Thailand doing this. Farang governments still don't seem particularly concerned about this.
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I stand corrected. It was mentioned in yesterday's daily briefing as Doodoo has already posted.newtovillagelife wrote: ↑June 15, 2020, 5:58 pmI don't think they care either way. Don't much care for foreigners marrying their women, and if you have kids, well they don't care much for half breeds either.
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Typically, when something gets mentioned in the daily CCSA briefings, it gets acted on.
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?????? M@#h Again
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Filthy farangs keep them out , Brits took it back o NZ I see . Think about it this way . If they allow tourists back in we can all look forward to another 2 month lockdown. The virus popping up in China after being clean for so long shows this is not going to end anytime soon. Any country infested like the UK or America will end up black listed . At least we can welcome the Aussies and kiwis soon .,.maybe
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That's if you believe anything that China puts out.papafarang wrote: ↑June 17, 2020, 9:20 amThe virus popping up in China after being clean for so long
I personally don't, and never will.
Up to each individual
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The Kiwis arent looking at Thailand yet, even if Thailand is looking at NZ as a bubble sharing country..NZ is looking at countries that are covid free for at least 28 -33 days for gander tourists from, like Pacific countries, or Turkmestan, or however you spell it, and from ones I seldom hear of. The it has to be a clean sheet both ends, if you get my drift, tests before leaving and on arrival, and masks worn on the whole plane trip, and more to boot. Its a pipe dream if people think this year is the year of travel..
How a couple of Poms were allowed into Nz, and then allowed out of isolation to go to a funeral, then kiss and hug afew people, and then test positive, shows the slightest ***** in the armour and its all on again..
How a couple of Poms were allowed into Nz, and then allowed out of isolation to go to a funeral, then kiss and hug afew people, and then test positive, shows the slightest ***** in the armour and its all on again..
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Of the 21 new cases here today 16 were Aussies returning from overseas. People here are NOT HAPPY about letting fellow Aussies in even if they do the two weeks in a hotel. Can't see us letting in non-Aussies for a long time and I think the Thais are look at reciprocal arrangements. Won't be happening any time soon and definitely not this year (unless of course you are a full fee paying Chinese student ).
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Australians hoping for an overseas holiday have had their hopes dashed, with the Tourism Minister saying the nation's border is likely to stay closed until next year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he would propose the travel bubble plan to the prime minister next week. Pairing would apply to countries where Covid-19 is not spreading.
Travel bubbles would be initially for people attending international meetings and training sessions, engineers and technicians, and foreign teachers returning to work at international schools in Thailand. They would not be for foreign tourists, he said.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... r-tourists
https://www.abc.net.au/news/
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he would propose the travel bubble plan to the prime minister next week. Pairing would apply to countries where Covid-19 is not spreading.
Travel bubbles would be initially for people attending international meetings and training sessions, engineers and technicians, and foreign teachers returning to work at international schools in Thailand. They would not be for foreign tourists, he said.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... r-tourists
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good grief , it's the 3rd week in june already and
no end in sight to all this chaos. july ? the airports
are opening again in july? we will soon see
no end in sight to all this chaos. july ? the airports
are opening again in july? we will soon see
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source : khaosod english
now the CAAT is talking about september for
intl flights . just read that yesterday
now the CAAT is talking about september for
intl flights . just read that yesterday
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source: thaiger news
indeed the tourism & sports minister has announced this is a " reset" period for tourism
the new market will be only posh, well-heeled tourists, staying in the finest hotels. " 1 quality
tourist can spend as much as 5 cheap tourist"
and since only foreigners are carriers of covid
it makes sense i suppose what propaganda
indeed the tourism & sports minister has announced this is a " reset" period for tourism
the new market will be only posh, well-heeled tourists, staying in the finest hotels. " 1 quality
tourist can spend as much as 5 cheap tourist"
and since only foreigners are carriers of covid
it makes sense i suppose what propaganda
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Confirmed.
Pretty much will be up to each airline if BKK will be serviced.
https://www.thairath.co.th/news/business/1870607