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Thailand continues to reopen for travellers slowly and safely
December 23, 2020 GMT
Bangkok, Thailand
BANGKOK, Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Thailand’s tourism sector continues to safely and slowly reopen welcoming international travellers to the country with special tourist initiatives, while also remaining vigilant by enforcing strict public health guidelines to protect all during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Royal Thai Government recently lifted restrictions on the Special Tourist Visa (STV), which allows entry for tourists from any country or territory worldwide. Prior to this, STV holders were only allowed from low-risk countries. The STV offers visitors an initial 90-day visa with two extensions totalling 270 days. The STV was also extended to allow arrival by private yacht.
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BANGKOK, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), together with ICONSIAM and other agencies, associations and businesses along Bangkok s Chao Phraya River, today, announced a broad collaboration to organise Thailand s most dramatic New Year festivities as a message of hope for the country and the world.
The celebrations, called the Amazing Thailand Countdown 2021 , are being staged on New Year s Eve at ICONSIAM s River Park and include a dramatic display of 20,000 eco-friendly fireworks that are made in Japan from sticky rice, and which will light up the sky along a 1,400-metre length of the Chao Phraya River that runs through Bangkok.