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It’s tourism business as usual in Thailand November 30, 2013 Tourist attractions and activities as well as businesses in Bangkok and other provinces are open and operating as usual. Tourist attractions and activities as well as businesses in Bangkok and other provinces are open and operating as usual. eTN has learned from various sources, industry experts and returning tourists to Thailand, life in Bangkok and all other areas of Thailand continues as per normal. For live images of Thai touri...

The prerequisite for a quarantine-free holiday is that guests must be fully vaccinated and follow strict rules. Citizens from 67 countries worldwide are to be admitted from July 15, the South-East Asian countrys tourist authority announced this week. They must also have stayed in their home countries for the last 21 days before their departure. In addition, tourists must show a negative PCR test and also be tested several times during their holiday. Proof of special health insurance is also man...

Share Thailand’s Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued infographics providing information on the Phuket Sandbox and Samui Plus programmes, for travellers heading Thailand’s way. Phuket Sandbox For their pre-departure preparations, it reminds travellers to make sure they are eligible to enter Thailand under the Phuket Sandbox programme. Step 1 To qualify as eligible travellers, they must: 1) Be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a vaccine approved by Thai...

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is working together with local stakeholders and tourists on Ko Samui to eliminate the use of single-use plastics and encourage all to reduce waste, reuse and recycle to help protect the island’s ecosystem. Local Thai authorities on Ko Samui are proactively campaigning for recycling and waste management. It is urging residents and business operators to separate their waste for recycling to reduce the amount of garbage produce on the island. Waste reduc...

Direct News Source Phuket welcomes multitude of international flights in first 5 days The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to report that the first 5 days of the Phuket Sandbox programme saw 32 inbound flights land in Phuket from points in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, bringing 1,896 foreign arrivals to the island. Among the passengers arriving in Phuket on these flights between 1-5 July, there were no COVID-19 infections found. The three cases that were reported on 5 July, we...

Thailand has aimed to jumpstart its tourism-reliant economy by waiving COVID-19 quarantine requirements for vaccinated overseas travelers...

PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit has called for Phuket and Phang Nga to align their provincial entry requirements so that tourists may travel freely between th

BANGKOK 17 May 2021: The Tourism Authority of Thailand reiterates assurances from the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) that all adult citizens and residents of Thailand, including foreigners regardless of nationality, are eligible for free Covid-19 vaccine jabs. According to the MOPH Disease Control Department director-general Dr Opas Kankawinpong, the government’s policy is to achieve herd immunity of about 70% of the population – or 50 million people, based on estimates of 67 million Thai...

12 May 2021, 18:25 Researching & planning trips gives me a lot of enjoyment & fun, as I’m sure it does for many people on here My planned trip for Jan/Feb 2021 was to be 4-5 weeks in Cebu, Bohol & Palawan, Philippines, before 2-3 weeks in Ko Lanta, Phi Phi & Pattaya, Thailand. Obviously that was all knocked on the head by mid-2020. For Jan/Feb 2022, I think safest to think just 1 country really, and as Vietnam & Philippines (my 2 other favorites) seem likely not to be open still, I’m plann...

Omani travellers to Thailand told to take note of smoking ban smoking ban SHARE The Oman Embassy in Bangkok issued a statement that the Thai authorities have announced a ban on smoking on the shores of the country starting in November. "There will be a fine of up to $3,000 and imprisonment for up to one year for violators," the said statement. Thailand is imposing a smoking ban on some 20 popular beaches across the country as part of the country’s sustainable tourism d...