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BANGKOK, 4 August 2021: Both the Phuket Sandbox and Samui Plus programmes are going ahead as usual, and the reopening of Krabi and Phang Nga to fully vaccinated international tourists is set to start later this month, the Tourism Authority of Thailand reported on Tuesday. The TAT press statement quotes Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, Spokesperson of the Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA), claiming Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha kept a close eye on the Phuket Sandbox and Samui Pl...

/ Posted on 4 August, 2021 16:35 The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has confirmed plans to reopen Krabi and Phang Nga to fully vaccinated international tourists are set to start within this month. Krabi and Phang Nga are scheduled to reopen selected areas under a 7+7 model. This will allow foreign tourists under the Sandbox programme to reduce the mandatory stay in Phuket from 14 to seven days, after which another seven nights can be spent in Krabi (Ko Phi Phi, Ko Ngai, and Railay Beach), ...

Samui ferry promotion Koh Samui in Surat Thani. Photo © Tourism Authority of Thailand Raja Ferry has launched a one price promotion ticket for visitors to travel to both Koh Samui and Koh Phangan in Surat Thani. It aims to support the governments policy to promote tourism on Koh Samui, known as the Samui Plus project, which launched in the middle of July. The round-trip promotion price is 1,990 baht, reduced from 4,920 baht. The fare includes a ferry fee for one c...

Samui logs record jump in new cases 5 published : 29 Jul 2021 at 04:44 5 The first group of tourists arrives at Samui airport on July 15, 2021 after the island reopens for foreign visitors. (Tourism and Sports Ministry photo) SURAT THANI: Koh Samui recorded 20 Covid-19 cases on Wednesay, the highest one-day jump since it reopened to tourism, although local authorities insisted the caseload will not derail the islands sandbox programme. The d...

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Sandbox gets dirty published : 28 Jul 2021 at 05:00 38 Even with the pandemic in Thailand surging, including new infections in the Phuket sandbox scheme, the country is unlikely to turn its back on reopening to tourists as the sector remains a lifeline for people struggling to survive financially during the crisis. Phuket reported 40 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, which is the highest since the sandbox started. A full 191 virus patients have been admitted to hospita...

TRIS Rating downgrades the company rating on Central Plaza Hotel PLC (CENTEL) and the ratings on its existing senior unsecured debentures to ?A-? from ?A?. The rating action follows our view that the escalating Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) situation in Thailand compounded by a weak economic outlook will likely result in slower-than-expected business recovery for CENTEL and a drawn-out timeline for the company to restore its financial strength. We expect CENTEL?s leverage ratio as measure...

เดลินิวส์ วันอังคารที่ 27 กรกฎาคม 2021 ลุยฝ่ามรสุมท่องเที่ยวไทย โมเดลภูเก็ตถึง ‘เกาะสมุย’ การนำร่อง ภูเก็ตแซนด์บ็อกซ์ (Phuket Sandbox) ที่เปิดรับนักท่องเที่ยวต่างชาติแบบไม่กักตัวตามมาตรกา�...

Covid chaos shatters public faith in govt 10 Atiya Achakulwisut Columnist for the Bangkok Post published : 27 Jul 2021 at 04:00 Do we think we will come out of the current lockdown, better, stronger, together? It is possible many people are wondering whether we will come out of lockdown at all. The current restrictions are supposed to end next week on Aug 2. But with new infections and fatalities continually climbing, hopes are dim that the curbs will be eased. Public confiden...