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By Contributor - April 16, 2021 The minimalist riverside retreat offers a more relaxed approach when it comes to seeing two day-trip destinations from the Thai capital. The terrace of a River View Pool villa at Sala Bang Pa-in. (All photos: Sala Hospitality Group) If you’re planning to balance a city break in Bangkok with some downtime in the fertile hinterlands north of town, Sala Bang Pa-in may be just the ticket. Perched at the tip of an island in the Chao Phraya River n...

COVID infections to dampen Songkran tourism COVID infections to dampen Songkran tourism BANGKOK: The new COVID-19 outbreak is expected to cut tourism receipts by half during the Songkran festival after many provinces have voluntarily imposed a 14-day quarantine, while dozens of events have been cancelled or postponed, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Sunday 11 April 2021, 12:32PM A travel agency employee sits in front of his closed shop in Bangkok on Thursday. Thailand remains clos...

New wave to dampen festival tourism TAT projects 50% decrease in receipts during Songkran published : 10 Apr 2021 at 04:00 6 A travel agency employee sits in front of his closed shop in Bangkok on Thursday. Thailand remains closed to international tourists because of Covid-19. The new Covid-19 outbreak is expected to cut tourism receipts by half during the Songkran festival after many provinces have voluntarily imposed a 14-day quarantine, w...

/ Posted on 9 April, 2021 16:25 Thailand’s hotel and retail shares have plunged in the wake of a third Covid wave caused by the fast-spreading UK strain of the virus, which quickly spread from clusters of clubbers and partiers in Bangkok and Phuket. Entertainment venues in 41 provinces have been ordered to shut down for the next two weeks starting today (April 9); while travel restrictions have also begun being implemented on a province-by-province basis. All entertainment venues in 41 Thai p...

PHUKET, 5, 2021: Superyacht owners and service organisations welcome Thailand’s move to ease quarantine rules, according to Gordon Fernandes and Tanyuta Singhmanee (Jojo), co-owners of Asia Pacific Superyachts. In a press statement released at the weekend, they enthused: “We have a few superyachts currently in Singapore that want to come to Phuket. This is great news for them.” Thailand started to ease rules on 1 April, reducing the quarantine period down to seven days in some instances, ...

State mulls free flights in sandbox State mulls free flights in sandbox BANGKOK: The Tourism and Sports Ministry is considering offering free cross-provincial flights for foreign tourists after airline workers are approved for COVID-19 inoculation this week. Friday 2 April 2021, 09:11AM Cabin crew walk past a statue wearing a face mask at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok during the pandemic. Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul / Bangkok Post “From July 1, inoculated tourists exempt from quarantin...

Ministry considers free flights Cabin crew walk past a statue wearing a face mask at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok during the pandemic. Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul The Tourism and Sports Ministry is considering offering free domestic flights for foreign tourists after airline workers are approved for Covid-19 jabs. "From July 1, inoculated tourists exempt from quarantine might be tempted to extend their stay here after spending 10 days in Phuket if we can pr...

news Why Thailand’s 10-day coronavirus quarantine rule is sparking hope for tourism Tourists are seen on Patong Beach in Phuket before the pandemic. From July, people who have been vaccinated will not need to quarantine in the province, as Thailand seeks to restart its tourism industry. Photo: AP Thailand is the latest country after the US, Britain, Belgium and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to shorten its 14-day quarantine requirement to 10 days for unvaccinated travellers. It is the fir...

BANGKOK, 15 March 2021: Thailand is cautiously heading to a phased reopening that is likely to kick-off this April but the doors may not fully open to welcome tourists until January 2022. Awaiting cabinet scrutiny, the latest Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ staged recovery plan identifies four distinct opening phases starting with the “Wellness Leisure area Q and Hotel Q” due to start 1 April and continue to the end of May. Family outing to the beach Wellness Leisure April to May Five pr...

BANGKOK 15 March 2021: The first group of 58 travellers successfully completed the first Villa Quarantine pilot project last week and are now free to embark on a one-month tour of the country, the Tourism Authority of Thailand announced at the weekend. The Villa Quarantine project unfolded at the Sri Panwa Phuket, endorsed by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). It now paves the way for the launch of a larger area quarantine initiative that is tentatively scheduled from Apr...