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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Will Phuket open on July 1 or not?
Reader question: Will Phuket open on July 1 or not?
Dear readers,
Is there perhaps someone who can say a sensible word about the situation in Phuket, will it open or not on July 1? Is a quarantine hotel necessary?
I have read that a stay on the island for 3 days is sufficient provided that one is vaccinated and has done a PCR test on departure. Is it necessary to fly directly, so not via Bangkok, or can you leave there without any problems via the transit hall?
No clear answer via the embassy in The Hague. I have an annual visa and I have yet to apply for the CoE.
Please provide your information.
Regards,
Jan
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No, the Embassy cannot give you a clear answer either and you will not find that here either.
The big stumbling block is that 70% of Phuket's population must be vaccinated and it doesn't look like - I'm putting it kindly - that that will happen. When it comes into effect: you will have to arrive in Phuket directly from abroad. Transit via Bangkok is not possible under the proposed scheme. I have not yet encountered those 3 days you mention, but 7 days, but there is still no clarity in that respect either. It also seems that you will only be able to arrange complete travel packages, and it looks like they will be in the higher price segment.
In short: a lot of ambiguity.
It will be unclear in the coming months whether Thailand is suitable to travel to at all. The vaccinations are not starting. Registrations are still in full swing, and occasionally a message is dropped that certain professional groups can be vaccinated. Can be doesn't mean it's already happening. As of this spring, people have been saying about Phuket that they wanted to vaccinate the entire population in order to get tourism going again. This will not work because the objective is wrong. You are going to do vaccinations to guarantee a population against contamination, not to promote economic interests. But yes, that is how people think in Thailand. Money comes first, everything else comes later. I also do not understand why so many people are eager to go on holiday in Thailand. They haven't got it all done yet, if a new outbreak occurs you will be locked up in a hotel for 14 days at your own expense, you can't go anywhere yet, and people who have a wife and or children in Thailand can go through the embassy in The Hague some time ago. Just wait until the signals are turned green worldwide, and in the meantime enjoy what Europe has to offer in terms of holiday fun. Europe has countless holiday options, and when that EU covid certificate is released in June you can make full use of it.
The wish (and policy based on it) on Phuket is different from that of the national government. In itself, it should be possible to vaccinate 1% before July 70, but then you have to get vaccines and, at least as important, the national government has to support you.
You say that the government mainly looks after economic interests, but I don't think so. More political interests and wishes from the ruling elite are being promoted. For example, it is not necessary to put vaccinated tourists in ASQ for 14 days. Nevertheless, this remedy is taken. Why? Because people would like to emphasize that Covid comes from abroad and Thailand therefore benefits from keeping foreigners out. In addition, Thailand only has Sinovac (China) and locally produced AstraZeneca from June (in larger numbers). The first vaccines that came on the market at the end of 2020 (Pfizer and Moderna) will only become available in Thailand in Q4 of this year. Then you are just miles behind the facts. Why this policy? Why didn't Thailand opt for the available vaccines sooner? In addition, we have to see to what extent the locally produced vaccines can be made in those large numbers. In Europe, that is AZ's big problem.
Thailand is throwing its own glasses through its political motives again. No economics first, but “we in Thailand are doing better” attitude and see what the result is.
Coming back to the question of whether Phulet will open on July 1; No, they will not succeed (anymore) and what would you like to do there? Many hotels, bars, restaurants are closed. Also on July 1.
We'll just have to wait for the final clue. Some draft regulations have already been announced, but that is subject to many reservations and must ultimately be approved by the CCSA and Prayut.
For your information:
https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/70-of-people-in-phuket-will-be-vaccinated-by-early-july-in-time-for-sandbox-reopening-356548
https://assets.thaivisa.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2021_04/three-stage-roadmap-to-reopen-Thailand-info.jpeg.477843780db6b9a194707907e94c2e33.jpeg
I live in Phuket and agree with the above persons;
– on holiday July 1 will be difficult because 70% must be vaccinated and that will not work. Expats living on Phuket still have no clarity about a vaccine.
– you need CoE, covid insurance, direct flight and an RTCP test.
– in addition 7 days package in a special hotel. Prices are quoted between
the 150.000-200.000 baht. Including two tests.
– Phuket is almost completely deserted. Almost everything is closed. ghosttown.
– je komt midden in het regenseizoen.
Go on holiday to Spain, Portugal, Italy or Greece.
Mooi weer, leuke mensen,, niet duur en niet te ver van huis.
Thailand at the earliest late 2021 or early 2022.
YES
Excellent points, I agree with you 100%.
I already dropped out when there was talk of 150.000-200.000 for that package deal. And then 2 more tests.
Ik ben bereid om bij aankomt een PCR test te ondergaan en maximaal 1 nacht in een hotel de uitslag af te wachten. Dat is het. Conclusie: ik ga niet want er zijn gewoon teveel hoepels waar je doorheen moet springen.
It's all or nothing: if fully vaccinated tourists can provide a negative PCR test on the island upon arrival, that should already be enough.
Without mandatory covid insurance and a mandatory package of 7 days in a hotel at 150.000 – 200.000 baht, but with the shops, bars, massage places, in short, EVERYTHING open without 1.5 meters and face masks… yes, then I would consider it if it is not the rainy season once my favorite period.
When fully vaccinated persons with a negative PCR test are placed on an island where 70% of the population has been vaccinated (for the sake of convenience I assume that for now) then there should be no question of face masks, social distancing and testing. The core of vaccinations is that everything goes back to NORMAL.
After all the plans Thailand had last year and also this year to relax in order to persuade more foreigners to come to Thailand, nothing has been achieved so far. Except for the mandatory quarantine for 14 days in an expensive designated hotel by the government, (the high officials of the government have made mega deals with these hotels for many baths of bribes) where your food is delivered to your door and you have a 14-day vacation on your own on “Balkonia”. So I advise you to wait another month or 6. Then more is probably possible without quarantine and other bureaucratic obligations that will cost you extra money anyway. In any case, I have set my sights somewhere February 2022. Seems more realistic to me. Can wait a few more months. And I totally agree with Tak who lives there. Why holiday in a Ghost town? Unless you like a hermit life. Why this rush? At the moment there is no certainty that there will be relaxations due to the 14-day quarantine. And that is not coming for the time being. Greetings Hans