From November 1, five more tourist destinations in Thailand will be opened to international visitors provided there is no new major Covid-19 outbreak in the areas until then.
These are Bangkok, Chiang Mai (Muang, Mae Rim, Mae Taeng and Doi Tao), Prachuap Khiri Khan (Hua Hin), Phetchaburi (Cha-am) and Chon Buri (Pattaya, Bang Lamung and Sattahip), government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said. .
Bangkok is especially critically viewed because it is the gateway to the country. “Although tourists may prefer to go to the sea or the mountains, almost all of them have to go to Bangkok at least once,” says Thanakorn.
The capital was recently the epicenter of the third wave of the outbreak, with the highest number of infections and deaths. Meanwhile, the number of new infections nationwide has fallen to just over 10.000 a day, a level that is manageable, authorities said.
It remains unclear what the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's view is on the plan. Earlier, Bangkok's governor had said the capital would not open until he gave the go-ahead, noting that a 70% vaccination rate in all districts was necessary.
Vaccinating in Thailand has now gained momentum, for example, more than million injections were made on Saturday in 1 day.
Great, but can someone tell us how to get to Chiang Mai? There are no direct flights there and in Bangkok from one airport to another will not be an option.
Dear Kees
After your 7-day quarantine, you can safely go to Don Muang.
Complete abolition of quarantine from November 1 may not succeed, because that means that by the end of next week 70% of the population in Bkk must be fully vaccinated (two injections plus 14 days, only then will one be considered fully vaccinated).
That will be very tight I'm afraid.
Color
Cor, thank you for your response, but then we will always have to quarantine in Bangkok and this is not possible in beautiful Chiang Mai.
That's right yes. Just like you can't take a detour to the 7-11 on the corner or take a dip in the pool during quarantine. So what does it matter whether you are in a hotel room in “beautiful Chiang Mai” or in Bangkok?
Apart from this: quarantine is no fun, but 7 days (8 nights I'm guessing) in a hotel room should work, whether this is in BKK or CM doesn't matter at all. After 7 days you can go wherever you want, so on to CM.
Unlike the Philippines and Vietnam, for example, you can still enter Thailand. Then via BKK, right?
For example, you can fly directly to Phuket or Krabi
Kees asks “Can someone tell us how to get to Chiang Mai?”
Provided that there is a “controlled/organised” transfer from an international flight at Suvarnabhumi airport to a domestic flight to Chiang Mai airport, I would think so.
Already Thai Smile and Bangkok Airways fly from Suvarnabhumi to CNX.
That controlled/organized transfer of international flight already exists at Suvarnabhumi airport for flights to Samui. Can't be that hard to organize something similar for other destinations.
I especially don't understand why Suvarnabhumi airport falls under the general (provincial) anti-covid scheme. For the international airport of the country, you would expect specific safety procedures that ensure maximum operationality of the airport in safe conditions.
Administrative pigeonholing apparently takes precedence over the international interest of the airport. TiT 🙂
Probably a stupid question, but what does that mean for those who have completed 7 days of ASQ in BKK and want to go to Isaan, by whatever means of transport and have to cross the necessary provinces? I think I read on the Blog once that this depends on the local chief (or Immigration?). Would like to visit the in-laws.
Ask a taxi driver in BKK and agree on a price. Start the journey and see if it works. Not shot, always miss. I think you can do it though..
What is a bit missed in the news is that Phangnga, KhaoLak is now also open.
Even from 1 OCTOBER!
https://www.tatnews.org/2021/10/phang-nga-prompt-amazing-khao-lak-ko-yao-sandbox/
It is slowly getting going again in Thailand.
Spoke to people today who drove from BKK to Loei (Isaan) by car without any problems. Also know people who drove back from BKK to Hua Hin a few days after 7 days asq. No problem either.
On September 1, I came out of quarantine in Bahangkok.
Then my wife came to pick me up with a taxi from Buriram.
And we drove home to Buriran without a single problem.
Even stopped to go to the toilet in a contemplation station.
Not checked once.
You have the papers from the hotel with that you just go to your place of residence.
Would you no longer have to buy a return ticket to koh samui from November 1 if you want to participate in the samui sandbox? That you can just buy a return ticket to Bangkok and a separate ticket to Samui? We want to go for 3 weeks, but on the way back we are no longer on koh samui, so buying a return ticket to samui is very inconvenient and 2 lisse tickets for the way there and back is a lot more expensive..
Currently a speech from Prayut on TV that most will return to normal from November and quarantine will be abolished. Alcohol in restaurants is allowed again, as are restaurants with live music.
There was an announcement that it is a risk to the population, but that tourists must be fully vaccinated and have a negative test on arrival.
Then the tourism sector can still experience a high season at the last minute.
No dear editor,
As of November 1, the 7-day quarantine will expire for a number of low-risk countries. Much more than mentioned here. And only for people who are fully vaccinated.
Bangkok post most recently provides information and tomorrow the Post itself of course.
It is not yet clear what the situation is with other restrictions.
Alcohol may also be served in the retaurants.
See for the latest news:
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2196079/pm-sets-nov-1-for-reopening-to-foreign-tourists-from-low-risk-countries