Phuket: A topper in South Thailand!
Phuket, island in the Andaman Sea in southwestern Thailand. Nickname: “Pearl of the South”. Besides beautiful beaches, an azure blue sea and a pleasant temperature, you can enjoy interesting history and ditto culture.
Reader Submission: We are going back with extra pleasure
Because we requested CoE before October 1, departure 7/10 for Phuket sandbox, we still had to prepay for 15 nights and 3 swab tests. Yesterday we approached our booked hotel about a refund, here is their 100% complete response.
Thailand question: Phuket Sandbox or wait for a Hua Hin Sandbox?
I read that from October there may also be relaxations and that there will also be sandbox constructions for Hua Hin, among others.
Thailand question: Phuket Sandbox and flights to Phuket
Does anyone have experience with the Sandbox program and the flights to Phuket? The embassy recommends that I fly with Qatar Airlines or Etihad, but also mentions that I cannot transfer in Qatar or in the United Arabes Emirates. I don't know which flights I can take because of this.
Phuket Sandbox top or flop?
The Phuket Sandbox scheme has generated revenues of about 1,6 million baht in the past two months, the Economics Tourism and Sports Division of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports has announced. The total number of tourists in the period from July 1 to August 31 was 26.400, amounting to a total of 366.971 overnight stays.
Day trip to Koh Racha Noi from Phuket
The island of Racha Noi is located about 20 kilometers south of Phuket. Compared to its big brother Racha Yai, Racha Noi is much smaller, more remote and less visited than Racha Yai. It is an uninhabited island, so there is no housing, no hotel or other accommodation and is covered with a dense tropical jungle.
Thailand question: Can a Thai also use the Phuket Sandbox?
For example, can a Thai woman who travels to the Netherlands in October for a holiday with her boyfriend in the Netherlands avoid quarantine in Bangkok by using the Phuket Sandbox (14 days Phuket) on her return to Thailand?
I want to be back in NL for a few months after my Thai vaccination [unfortunately with the forced 5/10 days of home quarantine]. After returning to Thailand I don't want to be locked up in an ASQ in Bangkok. The sandbox of Phuket seems much more attractive to me. After reading the Phuket sandbox requirements, I still have a few questions. These questions are printed in italics. Perhaps you can help me remove it.
KLM will not go to Phuket this winter after all
Although KLM had previously announced that it would include Phuket in the winter timetable, the airline is now refraining from doing so.
Bangkok Airways will resume flights between Phuket and Koh Samui on August 25. As a result, vaccinated foreign tourists using the Phuket Tourism Sandbox can travel to Koh Samui after 7 days of Phuket and spend the remaining 7 days of mandatory quarantine there.
Reader Submission: Why ASQ incarceration when the Sandbox allows you to travel freely?
The pre-approval and the CoE arranged within 5 days. If you follow the guidelines of the Thai embassy exactly, this is a piece of cake. The Thais have organized that well.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced that the Phuket Sandbox program has received the green light from the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) for the upgrade: “Phuket Sandbox 7+ 7 Extension”. This variant offers fully vaccinated international travelers ample opportunity to visit multiple Thai destinations without having to go into quarantine.
Confession of suspect (27) after murder of Swiss tourist
Police have arrested a 27-year-old Thai man from Phuket for the murder of a Swiss tourist. The man confessed that he wanted to rape Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf (57), but says he had no intention of killing her.
Murder of Swiss tourist hits Phuket Sandbox hard
The Thai government has expressed its condolences after the murder of Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf. The 57-year-old woman was deputy chief of protocol of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland and was found dead Thursday afternoon at Tone Ao Yon waterfall in tambon Vichit in Phuket's Muang district.
Thailand reader question: Phuket Sandbox program, how can I prove to be fully vaccinated?
To travel to Thailand through the Phuket Sandbox program, I believe that proof of full vaccination is required. How can people in the Netherlands obtain a certificate recognized by Thailand? Is the yellow book enough? Statement from the doctor? RIVM registration card?
Swiss (57) tourist raped and murdered on Phuket
A 57-year-old Swiss woman was found dead among rocks near a waterfall in Phuket on Thursday afternoon, believed to have been raped and murdered. A resident informed local police after finding the body.
Although a lot has been written about the quarantine and the Phuket sandbox construction, I still have questions. Hopefully there is someone who is better with the internet than me and has found more information.