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Thailand approves quarantine waiver for tourists

March 26, 20211143 Views

Thai authorities on Friday agreed to allow foreigners inoculated against the coronavirus to travel to its biggest holiday island without undergoing quarantine, and announced a new order for five million more doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. With arrival numbers plummeting this past year, tourism-reliant Thailand is racing to secure vaccines for its population and reopen the country to foreigners in a pilot project for vaccine passports. FILE PHOTO: A person is seen in water near a beach which is usually full of tourists, amid fear of coronavirus in Phuket, Thailand March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun “If we can inoculate 50% to 60% of the population we can open the country safely and move the economy and tourism forward,” senior health official Kiattiphum Wongraijit said. Its ...

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Thailand celebrates Elephant Day, hoping tourists will return

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March 16, 20211038 Views

Thailand held a fruit banquet for dozens of elephants in the ancient capital Ayutthaya on Saturday, continuing an annual event which has been a big draw for foreign tourists in the hope they will return soon and revive the key tourism industry. The feast marks the country’s Elephant Day, celebrating elephants as a source of national pride and cultural identity for Thailand throughout its history, used for labour, transport and in battlefield triumphs by warriors and kings. A child feeds an elephant during Thailand's National Elephant Day celebration in the ancient city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa “We, the elephant people, are hoping that the government will open up the country (soon) to welcome foreign tourists in order for them to bring in ...

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Thailand to reduce quarantine period for vaccinated travellers

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March 8, 20211016 Views

Thailand will from next month reduce its mandatory quarantine from 14 to seven days for foreigners arriving in the country who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, its Health Minister said on Monday. Vaccinations must be administered within three months of the travel period and visitors will still be required to show negative COVID-19 test results within three days of their departure, Anutin Charnvirankul told a news conference. FILE PHOTO: A staff member sits under the arrivals flight information board at Suvarnabhumi Airport during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Bangkok, Thailand. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Those not yet inoculated but with coronavirus-free certificates would be quarantined for 10 days, he said. “Foreigners travelling to Thailand with vacc...

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Thailand plans to allow foreign tourists to quarantine in resorts

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March 4, 2021965 Views

Thailand’s tourism minister said on Thursday he will propose a plan for foreigners to undertake COVID-19 quarantine in popular tourist areas, including beach resorts, in a bid to help revive the country’s struggling tourism sector. The economy suffered its biggest contraction in over two decades last year as tourism slumped due to the coronavirus pandemic. A man walks on an almost empty beach which usually crowed with tourists following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Pattaya, Thailand. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo The hotel quarantine plan is expected to start in April or May in the provinces of Phuket, Krabi, Surat Thani, Chonburi and Chiang Mai, Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn told reporters after meeting with tourism operators and health officials. “Why...

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Thailand, EU move further on ‘vaccine passports’ to boost tourism

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March 2, 2021485 Views

Thailand’s prime minister said on Tuesday that he has commissioned a study to look into issuing COVID-19 vaccination certificates for international travellers, as the country seeks to revive a tourism industry battered by coronavirus curbs. Meanwhile, EU is going to propose vaccine certificates in time for summer holidays. The Southeast Asian nation has been mulling the idea of so-called “vaccine passports”, but no target date has been set and tourism operators have complained about lost revenue. A Thai traditional giant statue wears a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/Files Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Thailand will proceed with caution, waiting to see how effective vacci...

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Anantara Golden Triangle offers unique virtual field trips for children in lockdown

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February 25, 2021689 Views

Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort has introduced a complimentary service for school children in lockdown that stars elephants in a personal call live from their natural habitat in Northern Thailand’s ancient jungle. During the video call, children around the world can virtually participate in a jungle field trip of unique and once-in-a-lifetime elephant experiences, including the resort’s Walking With Giants signature experience that provides an optimum way of getting to know the elephants and develop a deeper emotional connection with them. The community initiative follows the success of the luxury resort at the confluence of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar, and the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation’s (GTAEF) twice-daily livestreams of rescued elepha...

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With vaccine passport on the horizon, Thailand hopes to welcome tourists in 3rd quarter

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February 25, 20211035 Views

Vaccine Passports are going to become a reality soon and they are certainly going to help in resurrection of COVID-battered travel and hospitality sector. Passport, or a documentation of COVID vaccination will prove you as safe from either contracting an infection or infecting others. Such travellers will face lesser restrictions and quarantine free travel. Thus, ailing tourism industry can start welcoming tourists again. Many countries and organisations have already bee working in this direction. Thailand has said that it nears vaccine passport and can now hope to welcome tourists in third quarter. European Union is mulling vaccination passports as well, with possibility or EU countries reaching an agreement on Thursday. Global airline industry body IATA has been already working on it...

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Tee off in Thailand as tourists arrive for golf quarantine

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February 24, 2021726 Views

Thailand has welcomed golfers from South Korea for the country’s new golf quarantine programme in a bid to boost tourism revenue hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. About 40 South Koreans are undergoing quarantine at Artitaya Country Club, an hour north of Bangkok, where they were tested on arrival last week, Tourism Authority of Thailand deputy governor, Thapanee Kiatphaibool, has said. Thailand has been successful in controlling coronavirus cases, but strict border controls have decimated its tourism industry, with revenues dropping by 83% as it went from 40 million visitors in 2019 to 6.7 million last year. The golf quarantine programme is drawing only a small fraction of around 250,000 South Korean golfers who visited Thailand in 2019, but officials hope it will grow at...

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Creating Thai experts and getting ready for post-pandemic travel

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February 20, 20211165 Views

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), New Delhi has successfully concluded a three-month program with the TBO Academy. In a bid to encourage the tourism traffic to Thailand, the program consisted of a 5-module training program, an e-flyer contest and a series of webinars that aimed at promoting the various natural and cultural marvels that Thailand has to offer to its visitors. The Viewpoint of 3 beaches; kata noi beach, kata beach and karon beach of Phuket The core of the modules included: Introduction to the Amazing Adventures in ThailandBangkok and Beyond- Insights into “The City of Angels”Current SOP’s administered by Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration (SHA)Southern Thailand (A paradise for beach enthusiasts)- Phuket and BeyondIntroduction to the Chiang Mai and ...

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8 Experiences you can’t miss on your next trip to Thailand

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February 15, 20211124 Views

With its exquisite cuisine, vibrant markets, rich cultural traditions and breathtaking scenery, Thailand has been providing travelers with countless unique experiences for decades. With borders set to open later in the year it’s time to start planning a new bucket-list for your next visit starting from the mountains in the north right down to the beaches in the south. Ele-Bubbles in the Golden Triangle Spend an unforgettable night observing Thailand’s majestic elephants in their natural habitat from the comfort of your very own, kitted out, transparent Jungle Bubble in the Golden Triangle. Perched on a wooden deck above the forest, your luxurious bubble offers uninterrupted views of Thailand’s gentle giants, as well as the stunning starlit sky above. Luxe cruise on the River ...