Re: Poll says majority of Thais don’t want foreigners back........
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Asked whether they wanted foreign tourists to return to visit Thailand soon, 75.72% said "no", with 54.39% saying that they would like the Thai people to tour their own country first before going elsewhere and 21.33% saying that they were afraid the foreigners would spark a second wave of the virus.
sounds fairly sensible to me - having suffered personal and economic hardship to get the virus under control the biggest threat is then people coming in from outside potentially bringing the virus with them, indeed all of the 30+ new cases in the last few weeks in Thailand have been Thai people returning from overseas!
and, very similar to Thailand, if you look at most other countries were borders are being opened it is very gradual, usually still requiring either quarantine or tracking on arrival and/or "travel bubbles" limited to countries with similar virus control situations in a process likely to take more than a year to get back to "normal"
of course life is not always that straightforward - internationally, and even in Thailand, official government announcements and press reports are fairly neutral in their choice of language, eg international tourists, visitors etc
but in Thailand there is no shortage of xenophobic press reports and public comments on social media and forums, and even some official announcements, that imply either implicitly or explicitly that "foreigner" = "dirty" and the main source of spreading the virus, so the survey results may need to be interpreted more carefully
interestingly in Thailand among the more active and outspoken members of the online expat bar stool expert community concern about virus control is irrelevant - the battle seems to be between the idea that the country needs to get tourism, and particularly sex tourism, going again so open the borders and let the Chinese and any other interested tourist in so the bars and the hotels have some customers and on the other hand Thailand would be a much better place if the dirty, badly behaved Chinese who started the virus were never allowed in again!
variety is the spice of life!
Re: Coronavirus - Thailand
The news from Cambodia is good news. If someone absolutely has to get into Cambodia, and can spare 3000 USD and 14 days, he has the chance to do so. Whereas for Thailand, there is no way for a foreigner (except with work permit) to get in.
However, I will pass and stay in Europe under these conditions.
As for the poll, 20% of Thailand GDP is from tourism. I assume most Thai families are in one way or another affected, and not many will have money for tourism in Thailand.
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Asked whether they wanted foreign tourists to return to visit Thailand soon, 75.72% said "no",
I guess the NO refers to "soon", i.e. they don't want foreign tourists to come now, but would happily welcome them later.
Re: Coronavirus - Thailand
The somewhat clumsy and unnecessary merging of these threads has given the separate conversations a rather incoherent read.
It's not like there's a whole lot of other subjects on the forum right now.
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Re: Coronavirus - Thailand
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arsenal
The somewhat clumsy and unnecessary merging of these threads has given the separate conversations a rather incoherent read.
It's not like there's a whole lot of other subjects on the forum right now.
Obviously a move by Moe, Larry or Curly!
Re: Coronavirus - Thailand
Covid19 is the main topic at the moment and will remain so until Thailand is free to visit and the bars are open again. So IMHO it's best to just leave things as they are at the moment.
Re: Coronavirus - Thailand
Last week the Thai government spokesman on COVID-19 (Taweesin Visanuyothin) outlined the plans for re-opening Thailand to tourists towards the end of 2020.
The tourists being targeted are “golfers, businessmen and medical tourists”. Sex tourists were not mentioned. The current arrangements for COVID-19 tests less than 72 hours before boarding the aircraft and for mandatory health insurance will remain, and certificates for both must be presented at check-in. It is likely that such tourists will have to have a Thai government App on their phone to enable location tracking. It is possible that there will also be a test on arrival at the destination airport in Thailand that each passenger will pay for.
The countries being included are: China, Japan, South Korea, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand. This will require reciprocal permissions between Thailand and each of those countries for their citizens/residents to travel.
Countries and regions not mentioned (and therefore unlikely to be included) are: the UK, Europe, Africa, the Indian sub-continent, the Americas.
So if you’re hoping to be back in Thailand much before Songkran 2021 – dream on.
Even if vaccines are developed, manufacturing capacity will limit their distribution to the billions who will want a vaccine into – probably – 2022.
Re: Coronavirus - Thailand
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StevieWonders
So if you’re hoping to be back in Thailand much before Songkran 2021 – dream on.
Even if vaccines are developed, manufacturing capacity will limit their distribution to the billions who will want a vaccine into – probably – 2022.
When considering Covid risk & travel to Thailand, what actually matters is:
1 Whether the individual concerned has had a vaccine (not the other 7 billion+).
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2 Whether Thailand and his home country permit travel.
Now for criteria #1, I expect individuals in developed countries would have access to vaccines via their health systems or private providers, long before the entire planet has access to a vaccine.
Note: I'm not saying that's how it should be, rather that's how it's likely to be.
Even if your normal health provider is slow, going and paying, say £100~500 for a private vaccine isn't that bad when set against several thousand for a trip.
Particularly if the individual has been more or less forced to save for months, as he can't travel or go out to fancy restaurants etc.
Re: Coronavirus - Thailand
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christianpfc
However, I will pass and stay in Europe under these conditions.
Thank you.
Re: Coronavirus - Thailand
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a447
Whilst the $3,000 deposit is a bit of a worry, I'd be more worried about this:
well... taxi from Bangkok will be popular again instead of flight
Re: Coronavirus - Thailand
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Prostitution is supposedly being eliminated in the Pathum Thani province, just north of Bangkok, after two sex workers were caught on video not wearing face masks while soliciting customers. It would take a lot more than a mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus during sex, but that’s apparently what sparked the attention. One police officer even said “there will be no prostitutes in this area ever again!”
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https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crim...ppiness-street