8 Tourist provinces Planning to Reopen October 1...???

[extronaut]

I don't know about this "sandbox" tourism thing. It just isn't my idea of travel.

Plus, I expect the sandboxes will just be full of nothing but bloody tourists. I predict that everything there will be hyper expensive, because the price gougers will have us by the balls. Think airport level prices.

Currently, my plan is to wait until this fucking thing is finally fucking over, before I think about visiting anywhere in that part of SEA. If that never happens, so be it.

Been thinking of putting the sex tourism thing to the side, and just traveling for the hell of it. Japan or Taiwan look nice.

[goji]

Plus, I expect the sandboxes will just be full of nothing but bloody tourists. I predict that everything there will be hyper expensive, because the price gougers will have us by the balls. Think airport level prices.

If it's a Sandbox based on some kind of "open prison" model, where we are told where to eat and where to go, then I think you're completely right. It's going to be full of tourists and prices will be unreasonable.

However, as I understand it, the Phuket sandbox allows people to go where they like on the island. OK the hotels are off an approved list, but those can be researched in advance.
So if Pattaya has an open prison style sandbox and Phuket has no such restrictions, starting the holiday in Phuket would be sensible.