Health Insurance to enter Thailand

[goji]

Practically, the COE isn't a big problem. Last year, I applied online and got it less than half a day.

The bigger problem was all the other requirements -quarantine (at the time), covid scam insurance & PCR testing before travel.

So if they abolished the COE and kept everything else, it wouldn't make much difference for me.
If they abolished all the other restrictions, that would be improvement.

[Old git]

Practically, the COE isn't a big problem. Last year, I applied online and got it less than half a day.

The bigger problem was all the other requirements -quarantine (at the time), covid scam insurance & PCR testing before travel.

So if they abolished the COE and kept everything else, it wouldn't make much difference for me.
If they abolished all the other restrictions, that would be improvement.

Practically, only the die hard semi ex-pats will contemplate jumping through any hoops at all - regular tourists looking for winter sun will go wherever full normality has been restored.

[gerefan2]

Practically, only the die hard semi ex-pats will contemplate jumping through any hoops at all - regular tourists looking for winter sun will go wherever full normality has been restored.

Not in my case. Jumped the hoops last year and will do again next month.
I know there are others too.

[Manforallseasons]

Not in my case. Jumped the hoops last year and will do again next month.
I know there are others too.

Would you still come if the entertainment venues were still closed with only 2 serving food and no alcohol till 9PM?

[goji]

Would you still come if the entertainment venues were still closed with only 2 serving food and no alcohol till 9PM?

I'll compare all the options and choose the best. I welcome the suggestion of sensible alternatives.

Southern Europe will not be warm enough & lacks cute available boys. Easy paperwork. I might go there for a week, but not the whole winter.

Latin America has too much mugging risk for my liking and the boys on the phone apps do not appeal. I shall probably go there one day, but it will be a 2~3 2week sampler to start with, not a 3 month winter break.

Most other SE Asian countries are completely closed.

So we have Thailand. Even if the bars close at 9:00 pm and we have to pretend the drinks are non-alcoholic, everything else seems to compare well with the limited list of alternatives. Besides, Thailand seems to be on a cycle of relaxing restrictions & whilst nothing is certain, I guess there might be fewer restrictions by January than now.

I'm also not reading reports of any expats on this board leaving Thailand. So they must have also concluded it's the best option, right ?

I expect to be in Thailand in about 2 months time.

[gerefan2]

Would you still come if the entertainment venues were still closed with only 2 serving food and no alcohol till 9PM?

I have always said that one of the conditions of my coming to Thailand is that bars are open.

Some of the boys I speak to have already confirmed (quietly) that this process has already started.

[Manforallseasons]

I have always said that one of the conditions of my coming to Thailand is that bars are open.

Some of the boys I speak to have already confirmed (quietly) that this process has already started.

On a positive note daily infections continue to drop and the country has in a short time become awash with vaccines.

[christianpfc]

Practically, the COE isn't a big problem. Last year, I applied online and got it less than half a day.

The bigger problem was all the other requirements -quarantine (at the time), covid scam insurance & PCR testing before travel.

So if they abolished the COE and kept everything else, it wouldn't make much difference for me.
If they abolished all the other restrictions, that would be improvement.

By COE, I mean the documents required to obtain it, i.e. advance hotel payment, advance Covid test payment, insurances, committing to a flight.

That one never made sense. Even before Covid, I had to submit flight details before applying for a visa for Thailand. However, I could have taken another flight and still be admitted, but not now. I like the idea that I can go any flight or land border crossing and enter the country.