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Airlines Eye Revival Of Test & Go Scheme

17 Jan, 2022

The Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) hopes the government resumes the Test & Go scheme as soon as possible to support a tourism recovery.

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Tourism Fee Plan Gets Mixed Reviews

17 Jan, 2022

Foreigners in Thailand have expressed mixed reactions to a government plan to collect a 300-baht tourism fee from April onwards.

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Pattaya’s Koh Larn Island Remains Open Under Strict Safety Measures

16 Jan, 2022

Chonburi has mandated additional measures to prevent and reduce the spread of COVID-19 among tourists who travel to KohLarn, as the eastern province continues to report the highest number of new cases in Thailand.

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Sandbox Runs Out Of Toys

16 Jan, 2022

Expanded scheme welcomed, but still can't compare with Test & Go

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Change Of Mood Over Covid Restrictions As Demands Rise To Reboot Test & Go

15 Jan, 2022

There’s a change of mood in some government circles as plans are afoot to ease some current restrictions imposed since the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The CCSA will meet again next Friday to consider the current restrictions and curbs to control the spread of Covid-19.

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Flights Resume Between Thailand And Vietnam

14 Jan, 2022

Flights from Vietnam to Thailand have resumed with three weekly services from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok, but leisure travel between the two countries is still months away.

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Resume Test & Go Scheme, Major Hospitality Firm Urges Thai PM

14 Jan, 2022

A major tourism and food & beverage operator in Thailand has called on the government to resume the Test & Go scheme or at least open more “sandbox” destinations to help the tourism business.

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Thai Foreign Ministry Confirms No Deadline Yet For ‘Test And Go’ Entry On ‘Thailand Pass’

14 Jan, 2022

Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed today (Thursday) there has yet to be a cutoff date set for entry into Thailand under the “Test and Go” scheme, for people who have already been granted their “Thailand Pass”, even though the issuing of new passes has been suspended since December 22nd, 2021.

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Call For Delay Of New Tourist Entry Fee

13 Jan, 2022

300-baht charge set for April

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Thailand To Launch 'new Chapter' Of Tourism

12 Jan, 2022

The Tourism and Sports Ministry promotion plan for 2022 will be themed "Amazing Thailand New Chapter"

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Signs Of Recovery Until Omicron Arrived

12 Jan, 2022

Preliminary November 2021 traffic figures released Tuesday by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed notable improvement in international air passenger demand as some regional governments began to relax the strict border restrictions imposed since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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4,000 A Day Applying To Visit Phuket

12 Jan, 2022

Phuket remains a popular travel destination among international arrivals as over 4,000 applicants are submitting forms to enter the resort island via the Thailand Pass system each day

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New Sandboxes Open To Overseas Arrivals Amid Covid Spikes

11 Jan, 2022

Three popular beach destinations have been added to a visa programme that allows foreign visitors to bypass a mandatory isolation

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Ministry To Make Covid Endemic This Year

11 Jan, 2022

The Public Health Ministry intends to make Covid-19 endemic this year because the current wave shows mild symptoms and people have cooperated with the vaccination drive.

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Officials Confirm Thailand’s Mu Koh Chang Partially Closed

10 Jan, 2022

Mu Koh Chang national park, a popular resort destination for both Thai and foreign tourists, is only partially closed.

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Bangkokians Rush For Jabs As Omicron Wave Rises

10 Jan, 2022

People flocked to Bangkok’s vaccination hub at Bang Sue Grand Station on Sunday as Thailand’s fifth wave of Covid-19 continued to spread.

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Tuesday Opening Of New Sandbox Provinces Confirmed

09 Jan, 2022

The three southern provinces of Surat Thani, Krabi and Phangnga will start accepting people flying in from abroad under the sandbox formula on Tuesday.

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A Review Of Bangkok’s New Wetland Park

08 Jan, 2022

A naturalistic public park has arrived in Bangkok and it’s not to be missed.

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Test & Go Suspended Indefinitely, 3 More Sandbox Provinces

07 Jan, 2022

The suspension of the Test & Go no-quarantine programme for air travellers has been extended indefinitely, but three provinces will be added to the sandbox scheme that currently applies only to Phuket.

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Rotary Club Pattaya Marina Brings Clear Vision, Confidence To 11-year-old

07 Jan, 2022

Nong was born with blepharoptosis – a drooping eyelid that prevented her from seeing out of her right eye.

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Test & Go Freeze Could Cost B7bn

07 Jan, 2022

Council weighs long-term tourism impact

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Covid-19 Infections Rising After New Year Holidays: Anutin

06 Jan, 2022

The number of new Covid-19 infections has been on the rise after the New Year break, but the death toll has not significantly increased

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High Season Ends Early

06 Jan, 2022

Test & Go halt sees mass cancellations

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Phuket To Remain Open To Tourists, Says Governor

06 Jan, 2022

Governor cites need to lift economy

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Russians Returning To Pattaya

05 Jan, 2022

Russian and European tourists have arrived in Pattaya to escape the frigid far northern hemisphere weather.

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Business Leader Fears Lockdown As Covid-19 Cases Explode In Pattaya

05 Jan, 2022

336 new Covid-19 cases were found in Banglamung District, which includes Pattaya, with officials predicting more than 20 percent of them tied to bars masquerading as restaurants and the just-completed Pattaya Countdown.

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Khao San Road Shuts Down For 3 Days After 10 Tourists Test Positive

05 Jan, 2022

Bangkok’s famous touristy Khao San Road in Phra Nakhon district has been closed for three days until January 6 for a clean-up after 10 tourists who visited the street during the New Year holidays tested positive for Covid-19

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Phuket Preps Hotel Guest Isolation

05 Jan, 2022

Scheme aims to continue tourism

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Thailand Allows Visitors Back To Maya Bay

04 Jan, 2022

Thailand has reopened Maya Bay, a white sand beach made famous by the 2000 film "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio

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Suspension Of Test & Go Continues Amid Omicron Spike

04 Jan, 2022

Thailand continues the suspension of the Test & Go scheme for travellers, as the country is battling the spike in Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant

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