4 months after the launch of the Phuket Sandbox, a pilot reopening scheme that has now morphed into a country-wide reopening plan for international travellers, the local Phuket government are talking about spending 100 million baht on new landmarks to help attract tourists.

USA, Germany, and UK top most arrivals during 1-10 November 2021.

More Russian flights resumed services to Phuket yesterday (Nov 11) with the arrival of the first S7 Airlines flight since the tourism lockdown began last year.

THAILAND has laid out the welcome mat for tourists, but visitors aren't exactly making a beeline for the country.

Replacement of RT-PCR tests with antigen ones for arrivals also being considered

Bars, Pubs, Karaokes in Thailand cannot open until Jan 16, 2022

Bangkok Airways confirmed Thursday it would resume flights on 1 December between Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport and Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.

Thai Airways International (THAI) is expected to seek 25 billion baht in loans to boost its financial liquidity as the airline expands its cargo flight services to a further 30 routes from now until March next year.

As of 11 November, 2021, Thailand recorded 7,496 new cases, and administered 771,469 additional doses comprising the first, second and third (booster) dose.

Thai Vietjet commemorated its 10 millionth passenger earlier this week, surprising passengers on flight VZ138 from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport to Mae Fah Luang – Chiang Rai International Airport with complimentary airfares.

The government dismissed reports that Loy Krathong celebrations this year had been banned, saying only strict measures have been put in place.

Chiang Mai’s popular Doi Inthanon National Park is opening its doors to tourists from 5am on Wednesday with some mandatory regulations.

Department of Disease Control (DDC) reported on Sunday that since Thailand has reopened 17 tourist provinces to vaccinated foreign visitors on November 1 until November 6, a total of 20,092 tourists have entered the country.

A full tourism recovery anytime soon is looking increasingly unlikely

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Saturday said it recently presented the Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration (SHA) Plus Certificate to three of Bangkok’s most famous and revered attractions, the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, and the City Pillar Shrine.