Tag: Phuket Sandbox
Thai minister quarantined, first case of Phuket Sandbox tourist testing positive...
BANGKOK, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa was put under quarantine after he shared a flight with a...
Over 7,800 Foreign Tourists Apply for Certificate of Entry following “sandbox”...
PHUKET (NNT) - Thailand’s Department of Consular Affairs has reported that 7,890 foreign tourists have registered for a Certificate of Entry (CoE), through Thai...
Thai PM quarantined after contact with COVID-19 infected person
BANGKOK, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was sent to quarantine after contacting a businessperson who tested positive for COVID-19, government spokesman...
June vaccination target exceeded: Health Minister
BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of Public Health has revealed Thailand’s vaccination campaign exceeded its 6 million jabs target in June, with the supply...
Initial Period of Phuket “Sandbox” Scheme Is Critical to Bringing Tourists...
PHUKET (NNT) - Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Ministry says that the first 14 days of the Phuket “sandbox” scheme will be a critical test...
Phuket Sandbox: Thailand ready to kick off Phuket reopening program on...
(Xinhua) -- Thailand has been ready to kick off the Phuket Sandbox campaign on Thursday to open the resort island to vaccinated international visitors,...
Economic Watch: Thailand bets on Phuket’s reopening to ignite tourism recovery
BANGKOK, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Thailand has aimed to jumpstart its tourism-reliant economy by waiving COVID-19 quarantine requirements for vaccinated overseas travelers bound for...
Tourist Authorities Expect 600,000 Tourists from Phuket Sandbox
BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has expected the Phuket reopening planned for 1 July would draw more than 600,000 foreign...
Aviation Authority Prepares for Reopening of Thailand to Foreign Tourists
BANGKOK (NNT) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has approved measures to prepare the aviation industry for the reopening of Thailand to...
Thailand approves Phuket reopening for vaccinated int’l visitors from July
BANGKOK, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to allow quarantine-free travel to the country's resort destination Phuket from July...
Tourist Authorities Expect 600,000 Tourists from Phuket Sandbox
BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has expected the Phuket reopening planned for 1 July would draw more than 600,000 foreign...
Thailand Reopening: Everything you need to know about travelling to Thailand
Thailand confirms reopening plan from 1 July 2021
Starting with the pilot ‘island approach’ from July, followed by extension routes from August and ‘sealed approach’...
Gov confident it can meet 120 day reopening goal
BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Supattanapong Punmeechaow has clarified the government’s intention of reopening the entire nation to foreigners...
Hua Hin and Cha Am to be among last locations to...
Hua Hin and Cha Am will implement the so-called ‘Phuket Sandbox’ model when the destinations reopen to vaccinated foreign tourists later this year.
However, both...
Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha confirms ‘Phuket Sandbox’ starting 1 July 2021
TAT NEWSROOM: – Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has confirmed that Phuket will be the first destination in Thailand to reopen to vaccinated...
Cabinet Agrees on Phuket “Sandbox” Foreign Tourism Program
BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet has agreed on the Phuket “Sandbox”, a foreign tourism reopening program, scheduled to start next month as a prelude...
Thailand’s Phuket to reopen to vaccinated foreign visitors
BANGKOK, June 4 (Xinhua) -- As Thailand continued to battle its worst wave of COVID-19 outbreak since the pandemic began, authorities said the popular...
No quarantine: Hua Hin and Cha Am included in plans to...
BANGKOK: (NNT): Thailand's tourism and sports minister has stood up in parliament to pledge that foreign tourists will not need to quarantine when visiting...
Phuket to reopen to international visitors on July 1
PHUKET (NNT) - The government has confirmed its plan to reopen Thailand to foreign tourists, starting with Phuket province as a pilot destination on...
Air travel is estimated to drop by 38% in 2021
BANGKOK (NNT) - Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) has lowered its estimates of total domestic and international air travel in 2021 to 323,093 flights,...