On October 22, Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, discussed the guidelines for accepting travelers without detention and unlimited areas. For tourists from low-risk countries and countries with high economic impact, as annexed to the Order of the Center for Epidemic Management of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) announced in the Government Gazette dated 21 October 2021, there are The main conditions in 6 steps are:
1. Tourists, both foreigners and Thais arriving from designated countries by air In the case of other countries Residing in the designated country for at least 21 days
2. Have documents or evidence certifying the vaccination (Certificate of Vaccination) completes the criteria specified by the vaccine manufacturer. which is a vaccine that has been registered under the law on medicine or has been approved by the World Health Organization or according to the criteria specified by the Ministry of Health or in the case of ever being infected and received 1 dose of vaccination in the 3 months after infection. (A country that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs verifies the official infection certificate) for at least 14 days before departure. Except for those under 12 years of age who are not eligible for vaccination. and travel with parents
3. Have a medical certificate confirming that the traveler has not been diagnosed with COVID-19 by RT-PCR method up to 72 hours prior to travel in case the infection is detected. Must have a medical certificate confirming that you have been infected before in the past 3 months. and have health insurance for at least $50,000
4. Have a hotel reservation It could be a government-designated quarantine facility (AQ, OQ, AHQ) or a SHA+ hotel with a partner hospital for testing. on the first day of arrival Overall cost of COVID-19 detection by RT-PCR method
5. Upon arrival at the airport Download the Morchana application (in English). Travel by a car that is organized with a travel direction. to stay at the reserved hotel The operation partner hospital did a RT-PCR test for COVID-19 on the 0-1 day. The traveler was responsible for his own expenses and had to stay in the hotel. until receiving the official results of the examination
6. When the results of the infection test are not found, they can travel. on demand and will stay in a pre-booked and paid hotel. Or go back to stay at home (in case of having a residence in Thailand) The hotel recommends that the symptoms be observed for at least 7 days. If symptoms are present, they will be tested from a nearby hospital or an ATK test at the hotel. If the infection is found, report to the local infectious disease control officer.
Mr. Thanakorn also mentioned The airport that currently has international flights is Suvarnabhumi Airport. Don Mueang Airport Phuket International Airport Samui International Airport U-Tapao International Airport (with Charter flights only) and Buriram Airport (with Charter flights only). But there are no international flights, including Chiang Mai International Airport. Krabi International Airport and Udon Thani International Airport which will be confirmed on 27 Oct.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has estimated the government’s plans to open the country on November 1, 2021 without quarantine. will bring the economy and tourism back to recovery In Q4/21 and Q1/22, which is the high season, Thailand will have at least 1 million foreign tourists. (V) and next year will have income of about 50% of the year 2019 with income of 2 trillion baht and have an additional income of 80% of the year 2019 in year 66
