Summary:
Thailand will allow foreign tourists to visit for longer stays from October, a senior official said on Friday. The Thailand government is trying to revive a key economic sector of their economy that has been in shambles for a while due to Coronavirus outbreak.
Tourists will have to stay for at least 30 days, with the first 14 days in quarantine in a limited vicinity of their hotel, before they can visit other areas, Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Yuthasak Supasorn said.
The announcement comes after authorities suspended plans to create ‘travel bubbles’ with partner countries as the number of coronavirus cases in Asia rose.
“On Oct. 1 we will start in Phuket,” Yuthasak said.
Visitors will have to take two coronavirus tests during quarantine before they are able to travel to the rest of the island, Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, said on Thursday.
Staff will also have to remain in the hotel, he added.
The country expects to receive 8 million foreign tourists this year. By comparison, it had a record 39.8 million tourists in 2019.
Thailand will allow foreign tourists to visit for longer stays from October, a senior official said on Friday. The Thailand government is trying to revive a key economic sector of their economy that has been in shambles for a while due to Coronavirus outbreak.
Tourists will have to stay for at least 30 days, with the first 14 days in quarantine in a limited vicinity of their hotel, before they can visit other areas, Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Yuthasak Supasorn said.
The announcement comes after authorities suspended plans to create ‘travel bubbles’ with partner countries as the number of coronavirus cases in Asia rose.
“On Oct. 1 we will start in Phuket,” Yuthasak said.
Visitors will have to take two coronavirus tests during quarantine before they are able to travel to the rest of the island, Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, said on Thursday.
Staff will also have to remain in the hotel, he added.
The country expects to receive 8 million foreign tourists this year. By comparison, it had a record 39.8 million tourists in 2019.