08/09/2021
Thailandβs Bangkok set to reopen to international tourists next monthπ
Thailandβs capital is gearing up to welcome tourists once again.
Bangkok, the most-visited city in the world before the global pandemic, is among the destinations included in a planned wider reopening of Thailand to travellers.
Under the proposed plans, fully vaccinated international tourists would be able to travel to Bangkok from October 1.
Northern Thailandβs Chiang Mai, famed for its temples and mountains, as well as beach resorts Pattaya, Cha-Am and Hua Hin, are also preparing to reopen to tourists.βMore destinations comprising Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin and Pattaya, are planned to reopen from October 1, 2021,β said tourism ministry officials on Monday.
The new plan will be proposed to Thailand's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration for approval. Before they can be approved to join the scheme, which waives quarantine for fully inoculated travellers, each of the regions must have at least a 70 per cent local vaccination rate.
Tourism officials claim the restart has been a success.
More than 27,000 international travellers have reportedly visited Thailand under the scheme, which allows vaccinated tourists entry to Phuket and other cities, so long as they stay in hotels approved by the tourism authority. All of the approved hotels have been safety checked and guarantee at least 70 per cent of the workforce is vaccinated.
Most tourists have been arriving in Phuket from the US, UK, Israel, Germany and France, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand.