Thailand tourism situation

[Big Boy]

I do, Phuket always seem to get what Phuket wants.

[HHTel]

Not always it seems:

Phoomkit Raktae-ngam, president of the Phuket Tourist Association, said the Sandbox plan had been hindered by the government's decision to divert vaccines destined for the island to other, worse-hit areas.

Which is why they're asking!

[buksida]

Phuket is like the California of Thailand, it is the richest province and wants to do things its own way.

I don't see the problem with it wanting to go it alone on vaccines - but the dear leader clearly does.

[handdrummer]

Phuket is like the California of Thailand, it is the richest province and wants to do things its own way.

I don't see the problem with it wanting to go it alone on vaccines - but the dear leader clearly does.

The dear leader may see but not clearly.

[STEVE G]

Seeing as Thailand has just gone back to 14 days quarantine for all arrivals, vaccinated or not, there isn´t much point in trying to revive tourism at the moment.

[buksida]

Covid infection rate could delay Phuket's reopening, governor warns
The planned reopening of the province to fully-vaccinated international tourists from July 1 may not materialise if the number of daily infections continues at the current rate, with no sign of it dropping, governor Narong Woonciew has warned.

"We have set a target for the number of daily infections to go down to one digit by May 15 so that we can re-open the island to international tourists on July 1.

"But if the number of daily infections continues at 10-15, the plan might not materialise. Let us all work together to bring down the number of daily infections to the lowest possible figure," Mr Narong said in his daily briefing on Tuesday.

Kusak Kukiatikul, chief of the provincial health office, said the Covid-19 situation in Phuket was still worrying. The number of daily infections continued to rise among high-risk people in local quarantine.

Active case finding was detecting new clusters, because there were still social gatherings in violation of provincial Covid-19 controls.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... rnor-warns

Translation: Thailand will not get foreign tourists until high season 2022 ... maybe.

[STEVE G]

Translation: Thailand will not get foreign tourists until high season 2022 ... maybe.

My personal thoughts are that it might be earlier than that but not by much, perhaps early 2022.
Covid vaccine production is being ramped up to massive levels worldwide and I think by the forth quarter of this year, it could be widely available and at a low enough price to allow countries like Thailand to fully vaccinate.

[buksida]

That may be so, but nobody in their right mind will come here on holiday while the quarantine procedures are still in place. I think full vaccination in Thailand is still at least a year away, they've barely even started.

[Dannie Boy]

As BB has stated on the vaccine thread, the AZ production has been reduced for the foreseeable future, so until that gets back to plan or an alternative is found, I’d agree that mass tourism is off the agenda for this year - hopefully things will improve in 2022


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[caller]

Travel from India has been banned, yet it appears Thai Air(!) are scheduling flights from Mumbai from 1st September. They really don't know what they are doing.

[Big Boy]

Probably just trying to get a bit of cash into the coffers before they finally go bust.

[STEVE G]

That may be so, but nobody in their right mind will come here on holiday while the quarantine procedures are still in place. I think full vaccination in Thailand is still at least a year away, they've barely even started.

Yes, I haven't been home for over a year and even then I won't come if it means two weeks in quarantine. I'd decided that with a vaccine I'd put up with one week, if I could get enough time off work but even that doesn't work now.

[buksida]

Third wave of pandemic could be death sentence for Thai hotels
Two years ago, the seaside in front of Seksith Pimolnat guesthouse on Phuket’s Patong Beach was packed. Holiday makers from Siberia, China, and the various corners of the European Union crowded together in a cacophonous revelry.

Today, Patong is deserted. Another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.

“Many of my friends have had to close their hotels and move back home or find a different job,” Seksith told Thai Enquirer. “For them, whatever plans there are to reopen is too late. They are finished.

Thailand’s hospitality industry is one of the country’s hardest Covid-19 hit sectors. Two lockdowns and a raging third wave of the pandemic have forced hoteliers to temporarily suspend operations or in some cases shut up shop for good.

For those still running, the prospects that a August – October reopening might be postponed is a death sentence.

“We were just recovering from the second wave of the pandemic in January/February this year and now the third wave is beginning to affect us,” said Woramon Inkatanuvat, an executive at the hotel operator The Erawan Group.

A survey of 188 hotels nationwide by the Thai Hotels Association said that 47 per cent of hotels had liquidity to keep their business afloat for around three months, with 13 per cent under temporary closure.

The majority of the closed hotels are expected to reopen in the fourth quarter of the year, as the situation improves, according to the survey.

“The third wave has wreaked havoc on hotel businesses, exacerbating a dire situation,” the association president, Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, said in the press release.

Marisa said she doesn’t expect any kind of normalcy to return until at least 2023.

https://www.thaienquirer.com/27726/thir ... ai-hotels/

[handdrummer]

If you look at hotel prices in Bangkok, you'll find some real bargains. 4 star hotels, under 4000bht. for 3 nights incl. breakfast.

[STEVE G]

If you look at hotel prices in Bangkok, you'll find some real bargains. 4 star hotels, under 4000bht. for 3 nights incl. breakfast.

That´s a good deal for those of you already in Thailand but any international visitors are probably going to be sick of the sight of hotel rooms after 14 days in ASQ!