PHUKET (NNT) – The Prime Minister has paid a visit to Phuket on the day of the Phuket Tourism Sandbox opening, where he made a final inspection of protocols and facilities prepared to welcome international visitors. Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, led a team of officials to visit Phuket, on the […]
PHUKET, July 1 (TNA) – The first group of 25 foreign tourists landed in Phuket today when the southern island province reopened to foreigners. The tourists arrived from Abu Dhabi on the EY430 flight of Etihad Airways at 11.07am as Phuket started to welcome fully vaccinated foreigners who would not be quarantined according to the […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Phuket will reopen to vaccinated tourists tomorrow (July 1st), with Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, set to arrive in the province to oversee its reopening. The Royal Gazette’s website recently published the 26th emergency decree on requirements and guidelines for reopening the tourism sector in pilot areas, starting tomorrow. […]
The popular tourist island of Phuket today becomes the first location in the Southeast Asian country to welcome fully vaccinated foreign tourists, according to the “Phuket Sandbox” pilot program. The information was confirmed by Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), who added that four flights with 249 passengers will arrive […]
PHUKET: Police, soldiers, navy personnel and an assortment of other law-enforcement officers in Phuket have been given clear orders to ensure that any persons crossing the bridges onto or off Phuket comply with the COVID-19 protection measures. Region 8 Police Commander Lt Gen Kitrat Panpetch delivered the message at a general assembly held at the […]
The Phuket Tourism “Sandbox”, a pilot phase of Thailand’s ambitious tourism reopening plan, kicks off on Thursday on the resort island amid hope and fears. As businesses expect a tremendous boost to the local economy, relying heavily on tourism, many locals fear the pro-tourism programme may end up sparking a new outbreak of Covid-19. Full […]
PHUKET: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will fly to Phuket on Thursday to preside over the opening ceremony of the Phuket Sandbox tourism scheme. “We do not have any problems, and I guarantee that Phuket Sandbox will be open on July 1. I will go there too,” he told the press at Government House yesterday (June […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Thailand’s Marine Department launched measures on Phuket on Sunday to screen travelers arriving and departing by water, from July 1, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Deputy Transport Minister Athirath Rattanaseth said officials have been instructed to be stricter than usual in the performance of their duties, to ensure safety and gain […]
