More Than One Sandbox? WTF
Category:Tourism, Posted:22 Jun 2021 | 06:00 am
Yes, nine days to go to the Phuket Sandbox and things are slowly becoming more clear. Baby steps and the island is getting ready despite waiting for the final set of rules and regulations. For now, it’s coming and we simply can’t wait. Meanwhile in Phuket: Catch the latest Thai Road Trip episode from Delivering […]
Koh Samui To Follow Phuket In International Reopening
Category:Tourism, Posted:19 Jun 2021 | 16:29 pm
Leading tourism news out of Thailand has the government’s CCSA (Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration approve in principal a plan to open a sealed route to Samui in mid-July. The plan covers the three islands of Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan and would require travelers to first stay in an ASQ hotel for […]
Thailand’s Sandbox Is Not A Quarantine
Category:Tourism, Posted:12 Jun 2021 | 10:45 am
As we are 19 days away from Thailand’s Sandbox tourism reopening in Phuket, there continues to be a misunderstanding of the overall rules and the term quarantine is incorrectly used. Quarantine by definition is isolation, whereby Sandbox travelers will be able to move throughout their hotel, visit beaches, restaurants, shops etc. Remember Phuket is about […]
C9 Hotelworks Releases New Krabi Report
Category:Hotels, Posted:07 Jun 2021 | 06:00 am
Comparing major Southern Thai resort destinations, Krabi is one that historically balances well between the international and domestic markets. In the new Krabi Hotel Market Update from C9 Hotelworks, we take a look back at pre-Covid trading to examine from what point hoteliers hope tourism will upcycle towards recovery and what will the trends be. […]
SHA Plus Program In Focus
Category:Hotels, Posted:06 Jun 2021 | 13:17 pm
A key part of the upcoming Phuket Sandbox reopening process is the requirement for incoming international travelers to stay in an SHA Plus hotel for 14 days, or shorter if only visiting the island. Those who want to travel onward to other destinations in Thailand can proceed after a 14-day period. As travelers are scrambling […]
Phuket Sandbox – 26 Days And Counting
Category:Tourism, Posted:05 Jun 2021 | 11:33 am
Yesterday was another critical milestone for the 1st of July reopening of international tourism to Thailand. The Center for Economic Situation Administration or CESA gave an endorsement for the Phuket Sandbox. Formal approval from the Thai Cabinet is expected next week, followed by formal guidelines in the Royal Gazette. One critical change is that travelers […]
