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Thailand to reopen to more vaccinated tourists

Reuters
Posted at Sep 27 05:01 PM

Thailand will waive its mandatory quarantine requirement in Bangkok and nine regions from Nov. 1 to vaccinated arrivals, authorities said. Read more »

Thailand seeks to slash quarantine period for visitors

Reuters
Posted at Sep 23 09:42 PM

Thailand is keen to welcome back foreign visitors, after nearly 18 months of strict entry policies caused a collapse in tourism. Read more »

3 more Thai islands open to vaccinated travelers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 02:39 PM

Three more Thai islands opened to vaccinated foreign tourists on Thursday despite a nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases propelled by the Delta variant. Read more »

Thai minister proposes 'golf quarantine' to boost tourism

Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 02:27 PM

Thailand's Tourism Minister said on Monday he had proposed a plan to allow foreigners to quarantine in some of the country's many golf resorts to boost the ailing tourism sector during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Keeping distance

Athit Perawongmetha, Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 10:19 PM

Despite the Thai economy's heavy reliance on tourism, the government is keeping its tight restrictions on travelers, like the 14-day quarantine and other measures. Read more »

Foreign tourists return to Thailand after 7 months

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 20 09:01 PM

Some 40 Chinese tourists arrived in Bangkok by air on Tuesday, marking the return of foreign tourists to Thailand after a seven-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Thailand extends state of emergency, allows some foreign tourists

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 29 09:11 PM

Thailand on Tuesday extended its state of emergency for yet another month to control the spread of the coronavirus, while easing restrictions on the entry of foreigners to gradually reopen its vital tourism industry. Read more »

Thailand to slowly restart tourism with flight from China

Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 03:48 PM

Thailand will receive its first foreign vacationers when a flight from China arrives next week, marking the gradual restart of a vital tourism sector battered by coronavirus travel curbs, a senior official said on Tuesday.   Read more »

American could face prison in Thailand after posting negative reviews of a resort

Richard C. Paddock, The New York Times
Updated as of Sep 29 09:51 AM

An American man who posted negative reviews of a Thai resort was arrested this month and spent a weekend in jail. If convicted of criminal defamation, he faces up to two years in prison. Read more »

American sued in Thailand over negative Tripadvisor review

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 10:06 PM

Wesley Barnes could face up to 2 years in prison if found guilty. Read more »

Video shows abusive taming of baby elephant for Thai tourism

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 25 01:33 PM

BANGKOK - Footage of a distressed baby elephant jabbed by bullhooks at a Thai camp to tame it before joining the tourist industry has been released by conservationists in an appeal to end the practice. Read more »

Thailand to lift curfew, more curbs as 'travel bubbles' targeted

Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 05:09 PM

BANGKOK - Thailand will lift a nationwide curfew and ease more restrictions next week, a spokesman for its coronavirus task force said on Friday, after the country has reported no local transmissions of the virus for 18 days.   Read more »

Thailand tourist arrivals may fall by as much as 65% in 2020 due to virus outbreak

Reuters
Posted at May 11 08:53 PM

BANGKOK - The number of foreign tourists in Thailand may plunge as much as 25.8 million to 14 million this year, the lowest level in 14 years, as the coronavirus pandemic hits global travel, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said on Monday. Read more »

Thailand extends ban on passenger flights until end-April

Reuters
Posted at Apr 15 12:11 PM

Thailand has extended a ban on incoming passenger flights until the end of April to curb the coronavirus outbreak, the country's aviation body said on Wednesday. Read more »

Elephants in Thailand 'broken' for lucrative animal tourism

Sophie Deviller and Jonathan Klein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 12:58 PM

Separated from their mothers, jabbed with metal hooks, and sometimes deprived of food -- many Thai elephants are tamed by force before being sold to lucrative tourism sites increasingly advertised as 'sanctuaries' to cruelty-conscious travelers.   Read more »

Thai cave reopens to visitors more than a year after Wild Boars rescue

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 02:05 PM

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand has reopened the cave where 12 young footballers and their coach were trapped last year in a saga that captivated the world. Read more »