The Phuket Sandbox, Thailand’s program that allows foreign travelers to enter the country and stay in Phuket without needing to quarantine, has been given the green light by the Thai government to expand. The expansion means that those who enter as part of the sandbox scheme will be able to visit other destinations in the …
Prior to the pandemic, Bangkok was the world’s most visited city in the world. Each year, almost 23 million visited the city before traveling the length and breadth of Thailand, taking in the stunning mountains, gorgeous beaches and paradisal islands that helped put it on the map. This year, however, the situation couldn’t be more different. …
It’s been a tale of two years as far as the pandemic goes in Thailand. Their initial success in combating the spread of Covid-19 has evaporated, with the country this week setting new records for both the highest number of daily cases and deaths. The country is trying its best to reopen, with the Phuket …
In a regular year, hordes of tourists by the millions descend on the beaches, markets and islands of Thailand in search of sun, scenery and some sort of spiritual awakening. This year and the one that preceded it, however, are not regular years, and now Thailand finds itself devoid of the tourists that keep so …