Thailand is opening up to tourists from numerous countries, states Asia Pacific Superyachts (APS) co-founder & director Gordon Fernandes, speaking from superyacht hub, Phuket Island. As reported by The Bangkok Post of October 21, 2021, the Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says Thailand will open the country starting from 1 st November 1 to visitors from 46 countries instead of only 10 Covid-19 low-risk countries as announced earlier.
Fernandes says, “It’s great to see that Thailand is finally starting to open up to foreign tourists. This is a great first step and hopefully the start of the country returning to normal and welcoming tourists from all around the world to the ‘Land of Smiles’!”
On Prime Minister’s Facebook post it says, “If we wait until everything is fully ready, we’ll be too late, besides, tourists may choose to go elsewhere. The acceleration brings with it the risk of more local infections. But this is a risk we must take. I think, like other countries, Thailand is now better equipped to deal with the risk. And we need to learn to live with it.”
Visitors from the 46 countries, described as the first low-risk group, may enter Thailand by air without quarantine, provided they have been fully vaccinated and have evidence of pre-flight negative test results. They must also agree to take another test upon arrival.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the names of the45 countries and a territoryshortly after the prime minister’s announcement.
List of Countries/Territories according to the Notification of the Operations Centre for Measures on the entry into and departure from The Kingdom, and protection for Thai Nationals abroad dated 21 October 2021.
1. Australia 21. Iceland 41. Sweden
2. Austria 22. Ireland 42. Switzerland
3. Bahrain 23. Isreal 43. United Arab Emirates
4. Belgium 24. Italy 44. United Kingdom
5. Bhutan 25. Japan 45. United States
6. Brunei Darussaiam 26. Latvia 46. Hong Kong
7. Bulgaria 27. Lithuania
8. Cambodia 28. Malaysia
9. Canada 29. Malta
10. Chile 30. Netherlands
11. China 31. New Zealand
12. Cyprus 32. Norway
13. Czech Republic 33. Poland
14. Denmark 34. Portugal
15. Estonia 35. Qatar
16. Finland 36. Saudi Arabia
17. France 37. Singapore
18. Germany 38. Slovenia
19. Greece 39. South Korea
20. Hungary 40. Spain
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