Following the backlash and numerous travel cancellations, Thailand has decided to reverse its decision and eliminate the proof of vaccination requirement.
The government clarified on Monday, January 9, the rules of the Thai Civil Aviation Authority for incoming international passengers, by removing the rule that required incoming travelers to present proof of Covid-19 vaccination.
See the new rules here: New rules for traveling to Thailand in 2023, vaccines are no longer mandatory
Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters that Thailand is immediately canceling the requirement for proof of vaccination:
“Most people in Thailand, and in all countries around the world, are vaccinated against Covid-19.
Having to prove it with documents is impractical and unnecessary. »
An explanation that allows the government to save face, while these last-minute rules have disrupted the plans of many travelers who had to cancel their trips or asked their airlines to change their destination.
See: Thailand's new rules are scaring tourists away
But the damage is done, and the impact of this rule change will surely have a lasting negative effect on people planning to travel to Thailand.
The government has backtracked, but the many people who had to cancel or change their travel plans may not.
Source : Bangkok Post
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2 comments
And hey presto, another free merry-go-round ride… but not for everyone… tourists who have cancelled their flights, hotels, their stay via a travel agency or changed their plans, often at their own expense and without any guarantee of a refund, will pay dearly for their holidays in Thailand, which they were finally hoping for without health or administrative difficulties just a few days ago!
Once again, (but do we need to repeat it, as it is becoming customary, irritating, tedious and repetitive), the Thai authorities are not thinking beyond the end of their noses before making important decisions that impact the entire international tourism sector to their country, with economic consequences from the manager of a modest guesthouse in a village in the North or Issan, to the hotels in the major tourist spots and centers of the country, including businesses, tour agencies, transport companies, and all the related professions that live directly and indirectly from tourism..
But all these problems caused by incongruous and grotesque decisions are obviously above the heads of the political leaders who make Thailand look like a coin that is thrown to play heads or tails and decide on a playful stake!!!!
The difference is that in this case, we are not inclined to play and have fun, but to disappointment, and anger at these leaders who have a pea in their brain and demonstrate as they make their political choices, that their incompetence in taking the right measures has definitely no limits!!!!
You also forgot those who pass through Thailand to go elsewhere like Vietnam Laos, because Thailand is the big regional hub that everyone passes through, because passing through there is cheaper instead of taking direct flights …
I cancelled all my hotels for this summer for free.
I couldn't cancel my flights without losing everything, so I left it like that while waiting to make up my mind.
Lucky me!
I'll be able to book my vacation again.
For those who don't know.
Insurance doesn't cover this kind of problem.
But you can reschedule, change your existing flight without fees, just by paying the difference if it's more expensive.
With Thai Airways, you can do that up to 72 hours before your departure, provided you take a flight with the same airline.
It's always better than canceling and losing everything.
I had two days of great anger, but now I'm feeling better.
I'll wait a few weeks before rebooking, you never know.