Thailand will reduce the mandatory quarantine period for foreign travellers from two weeks to 10 days, starting from April 1.
In addition, the Kingdom is looking into ceasing quarantine altogether starting from October 1. However, government authorities have deferred a decision in recognising vaccine certificates, and delayed a decision on an isolation period of seven days for vaccinated tourists.
Thailand to cut quarantine time for foreign travellers to 10 days from April 1; a lone passenger at a strangely empty Bangkok International Airport in February 2021 pictured
Officials hope that the shorter quarantine would make Thailand more appealing to foreign visitors and is seen as a step towards reopening.
Thailand is heavily reliant on tourism, which the pandemic has devastated. In 2019, the industry provided more than US$60 billion in receipts from some 40 million international visitors.
Thailand will reduce the mandatory quarantine period for foreign travellers from two weeks to 10 days, starting from April 1.
In addition, the Kingdom is looking into ceasing quarantine altogether starting from October 1. However, government authorities have deferred a decision in recognising vaccine certificates, and delayed a decision on an isolation period of seven days for vaccinated tourists.
Officials hope that the shorter quarantine would make Thailand more appealing to foreign visitors and is seen as a step towards reopening.
Thailand is heavily reliant on tourism, which the pandemic has devastated. In 2019, the industry provided more than US$60 billion in receipts from some 40 million international visitors.