Thailand really opens, first tourists arrive in Phuket on July 1
Now there is no longer any doubt: in less than 5 days, the first lucky tourists will set foot in Thailand again. a [...]
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Now there is no longer any doubt: in less than 5 days, the first lucky tourists will set foot in Thailand again. more than 18 months later. In recent days, we published the rules of the Phuket Sandbox, or the pilot project that the Thai government plans will lead to a slow reopening of borders to vaccinated travelers from around the world.
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According to a report by the Official Phuket Information Center, run by the Ministry of the Interior's office, there will be five international flights that will will arrive in Phuket July 1,
The first to land (at 1:30 p.m.) will be a flight Qatar Airways from Doha, followed by an EL AL from Tel Aviv fifteen minutes later. It will then be the turn of Singapore Airlines at 17:10, in the evening will arrive Fly Dubai, the last ones, however, will be the passengers on board the flight Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi at 10:20 p.m.
According to initial estimates, just under 500 tourists will be on board the July 1 flights; in total, the Ministry of Tourism expects about 10,000 passengers in the first 3 weeks.
Meanwhile, the list dividing nations into three risk categories has been updated: low, medium and high. Residents in the first two categories can enter the nation according to the Sandbox protocol.
| Low risk |
| Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Brunei, Cambodia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominica, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Luxembourg, Macau, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Mauritius, New Zealand, Norway, Qatar, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Taiwan, Vietnam |
| Medium risk |
| Afghanistan, Armenia, Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Cabo Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo Brazzaville, Botswana, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Eswatini, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Grenada, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Ireland, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Mali, Maldives, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, UK, USA, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| High risk |
| Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Costa Rica, Comoros, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malawi, Mauritania, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tunisia, Venezuela, Ukraine, Uruguay |
Registration of COE (Certificate of Entry)
The last piece that was missing was the activation of the platform needed to obtain the entry certificate, a basic requirement and not to be confused with the visa. The former goes required online at this site starting at 7 a.m. Italian time on July 28, the second for Italian passport holders can be obtained directly at the airport.
