Thailand’s Phuket Island said it plans to welcome vaccinated tourists by October. This would allow visitors to avoid the mandatory two-week quarantine. Thailand reopened its borders to foreign travelers in October with a new special tourist visa program. However, tourists still have to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine upon arrival. For its part, Phuket, one of Thailand’s

Thailand is set to begin a “sandbox experiment” from July 1, using Phuket as a trial balloon to welcome vaccinated foreign tourists without imposing quarantine.  8 international airlines will offer direct flights to Phuket in southern Thailand starting in July to carry foreign tourists vaccinated against COVID-19 who can stay on the island without quarantine. Thai

The plan to welcome vaccinated visitors to the Thai island of Phuket without quarantine in July, is met with moderate enthusiasm and some doubts from the industry The “Phuket Sandbox” initiative, which is due to start on July 1, will allow Covid-19 vaccinated tourists to arrive without quarantine and travel freely on Thailand’s largest island, Phuket.

As part of the Phuket Sandbox program, Governor Narong Woonsew reconfirmed the rules set out, adding some new details. As a reminder, Phuket will reopen its doors to vaccinated foreign tourists from July 1st, without going through a quarantine. You can see the details of the Phuket Sandbox program in this article. The first arrivals in