First group of Special Tourist Visa travellers complete quarantine
The first group of foreign tourists to enter Thailand after a 7 month ban due to the pandemic have completed the mandatory 14 day quarantine and are ready to travel the country. Some of them will be visiting beaches, but Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Yutthasak Supasorn says their exact whereabouts are confidential.
Thai PBS reports 33 tourists, who arrived on October 20 on the new visa, have completed the mandatory quarantine. Various news outlets reported 39 tourists had arrived on the new long stay visa. It’s unclear if Thai PBS got the number wrong or if not all the tourists were released from quarantine.
After flying from Shanghai to Bangkok, the tourists quarantined at the Royal Benja Hotel off Sukhumvit Road near the Nana BTS station. The hotel executive says the visitors were able to use the gym and relax around the hotel after they passed their first Covid-19 test. They even got to celebrate Loy Krathong at the hotel pool. The executive says the event was for tourists who passed the second Covid-19 test.
Some say potential tourists have been put off by the idea of 2 weeks in isolation before going on vacation, but the hotel executive says he spoke with several visitors and claims they were not bored during their stay.
SOURCE: Thai PBS
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