(TTG China/Understanding) The Thai government has changed the entry regulations, requiring all entering tourists to provide proof of at least 2 doses of the new corona vaccination. Thailand has stressed that the new rules treat all arrivals equally.
Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister AnutinHe said that in addition to vaccination certificates, if passengers entering Thailand, their country or region requires a new corona negative test certificate when entering Thailand, passengers should purchase new corona pneumonia travel insurance when entering Thailand to ensure positive passengers can afford it before leaving Thailand Processing costs. Tourists should wear masks when taking public transport and entering and leaving public places.
Thailand canceled requirements for vaccination certificates and new corona test certificates for incoming tourists in October last year. The new regulations do not require tourists to provide test certificates.
Anutin said the Ministry of Health will continue to monitor the local epidemic situation and adjust entry regulations according to the current situation. She suggested that the governments of all tourist hotspots across the country prepare medical and medicinal facilities, and that the staff of tourist and transport services receive at least 4 doses of vaccines.
According to Chinanews.com,Lin Meitong, Director of the Chengdu Office of the National Tourism Administration of ThailandHe said that Thailand welcomes Chinese tourists to Thailand very much and currently maintains the same policy for Chinese tourists and tourists from other countries and does not treat them differently. The Tourism Authority of Thailand predicts that 5 million Chinese tourists will travel to Thailand in 2023, of which tourists from the western region, mainly from Sichuan and Chongqing, are expected to account for 20%.
