From August 3, tourists and other travelers from Thailand will not be able to enter the holiday island of Phuket. Such a ban is to be a rescue for the pilot tourist program, under which Phuket has already been visited by several thousand. foreigners.
Currently, under the government program, vaccinated travelers from selected countries can spend holidays on the island without being quarantined, provided they pass the coronavirus test. According to the data of the local tourism office (TAT), from 1 to 29 July, approx. 12.6 thousand people took advantage of this opportunity. people.
This opportunity was used by, among others the journalist of Wirtualna Polska, Basia Żelazko, who told about her journey in the WP program “Newsroom”. – It’s not that easy to get to Thailand. You have to meet a lot of conditions and prepare a lot of documents – she said. A vaccination confirmation, insurance for $ 150, a booked hotel from the government list, a health condition form, permission to enter – these are the entry conditions that Basia had to meet as a foreign tourist. – You have to bring everything to the airport and hope that it will work out – she said.
Phuket only for foreign tourists
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