Thailand will begin admitting fully vaccinated visitors from 17 more countries without quarantine, increasing the number of countries on the list to 63.
On Oct 21, the government issued an announcement to allow fully vaccinated travellers from 63 countries and territories to enter the kingdom without quarantine from Monday, assuming they pass a Covid-19 test upon landing in Thailand.
The countries included in the announcement were Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bhutan, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.
According to a new announcement, the latest 17 countries are India, Taiwan, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Croatia, Indonesia, Kuwait, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Romania, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Luxembourg, which are now exempt from quarantine.
Fully vaccinated visitors from other countries will also be allowed to enter, though only through a tourism sandbox programme which is currently in place in 17 provinces. They will need to quarantine for a full week before being able to travel to other parts of the country.
Tourists who aren't vaccinated or not fully vaccinated will now be required to quarantine at a hotel for 10 days.
In areas where maximum controls apply, restaurants are still prohibited from serving alcohol, except in Bangkok, which will only allow restaurants certified by the Safety and Health Administration (SHA) to serve alcohol up to 9pm.
