Vaccinated tourists will be able to visit Phuket without having to quarantine next month, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced.
From Thursday July 1, international visitors who have been fully inoculated against COVID-19 at least 14 days before travel will be able to return to the Thai island.
Thailand has previously said it would accept vaccines which have been approved and registered with the Ministry of Public Health, or approved by the WHO.
According to TAT, tourists will have to test negative upon arrival in the province, and stay in Phuket for at least seven nights before travelling elsewhere.
Further updates will be released in the coming weeks on TAT’s website, tatnews.org.
All arrivals in Thailand must have a valid visa, a Certificate of Entry (COE) issued by the Royal Thai Embassy, COVID-19 health insurance with a minimum coverage of US$100,000, and a negative PCR test issued no more than 72 hours before arrival.
Visitors arriving in all other provinces in Thailand will be expected to quarantine for 14 days after landing.
According to the roadmap released by TAT in April, five other major tourist destinations – Krabi, Phang Nga, Surat Thani (Ko Samui), Chon Buri (Pattaya) and Chiang Mai – will open to vaccinated tourists from October 1.
Visitors will also need to stay in the area they landed for seven days before being allowed to visit other Thai destinations.
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