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Thailand Pass set to be scrapped
Thailand’s Centre of Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has sanctioned the removal of the Thailand Pass registration scheme.
The move, effective from 1 July 2022, has been welcomed by the tourism sector.
The mandatory US$10,000 health insurance requirement for foreign visitors will also be lifted.
Foreign nationals will only be required to show proof of either a certificate of vaccination or a negative RT-PCR or professional ATK test result within 72 hours of travel.
Director of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) London Sadudee Sangnil said: “This is the news we have been waiting to share. The removal of the online Thailand Pass application simplifies travel to Thailand once again and removes what was a barrier to travel for some.”
“Although bookings to Thailand have considerably picked up in the last few months, the removal of pre-departure requirements makes Thailand accessible to everyone once more.”
TAT just hosted its annual Thailand Travel Mart (TTM+) in Phuket, after a two year hiatus, attracting a total of 277 buyers from 42 countries and 264 sellers from across four regions of Thailand.
Around 90 domestic and international media also attended the event.
At the show, TAT announced its ‘Visit Thailand Year 2022-2023’ campaign under the concept of ‘Amazing New Chapters – A to Z, Thailand has it all.’
It corresponds with the TAT’s ‘smart tourism’ strategy aimed at elevating Thai tourism’s competitiveness through food, film, fashion and festivals.
The show facilitated 8,000 business appointments which is expected to generate some THB1.29 billion for the Thai economy.
For 2022, Thailand has set a target of 7-10 million international tourists and 160 million trips from the domestic market.
In the first five months of the year, international arrivals numbered 1.23 million.
With the lifting of the Thailand Pass from 1 July, TAT is expecting at least 500,000 international arrivals to the kingdom each month jumping to one million international arrivals each month over the popular winter period of October to December.
Next year’s TTM+ is tentatively scheduled to take place in Bangkok from 31 May to 2 June, 2023.
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