Bangkok, Chon Buri, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Chiang Mai are set to reopen to foreign arrivals on October 1st a government spokesman said this week.
After weeks of blundering, groping around in the dark, making up silly rules and then changing them within hours the government is finally bowing to public pressure to stop ruining people’s lives.
Although they will make out it is all their idea and a direct result of their lockdown and vaccine policies, nobody should believe them.
21 provinces will be reopening to foreign tourists in three weeks time.
These include Lamphun, Phrae, Nan, Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai and Sukhothai in the North; Udon Thani, Nong Khai, BuengKan and Ubon Ratchathani in the Northeast; Kanchanaburi and Ratchaburi in the western region; Rayong, Trat and Chanthaburi on the eastern coast; the central province of Ayutthaya and the southern provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ranong, Trang, Satun and Songkhla.
For the next phase, which is tentatively scheduled to begin in January next year, 13 border provinces will reopen for tourist visits.
