Bangkok Thailand to reopen for international tourists next month

Thailand’s capital is gearing up to welcome tourists once again.

Bangkok, the most-visited city in the world before the global pandemic, is among the destinations included in a planned wider reopening of Thailand to travellers.

Under the proposed plans, fully vaccinated international tourists would be able to travel to Bangkok from October 1.

Northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai, famed for its temples and mountains, as well as beach resorts Pattaya, Cha-Am and Hua Hin, are also preparing to reopen to tourists.

“More destinations comprising Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin and Pattaya, are planned to reopen from October 1, 2021,” said tourism ministry officials on Monday.

The new plan will be proposed to Thailand’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration for approval. Before they can be approved to join the scheme, which waives quarantine for fully inoculated travellers, each of the regions must have at least a 70 per cent local vaccination rate.

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