Slashing quarantine won’t solve Thailand’s tourist dearth

Thailand’s disease control committee has proposed a halving of the two-weeks’ hotel isolation requirement for vaccinated tourists.  Health ministry official Opas Karnkawinpong said that Covid tests would still be required and explained that the move would help business travel and foreign students, not just tourism.  The unvaccinated will still be subject to 10 days hotel isolation (air) or 14 days (land).

But travel agents point out that most foreign governments are not remotely keen on their nationals coming to Thailand right now.  The US issued a red negative alert for Thailand and the UK even forces its own returning residents to quarantine in an hotel if returning from the Land Of Smiles.  The cost is an extra 2,285 pounds payable in advance.  EU countries have not banned visits to Thailand, but…