Thailand is enticing tourists back to its beaches by allowing travellers to quarantine aboard yachts

• Thailand is now allowing visitors to complete their quarantines aboard yachts.
• The new programme is meant to bolster its ailing tourism industry.
• The country previously announced it would allow travellers to complete quarantines at golf resorts.
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If you happen to have a yacht, you’re in luck: Tourists who can afford the high life are welcome to use their yachts to quarantine off the coast of Thailand, the Thai government announced on Tuesday.

A pilot yacht quarantine program was originally announced in November but has now been launched more widely. It currently applies to the Thai tourist haven of Phuket, which has long been a destination for its pristine beaches and party atmosphere.

Yacht tourists previously had to…