Tourism authority tests the water with rules for 7 destinations

For the upcoming tourism high season, which usually starts in early October, the country is likely to have five destinations taking part in reopening schemes and another two joining extension programmes.

Among those seven destinations, only Phuket has opened entirely to inoculated tourists, while the rest still restrict tourist routes to a few districts and mandate various conditions to maintain a health and safety balance.

Phuket and Hua Hin can be considered quarantine-free destinations as they don’t require tourists to remain in their hotels, while Chiang Mai may insist on one day for quarantine, but all trips outside the hotel…