Test & Go Application Process changes
Apr 9, 2022, 7:28 pm
#392
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It is agreed in principle but yet to be made official. But the plan they have tabled is to replace the test & go scheme with an ATK test on arrival and no forced hotel stay. The PM has said he wants to see how the trend looks after Songkran before making the final decision.
Apr 10, 2022, 4:11 am
#393
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It is agreed in principle but yet to be made official. But the plan they have tabled is to replace the test & go scheme with an ATK test on arrival and no forced hotel stay. The PM has said he wants to see how the trend looks after Songkran before making the final decision.
Apr 10, 2022, 8:54 am
#395
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Apr 10, 2022, 5:09 pm
#396
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It is agreed in principle but yet to be made official. But the plan they have tabled is to replace the test & go scheme with an ATK test on arrival and no forced hotel stay. The PM has said he wants to see how the trend looks after Songkran before making the final decision.
Apr 10, 2022, 8:26 pm
#397
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Do you mean that no prepayment for the Day One Stay? I actually do not mind a PCR test 72 hours before the departure of the flight to Thailand. What gets me is the Day One stay with the PCR test. If they do away with this Day One test and Go and the prepayment for the hotel I will be happy.
Apr 10, 2022, 9:48 pm
#398
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The Bangkok Post today says they are expecting 100,000 new cases a day post-Songkran.
As with most things in Thailand, we shall see . . ..
Apr 11, 2022, 12:51 pm
#400
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How does the "test and go" system work with a connecting flight through BKK and onto another destination in Thailand? Does one test and go in BKK or at the final destination (I'm assuming it's in BKK)? I'm looking at booking a flight from SGN to Ko Samui in late July for my family of 4 and there are no direct flighs, but I do see connecting flights through BKK with connecting times ranging from a couple of hours to overnight. I know that things are changing, but I'm just wondering what anyone here would advise on what sort of ticket I should purchase (i.e. how many hours/days to connect). As I am travelling with children the easiest would be not to stay overnight in BKK but to connect on the same day.
Apr 11, 2022, 1:03 pm
#401
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How does the "test and go" system work with a connecting flight through BKK and onto another destination in Thailand? Does one test and go in BKK or at the final destination (I'm assuming it's in BKK)? I'm looking at booking a flight from SGN to Ko Samui in late July for my family of 4 and there are no direct flighs, but I do see connecting flights through BKK with connecting times ranging from a couple of hours to overnight. I know that things are changing, but I'm just wondering what anyone here would advise on what sort of ticket I should purchase (i.e. how many hours/days to connect). As I am travelling with children the easiest would be not to stay overnight in BKK but to connect on the same day.
Apr 11, 2022, 7:56 pm
#402
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How does the "test and go" system work with a connecting flight through BKK and onto another destination in Thailand? Does one test and go in BKK or at the final destination (I'm assuming it's in BKK)? I'm looking at booking a flight from SGN to Ko Samui in late July for my family of 4 and there are no direct flighs, but I do see connecting flights through BKK with connecting times ranging from a couple of hours to overnight. I know that things are changing, but I'm just wondering what anyone here would advise on what sort of ticket I should purchase (i.e. how many hours/days to connect). As I am travelling with children the easiest would be not to stay overnight in BKK but to connect on the same day.
Apr 12, 2022, 6:10 am
#404
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Apr 12, 2022, 6:31 am
#405
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Let's see what happens. I'm hoping to make a trip to BKK in beginning of June (not the 1st thou). I hope entry testing would ease out even more than now, but as it's communicated much depends on Songkran and it's aftermath.