Tourists visiting Maya Bay in Krabi, Thailand, on Jan 3, 2022. - Reuters
BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand added three popular beach destinations to a visa programme that allows foreign visitors to bypass a mandatory isolation, throwing a lifeline to its Covid-hit tourism industry seen as key to a nascent economic recovery.
Starting Tuesday (Jan 11), vaccinated foreign tourists can enter Krabi, Phang Nga, and Koh Samui in addition to Phuket under the so-called sandbox programme that won’t require them to go through quarantine, provided they spend at least a week in these destinations.
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