News Forum - Thailand to discuss travel bubble with China and Malaysia this month

[Thaiger]

Thai tourism officials plan to hold talks with their counterparts in Malaysia and China for travel bubble schemes allowing quarantine-free travel between the countries. Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, shared with Thai media that the ministry plans to talk with the two Asian counties about a sealed route this month. Piphat says they plan to start discussions with China this week while on a trip for the Winter Olympics in Beijing. He added that discussions with Malaysia at the start at end of the month as the Malaysian Prime Minister has a meeting scheduled with Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha. […]

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[Cabra]

Any bubble with China is one-way because you need to be crazy to want to enter China with all their restrictions. Malaysia would be a welcomed opening of a travel lane (depending on the T&Cs)

[Poolie]

53 minutes ago, Cabra said:

Any bubble with China is one-way because you need to be crazy to want to enter China with all their restrictions. Malaysia would be a welcomed opening of a travel lane (depending on the T&Cs)

Unless of course you live there. It's highly desirable then.

[TimAn]

1 hour ago, Cabra said:

Any bubble with China is one-way because you need to be crazy to want to enter China with all their restrictions. Malaysia would be a welcomed opening of a travel lane (depending on the T&Cs)

It will be opened on beginning of 3rd QTR this year. Said my family relatives who works in MOFA.  Chinese demand travel extremely but because of the Zero Infection Policy and so many stupid restrictions.

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

3 hours ago, Thaiger said:

travel bubble schemes allowing quarantine-free travel between the countries.

What does  *Quarantine-free" travel mean? In contrast to  Quarantine exempt under the Test and Go?

[Noble_Design]

1 hour ago, Cabra said:

Any bubble with China is one-way because you need to be crazy to want to enter China with all their restrictions. Malaysia would be a welcomed opening of a travel lane (depending on the T&Cs)

If the travel bubble with Malaysia is approved I would still rather drive to KL than take a plane inside the closed cabin of an airplane. 

16 baht gasoline here I come!

[Cabra]

42 minutes ago, Poolie said:

Unless of course you live there. It's highly desirable then.

Except for the Chinese tourist who dares come to thailand (under "the bubble"), catchs covid here and can't get back home

[Poolie]

They wont travel while there is that risk.

[Lyp14 [ctxa]]

12 hours ago, TimAn said:

It will be opened on beginning of 3rd QTR this year. Said my family relatives who works in MOFA.  Chinese demand travel extremely but because of the Zero Infection Policy and so many stupid restrictions.

Hope you’re right.