News Forum - Taiwan welcomes Bangkok travellers as first unrestricted flight

[Thaiger]

Taiwan has ended mandatory quarantine and welcomed a plane from Bangkok as the first international flight to land without Covid-19 restrictions. Just after midnight this morning, a flight from Bangkok arrived to fanfare as the first commercial flight where passengers will not be required to quarantine on arrival. Taiwan has lagged behind other countries in Asia in loosening restrictions as the Covid pandemic subsides. They have required a seven-day quarantine which was reduced to three in June, but have now lifted the mandatory isolation altogether. Taiwan has high vaccination rates and, despite the nearly seven million domestic Covid infections in […]

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[Ramanathan.P]

Is Thailand really under recession? Are Thai people facing economic turmoil?......Looks like there is a bigger gap between the haves and have nots. TAT has been trying hard to promote local tourism to revive the industry with not enough support from international tourism. But Thais are travelling abroad for vacation causing money outflow...

Edited October 14, 2022 by Ramanathan.P

[Marc26]

25 minutes ago, Ramanathan.P said:

Is Thailand really under recession? Are Thai people facing economic turmoil?......Looks like there is a bigger gap between the haves and have nots. TAT has been trying hard to promote local tourism to revive the industry with not enough support from international tourism. But Thais are travelling abroad for vacation causing money outflow...

Do you think a country of 10's of millions is all poor?

 

I think that is the perception of so many guys on these forums

[Pinetree]

23 minutes ago, Ramanathan.P said:

Is Thailand really under recession? Are Thai people facing economic turmoil?......Looks like there is a bigger gap between the haves and have nots. TAT has been trying hard to promote local tourism to revive the industry with not enough support from international tourism. But Thais are travelling abroad for vacation causing money outflow...

I would not be too quick to judge the numbers here.  I would guess that most of the pax will be Taiwanese, either tourists returning home, or Taiwanese working expats  and the others may well be Thai workers who have contract work in Taiwan, such as many in my my g/fs family. Taiwan is not a natural tourist destination for Asians as its expensive to both get there are stay. 

[Cabra]

1 hour ago, Ramanathan.P said:

Is Thailand really under recession? Are Thai people facing economic turmoil?......Looks like there is a bigger gap between the haves and have nots. TAT has been trying hard to promote local tourism to revive the industry with not enough support from international tourism. But Thais are travelling abroad for vacation causing money outflow...

This article does not once mention anything about the Thai economy or recession, or standard of living/GNI, or anything to that point. The news here is that Taiwan is now open. And that's good for anyone wanting to go to Taiwan.