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Phuket welcomes tourists as part of phased reopening

Government
Will Payne
1 July 2021

Thailand officially reopened to holidaymakers on Thursday (1 July) after the first international flight in more than a year landed at Phuket International airport.

Phuket has welcomed more than 3,000 UK visitors since reopening to international guests on 1 July

Thailand is currently on the UK government’s amber list for travel meaning people arriving back in the UK have to quarantine for 10 days.

Fully vaccinated individuals do not have to quarantine upon arrival in Thailand as part of the "Phuket Sandbox" model - but those without a vaccine are required to complete 14 days’ isolation at a state quarantine or Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) facility.

Chiravadee Khunsub, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in London, said the board has been "inundated" with enquiries about Thailand’s reopening plans.