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Thailand extends ‘Sandbox’ reopening of beach resorts

Destinations
Rob Gill
26 August 2021

Thailand is opening up further to fully vaccinated Britons as part of its Sandbox programme to restart international travel.

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

The country is now allowing multi-centre island and beach holidays by adding destinations such as Krabi, Phi Phi, Khao Lak and Ko Yao to the Sandbox model which has already seen the reopening of major resorts Phuket and Koh Samui.

The Phuket Sandbox 7+7 programme allows fully vaccinated international travellers to reduce the previous 14-night mandatory stay in Phuket to seven nights, with another seven nights spent in either Krabi (for Ko Phi Phi, Ko Ngai or Railay), Phang-Nga (for Khao Lak or Ko Yao), or Surat Thani (for Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan or Ko Tao).