As usual,thank you for another article with so much useful information.
Your link to the SHA+ website was brilliant - just what I had been looking for, as we bought an apartment in Phuket last February and having been double vaccinated are really hoping we can isolate in our own home whilst we are waiting for test results rather than in a hotel down the road.
We would rather support our local friends businesses an have our meals delivered!
I have signed up for a year's subscription and can't wait to get back to Phuket ( hopefully at the end of October) to visit our friends.
In response to Mark's query re flights, we are planning to fly from London to Singapore and then on to Phuket which is permitted at the moment.
Thank you so much Catherine, much appreciated. Best of luck with your travel plans. Hopefully the situation will be getting better here by October. Certainly a lot more people here will be vaccinated by then.
This seems like good news, David, with a potentially long-term positive outcome more likely. I am guessing that with far fewer new infections on the island, Phuket hospitals are not at capacity or overflowing as they are in other Thai provinces? Do you have a sense of how easy it is to catch a direct flight to Phuket from overseas? I wonder if the cost of the limited number of direct flights to Phuket would be more than a regular flight to Bangkok and a transfer to the special flights to Samui. Either way, I'm still interested in this program (or something similar as it develops) for later this year or early 2022 and appreciate you keeping us informed with these in-depth reports. Cheers.
Hi Mark, I'd say it's still a very fragile and unpredictable situation, but yes, Phuket hospitals are not overflowing and things are much, much better there than in many other provinces. Re flights to Phuket, I've not searched fares from the US and the cost would depend partly on where in the US you're originating. From west coast US, the best option might be EVA Air via Taipei, but there are more options (Qatar, Emirates, Etihad) if flying through the Middle East. Singapore Airlines is another option, or THAI flies direct from several European cities. You're right generally that flying into Phuket rather than Bangkok is pricier, simply because there are far fewer options. But I'm pretty sure they're going to start allowing transit in Bangkok within a month or two. I'm following Thailand's whole reopening process very closely and I do intend to keep you informed. Cheers.
Hi David
As usual,thank you for another article with so much useful information.
Your link to the SHA+ website was brilliant - just what I had been looking for, as we bought an apartment in Phuket last February and having been double vaccinated are really hoping we can isolate in our own home whilst we are waiting for test results rather than in a hotel down the road.
We would rather support our local friends businesses an have our meals delivered!
I have signed up for a year's subscription and can't wait to get back to Phuket ( hopefully at the end of October) to visit our friends.
In response to Mark's query re flights, we are planning to fly from London to Singapore and then on to Phuket which is permitted at the moment.
Thank you so much Catherine, much appreciated. Best of luck with your travel plans. Hopefully the situation will be getting better here by October. Certainly a lot more people here will be vaccinated by then.
Nice to read something positive
This seems like good news, David, with a potentially long-term positive outcome more likely. I am guessing that with far fewer new infections on the island, Phuket hospitals are not at capacity or overflowing as they are in other Thai provinces? Do you have a sense of how easy it is to catch a direct flight to Phuket from overseas? I wonder if the cost of the limited number of direct flights to Phuket would be more than a regular flight to Bangkok and a transfer to the special flights to Samui. Either way, I'm still interested in this program (or something similar as it develops) for later this year or early 2022 and appreciate you keeping us informed with these in-depth reports. Cheers.
Hi Mark, I'd say it's still a very fragile and unpredictable situation, but yes, Phuket hospitals are not overflowing and things are much, much better there than in many other provinces. Re flights to Phuket, I've not searched fares from the US and the cost would depend partly on where in the US you're originating. From west coast US, the best option might be EVA Air via Taipei, but there are more options (Qatar, Emirates, Etihad) if flying through the Middle East. Singapore Airlines is another option, or THAI flies direct from several European cities. You're right generally that flying into Phuket rather than Bangkok is pricier, simply because there are far fewer options. But I'm pretty sure they're going to start allowing transit in Bangkok within a month or two. I'm following Thailand's whole reopening process very closely and I do intend to keep you informed. Cheers.