Month: January 2022

Update 21 January 2022

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Happy New Year, everyone! 

Hope you all had a nice break. We are very excited to share with you the resumption of Test & Go (Exemption from Quarantine) entry scheme effective 1 February 2022.

  1. Thailand Pass reopens for new TEST & GO applications. From 1 February 2022 9:00 Thailand time, fully vaccinated travellers from any country can apply for a TEST & GO Thailand Pass 60 days in advance.

While existing rules for the scheme remain unchanged, the CCSA approved additional requirements for Covid-19 precautions. All new TEST & GO applications must submit a proof of prepayment for 2 separate nights of accommodation at SHA Extra Plus (SHA++) and the expenses for 2 RT-PCR tests on Day 1 and Day 5. Prepayment for Day 1 must include an accommodation, a test, and a prearranged transfer from airport to the hotel. Travellers can book 2 different hotels for accommodation on Day 1 and Day 5. However, on both Day 1 and Day 5 they must stay within the room for the RT-PCR test result.

  1. Sandbox program expanded from 1 Feb 2022. Thailand will reopen Bang Lampung, Pattaya, Si Racha, Si Chang, and Sattahip – only Na Jomtien and Bang Saray – in Chon Buri, and Ko Chang in Trat as Sandbox destinations, in addition to Krabi, Phang-Nga, Phuket and Ko Samui/Ko Pha-ngan/Ko Tao. Travellers must stay at least the first 7 nights within a Sandbox destination. Please review arrival requirements here. 

Further details will follow soon and will be posted in https://www.tatnews.org/.

Onwards & Upwards.

TAT Oceania

Sustainable stays in Thailand

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Thailand has some of the world’s most progressive hotels when it comes to leaving a minimal footprint. Which means you can sleep soundly across the country in hotels that unite style and sustainability.

In Phuket, a collaboration between JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Minor Hotels (Anantara, Avani) is working to fund environmental programs that support fragile marine life, such as the foundation’s Nesting Beach Patrols, protecting leatherback turtles that return to nest on the sands of Mai Khao.

Also in Phuket, five-star Keemala has a strong commitment to environmental and ethical practices. From the villa design to the landscaping, garden-to-table culinary approach, plastic-waste free policy and ethically sourced materials, everything has been carefully considered to help ensure a greener future.

AKARYN Hotel Group is one of the hospitality pioneers in Thailand to nix single-use plastics and, among several other sustainable initiatives – it now invests in solar panels, has started an organic farmers market at its Aleenta Phuket resort which also rewards locals and guests for beach cleanups with a free coffee at its beachside cafe.

Travel north to witness the work of the trendsetting Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation (GTAEF), which is co-funded by the Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort and Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle. The sanctuary has, for over a decade, promoted the ethical treatment of elephants, with its camp where mahouts (handlers) and pachyderms co-exist in a safe, peaceful and natural setting – a benchmark for sustainability.