As of October 1, 2022, Thailand is ending its Covid border needs: foreign travelers no longer want to provide proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test. And, with new opportunities for longer stays, travelers can visit the Land of Smiles even more than ever before. The pandemic
Thailand’s Covid-19 Situation Management Centre and the Tourism Authority of Thailand announced the lifting of border measures at the end of September. To enter Thailand, travelers no longer want to show a Covid vaccination certificate or evidence of a recent negative Covid test. Until September 30, 2022, one of them required (at the choice of the traveler) but this requirement ends on October 1, 2022.
Thailand reopened to tourism for the first time in July 2021, and as of July 2022, its pandemic border restrictions have been lifted. Thailand has put in place various systems to facilitate tourism and gradually reopen the country to the pandemic, starting with Phuket. Sandbox program that first brought tourists to Thailand’s largest island and its famous beaches.
In the past, most tourists to Thailand from the United States, Europe and Canada were visa-exempt, meaning that upon arrival in Thailand they enjoyed a 30-day stay in the country. Announced in August 2022, those travelers can now spend forty-five days in Thailand. For travelers eligible for a visa on arrival (e. g. , those with passports from Mexico and China), timeframes are now higher from 15 days to 30 days. These adjustments will take effect from October 1. , 2022 until at least March 31, 2023.
More information about visas for U. S. passport holders can be found on the U. S. Embassy Thailand online page.
After a vacation in Thailand, many other people aspire to live in the land of long-term smiles, whether they are remote employees or need to retire there. Thailand facilitates this with a new long-term resident visa that is valid for 10 years and can be extended. Upon approval, visa holders get entry to Thailand, expedited airport service, virtual painting permit, and other benefits.
No matter how long your stay lasts, it’s imperative to follow the pattern of outstanding Thai cuisine, from street food to Michelin-recognized restaurants. It’s even less difficult with a new edition of Thailand’s Michelin Guide coming soon.
For the first time, the Michelin Guide Thailand will come with restaurants in northeastern Thailand, Isan. Isan cuisine is characterized by bright flavors and influences from neighboring Laos and Cambodia. Som tum, green papaya salad, is possibly Isan the most outstanding dish. , but don’t also check out the fried chicken Isan (gay tod).
The existing edition of the Michelin consultant includes Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Phang-nga and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya with main points about Thailand’s 32 Michelin-starred restaurants and other notable restaurants. In Bangkok, for example, you can model the fashionable Thai style. creations of chef Pim Techamuanvivit in Nahm, COMO Metropolitan Bangkok. Nahm has held a Michelin star for five consecutive years. In particular, pay attention to swimming blue crab dishes, such as yellow curry with betel leaves and lime calamansi or grilled with wild shrimp and red grouper in a banana leaf.
Returning to Thailand and tasting the country’s food is sure to delight everyone.
A mahout and an elephant at the wild elephant camp, near Chiang Mai, Thailand