onsdag 2 mars 2022

Russian and Ukrainian tourists in Thailand beginning to face financial transaction and travel problems due to sanctions, invasion. Pattaya News

Russian and Ukrainian tourists in Surat Thani, Phuket, Pattaya, and other tourist destinations are starting to face financial transaction and travel problems following a ban of selected major Russian national banks yesterday, February 28th.

Surat Thani –

The Russia-Ukraine war has now affected the economic system and the tourism business in multiple Thai areas focused on tourism, including Samui, after Western nations and their allies, including the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Australia, Canada, and Japan have expanded sanctions against Russia, resulting in the ban of many international financial transactions.

As of today, March 1st, both Ukrainian and Russian tourists as well as tour companies arranging tourists from both countries were now having difficulties in making and receiving payment via credit cards and international transfers. It was found that hotel room payments and other expenses made via credit card were not possible while Ukrainian tourists on Koh Samui wanted to stay longer and pay for extensions to witness and closely monitor the situation of their own country. Additionally, some citizens of both countries were now "stuck" because of flight bans, and some were limited on funds, made more difficult by new sanctions.

Ratchaporn Poolsawat, President of the Koh Samui Tourism Promotion Association, said the association had already acknowledged the problem because many hotels, restaurants, and other tourism businesses were affected.

He said: "Currently, Ukrainians in Koh Samui were now unable to fly back as the airspace was mostly closed but some also couldn't make payments for services such as food, travel, accommodation, etc. Russian travelers couldn't make international money transfers either and many are also now stuck and unable to access funds, which rolls downhill as problems  to tourism businesses."

The president urged local business operators to inform of similar problems to the association and it would mention the problems to discuss with relevant government agencies to solve problems for Russian and Ukrainian tourists in Koh Samui, Phuket, and Pattaya especially. The Thai Government and Tourism Authority of Thailand are reportedly looking for possible solutions for those affected during the current situation, both tourists and business owners.

In Koh Samui, the cumulative number of tourists since last year is recorded at 20,929 people. Of which, 2,398 are Russian nationals, ranking the third most visited nationality or 10 percent of all tourists, while Ukrainian tourists were ranked at the sixth with 750 people or 3.5 percent. Approximately 2,000 Russian tourists, according to the president, are currently in the Samui area and many are now having financial issues.


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🌞 According to the Meteorological Department, Thailand’s summer season will officially begin today, and will last until mid-May. Upper Thailand will have a maximum temperature of around 42-43°C. The map shows the provinces which will see temperatures hitting 40°C. Richard Barrow



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tisdag 1 mars 2022

Most of the CEO’s at the ‘Thailand Tourism Declaration’ debate said Test & Go must go. Richard Barrow


Most of the CEO's at the 'Thailand Tourism Declaration' debate said Test & Go must go. My question to them was, if the government says no, what is the compromise to make it more attractive? Minor International CEO Bill Heinecke was the only one to answer. He said there's no compromise. It must go. 

Bill did make one good point about the Day 5 test. People were tested before they left home and then on arrival. The Day 5-7 test was just catching tourists who got Covid in Thailand. Then they were forced into quarantine for 10 days even if they had no symptoms. Who would come under those conditions?

Obviously Bill is biased. His business needs tourists. For the ordinary people, I don't think they are ready. For myself I think there should be a compromise first, but the safety parts should remain for now. But how to compromise? If you were the government, what would you do?
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The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 1,197 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with no new deaths, March 1st, 2022. Pattaya News

Chonburi announces 1,197 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 and no new deaths

Highlights:

  • 1,197 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Chonburi today

  • 1,749 positive ATK (rapid antigen) tests were reported but all require a second confirmed PCR test before being counted as official cases. The ATK positive tests are just "possible" cases until confirmed by PCR.

  • 971 (PCR) and 750 (ATK) recovered and were released from medical care

  • No new deaths

The Chonburi Department of Public Health announced 1,197 new and confirmed cases of Covid-19 today with no new deaths, March 1st, 2022.

This makes a total of 41,376 cases (PCR) and 29,630 cases (ATK) of Covid-19 in the current round of infections, with 11,950 (PCR) and 12,174 (ATK) people still under medical care/supervision, and with a total of 48 recorded deaths in Chonburi since the start of this recent round of infections at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

Additionally, 971 (PCR) and 750 (ATK) people were also released and recovered yesterday in Chonburi. 29,378 (PCR) and 17,456 (ATK) people in total have now been released from medical care and recovered in Chonburi since this current wave of Covid-19 began at the beginning of this year, January 2022.

One person was listed as being in serious condition in Chonburi currently, either on a ventilator or pneumonia. The person was not completely vaccinated. According to the Chonburi Department of Public Health, the vast majority of recent cases are mild or asymptomatic, 99.1% percent in total.

In total, 1,983,189 people in Pattaya and Chonburi have received their first dose of a Covid -19 vaccine which is 85.15 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 304,807 have received their first dose and are what the Thai government calls 608 groups (elders, have chronic health problems, and pregnant) which is 82.39 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

800,580 people have received their triple dose which is 34.37 percent of the total Chonburi population. Of those, 136,479 are 608 groups which is 36.89 percent of those in these risk groups in Chonburi.

The district-level new cases were as follows today:

Mueang Chonburi 234, Si Racha 352, Banglamung (Pattaya) 268, Panat Nikhom 16, Sattahip 90, Ban Bueng 44, Phan Thong 76, ฺBor Thong 9, Ko Chan 1, Nong Yai 4, and 103 people transferred from other provinces for medical care.

The details on the cases are as follows:

  1. Work and stayed in Rayong, transferred from other provinces for medical care, 75 cases
  2. Cluster, Thai Insan Tec company in Si Racha, 4 cases
  3. Cluster, Fujitsu General company in Si Racha, 4 cases
  4. Cluster Mitsubishi Electric Consumer Products company in Mueang Chonburi, 4 cases
  5. Risky occupations meeting many people, 25 cases
  6. 29 medical personnel
  7. 6 back from other provinces from Bangkok (3), Chiang Rai (1), Phuket (1), and Ubon Ratchathani (1)
  8. Close contacts from previously confirmed cases in families – 224 cases, in workplaces –204 cases, close personal contacts – 68 cases, and joined a party – 8 case
  9. Close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation), 57 cases
  10. 489 cases close contacts of a confirmed patient (under investigation)



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