Overseas tourists poured into Bangkok and the holiday island of Phuket as Thailand kickstarted its tourism industry after 18 months of Covid curbs.
Tourists are back on the beaches of Phuket after Thailand gave the green light for vaccinated visitors to return to the kingdom.BANGKOK - Overseas tourists poured into Bangkok and the holiday island of Phuket on Monday as Thailand kickstarted its tourism industry after 18 months of Covid curbs.
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport and Phuket's international terminal were the first on Monday morning to receive visitors, with mostly European tourists greeted by staff dressed in personal protective equipment to process their documents. International tourists await instructions from health officials at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International AirportVisitors are required to take a Covid test upon landing and spend a night at a government-approved hotel to await the results before being allowed to travel freely across the kingdom.
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