As the world begins to reopen following the Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesia has expanded efforts to woo higher-spending visitors, particularly remote workers. According to Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno, Indonesia is launching a five-year “digital nomad” visa and focusing on “spiritual holidays, sporting activities, and ecological tourism.” With the world’s employment and work habits experiencing such radical changes in the post-Covid era, a digital nomad visa that allowed remote employees to work from a tropical resort in Southeast Asia rather than a stuffy office would be immensely enticing.These programs, he says, will draw 3.6 million international visitors to the country’s islands now that the world is re-opening. Increased flights and more fast visa procedures, according to Indonesian officials, could entice more remote workers to the archipelago, with global corporations such as Twitter and Airbnb allowing its employees to work from anywhere in the world. A recent poll of digital nomads found that…
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Patients with mild to moderate Covid symptoms could remain in hotels. Hotels that relied on Chinese tourists for revenue faced the brunt of the fallout. Staff shortages are another issue as the hotel business tries to get back on its feet, as many experienced workers have departed. They assisted in relieving the burden on the kingdom’s hospitals during the peak of the coronavirus outbreak. As Covid-19 is scheduled to be declared endemic next month, hotels and alternate quarantine areas have resumed normal operations. The service, according to Thienprasit Chaiyapatranun, vice-president of the Thai Hotels Association, is no longer available. Following the May 1 relaxation of several Covid requirements, the number of people requiring AQ housing at Suvarnabhumi Airport decreased to around 30 per day, down from 600-700 per day in the second half of 2021. During the final months of the AQ program, 128 Thai businesses chose to use alternative…
According to Thailand’s Natural Resources and Environment Department, disused oil rigs are being repurposed to construct a new diving destination for visitors 7.5 nautical miles north east of Koh Pha Ngan island. According to Varawut, the metal structures will serve to create a new coral reef tourist sector by attracting diving tour operators and divers, and the artificial coral reef area may be expanded if it proves to be successful. Steel rigs that have been turned into artificial coral reefs as part of a marine ecosystem have three benefits: they attract divers, improve the environment for marine life, and help the fishing industry. Artificial coral reefs attract fish and a variety of other marine species as they spread, according to Supichai Tangjaitrong, managing director of Chula Unisearch, which is part of Chulalongkorn University. The project’s progress, which began in April 2019 and is being carried out in collaboration with Chevron,…
According to the 50-year-old Thai minister, Singapore is eager to help Thailand lead the effort. Chaiwut and his team also met with Josephine Teo, Singapore’s Minister of Communications and Information, to discuss the personal data protection endeavor in further depth. He believes the Singaporean government is interested in digital investment and wants to assist Thailand in realizing its vast potential while also attracting new investors. Chaiwut met with Thai Ambassador to Singapore Gan Kim Yong and Thai Prime Minister’s Secretary to promote eight points on the MoU agenda: digital transformation, e-commerce policies, a fake news center, a government data center and cloud service, personal data protection, investment in Thailand’s Digital Valley and IoT Institute, and the development of digital skills and literacy. The Thailand’s Minister of Digital Economy and Society, visited Singapore yesterday to sign a digital collaboration agreement with Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister, Gan Kim Yong. The minister…
Due to high seas, a marine turtle washed up on the shores of Phuket’s Kata Beach last week. The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources was called to the scene after a hotel employee informed them of the injured tiny snapper. According to DMCR officials, the turtle’s flippers were injured after being trapped in broken fishing nets. The turtle was also fully dry, which they noticed. The turtle was taken to the Phuket Marine Biological Center’s wildlife rescue center, where experts believe the baby snapper will recover completely. According to locals, a dolphin washed up on the strand of a beach in Phang Nga province, just north of Phuket, yesterday. A local citizen contacted the Royal Thai Navy about the dolphin, and officials from the navy and the Sea Turtle Conservation Centre arrived on the spot. After that, the dolphin was transferred to the Phuket Marine Biological Centre, which is…
This popular and cool pastime is for everyone who desires a unique holiday experience, whether a novice or an experienced surfer. The Superior Room with Breakfast for Two Persons starts at THB 2,400++ per room per night. When showing the resort’s key card at Andaman Sea Surf, all surfers staying at the resort will receive a 10% discount on a 1-hour Fun Surf class. Chao Leh Kitchen, a bright all-day restaurant with an open-plan structure focused on local flavors and pan-Asian and worldwide favorites, is one of the resort’s five fashionable eating locations. Sears & Co. Bar and Grill, on the other hand, offers a casual dining experience with indoor and patio seats, as well as a tropical-tree-shaded garden. This is the best time to catch a wave and enjoy surfing in Phuket during the green season. Sheraton Four Points Phuket Patong Beach Resort is a beautiful beachfront resort located…
Maesa has been decked out this year to give the camp a typical Songkran vibe. Among the decorations are paper lanterns made from recovered elephant dung and a sand pagoda. Maesa has a cool, shady vibe that’s perfect for escaping the heat this week (Northern Thailand is experiencing its hottest season). Maesa’s elephants are expecting that tourists will gather to see them this Thai New Year after their experience during the Covid-19 epidemic. Maesa Elephant Camp, in the Mae Rim district of northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai Province, expects a huge number of visitors during the Songkran holiday. Travelers are invited to splash in the water with elephants at Chiang Mai’s Maesa Elephant Camp during the Songkran celebrations, which take place this week from April 13 to 16. The camp is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day, and admission is free. Thailand’s entrance rules are being loosened gradually,…
Bangkok’s governor says officials would talk about lowering the necessity for wearing a mask outside
Bangkok’s governor says officials would talk about lowering the necessity for wearing a mask outside
Thailand’s Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, is still opposed to the mask requirement being relaxed. Thailand’s Covid infections could reach 10,000 every day, according to Anutin, now that the country’s nightlife has ‘officially’ reopened. According to the Associated Press, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Public Health warned that “venues are at a greater danger since they are noisy and persons need to converse loudly.” “Some people may take off their masks and talk to one another, potentially sparking disease outbreaks.” Bangkok’s new governor, Chadchart Sittipunt, has indicated plans to consider lowering mask rules in Thailand’s capital, following the perplexing mask policy flip-flop in Phuket. On the other hand, Chadchart has not set a date for the meeting. The governor also intends to investigate the legality of extending nightclub closing times past the existing midnight limit. Keeping the closing hour so early, he claimed, only served to increase crowds and…
According to a Nation Thailand study, Phuket welcomed 150,596 guests over the weekend of May 13–16, generating 1.82 billion baht in tourism earnings. During such long holidays, the province’s occupancy rate was 44.46 percent. The Thai government is praising itself for easing entry restrictions, which authorities claim has increased tourism in regions like Phuket and Koh Samui. All of this is down to the government’s decision to relax travel restrictions during the country’s peak season, which runs from March to May. According to Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, a government spokeswoman, up to 10,000 foreign visitors enter the nation each day, albeit the days of large tour groups are past — at least for now. He predicts that occupancy rates would rise to 60 to 80 percent, especially in popular areas like Patong Beach and Phuket Old Town. The prime minister also urged Thais to maintain a positive tourism image in order to…
The mayor of Koh Samui, Chayapon Intharasupa, said he received information that four Thai visitors were about to drown at Chawaeng Beach. All of them were rescued by local jet ski riders and rescue personnel. Three women and one male were admitted to the hospital in total. The women were all well, but Jakkapan Boonchanya, the male, was thought to be in grave condition and unlikely to survive. According to the holidaymakers’ family members, the group had swum too far from the beach and been hit by a large wave. Four Thai tourists went swimming in heavy waves despite a red flag warning on the beach at Chawaeng Beach on Koh Samui in the southern district of Surat Thani on Wednesday. One of the passengers drowned, but the remaining four were saved. According to staff at a jet ski rental company on the beach, one foreigner was also rescued not…