Southeast Asia’s Tourist Hubs Easing Travel Restrictions

Asean News Published 2 years ago on 19 March 2022 | Author TIN Media
THAILAND:

Southeast Asia’s tourist havens from Bali to Bangkok are moving to further reopen, rolling back Covid-19 restrictions to attract more visitors and bolster growth in their tourism-reliant economies.

Thailand announced Friday that it will further ease entry rules for vaccinated visitors starting April 1. Foreign tourists will no longer be required to hold a Covid-free certificate issued within 72 hours of boarding a flight, but they will have to undergo an RT-PCR test on arrival and a self-administered antigen test on day five.

Vietnam on Thursday waived quarantine rules for all international travelers, building on earlier efforts including allowing limited group tours after two years of stringent curbs. Cambodia has dropped testing requirements before and upon arrival, Khmer Times reported.

The Philippines and Malaysia will also allow quarantine-free entry to all fully vaccinated travelers from April 1. In Indonesia, the government is set to give an update on its virus measures on Monday, after saying that it would lift quarantine measures for international travel in April or sooner following a trial run in Bali.

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