Thailand’s Koh Samui Reopens to Vaccinated International Travelers

Thailand’s Koh Samui reopens to vaccinated international travelers
Thailand’s Koh Samui reopens to vaccinated international travelers

SKÅL welcomes reopening of Thailand’s second largest island to vaccinated foreign travelers in the SAMUI+ PLUS program.

  • Travelers must travel from an approved country, and they must have been in that country for no fewer than 21 consecutive days.
  • Adult arrivals must be fully vaccinated by an approved COVID-19 vaccine no fewer than 14 days before travel date.
  • Arrival is via Bangkok’s International Airport Suvarnabhumi and transfer to direct Bangkok Airways terminal for direct flight to Koh Samui via sealed transit route.  

Koh Samui – Thailand’s second largest island and its neighboring islands Koh Phangan and Koh Tao – has opened to vaccinated international travelers without quarantine in the new SAMUI+ tourism scheme intended to kick-start the islands’ tourism industry which has been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Samui+ model represents months of planning and close cooperation between the key tourism bodies of Thailand, the TAT [Thailand Association of Tourism], THA [Thailand Hotels Association], TAKS [Tourism Association of Koh Samui], government and private sector, whose representatives attended last night’s launch ceremony at the Banana FanSea Resort on Samui’s famous Chaweng Beach.     

SAMUI+ Plus model – At a glance, how it works for vaccinated international visitors: 

  • Travelers must travel from an approved country, and they must have been in that country for no fewer than 21 consecutive days.
  • A Certificate of Entry (COE).
  • A negative RT-PCR COVID-19 test no more than 72 hours before travel date.
  • Adult arrivals must be fully vaccinated by an approved COVID-19 vaccine no fewer than 14 days before travel date.
  • Travelers under 18 do not require proof of vaccination, but must travel with fully vaccinated parents or guardians and show negative RT-PCR COVID-19 test.
  • Insurance policy covering COVID-19 expenses of at least $100,000.
  • Arrival is via Bangkok’s International Airport Suvarnabhumi and transfer to direct Bangkok Airways terminal for direct flight to Koh Samui via sealed transit route.  
  • Must stay exclusively at an ALQ approved hotel for the first 7 nights of their stay.
  • May stay at an SHA+ Plus approved hotel or private villa  in Koh Samui, Koh Phangan or Koh Tao for the next 7 nights of their stay Koh Samui. 
  • All airline and hotel bookings must be pre-booked and pre-paid and include payment for the mandatory 3 x RT-PCR COVID-19 tests.   
  • Must download and install alert applications.

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