Thailand to reopen to more vaccinated visitors from November

People at a beach in Phuket, on Sept 19, 2021. The island successfully reopened to vaccinated visitors in a pilot scheme. - Reuters

BANGKOK, Sept 27 (Reuters): Thailand will waive its mandatory quarantine requirement in Bangkok and nine regions from Nov 1 to vaccinated arrivals, authorities said on Monday, as the country tries to boost its immunisation rate and revive its battered tourism sector.

The regions include popular tourist areas Chiang Mai, Phangnga, Krabi, Hua Hin, Pattaya, and Cha-am, and follow the successful reopening of Phuket and Samui islands to vaccinated people in pilot schemes since July.