A Thai Government meeting concluded that the country would end the Test&Go scheme and remove the requirement for hotel booking from May 1, 2022.
Travelers who are fully insured will be able to use the Thailand Pass system to verify their vaccinations and insurance status.
Travelers are encouraged to take a self-administered ATK Fast Test and report any positive results to authorities, but there is no reporting requirement.
The Prime Minister relayed this to the CCSA meeting where the groundwork was being discussed.
The end of April is when Test&Go will be terminated, according to the Bangkok Post.
The Test & Go process for foreign arrivals will be terminated at the end of the month and vaccinated travellers will require only self-antigen tests for Covid-19 from May 1, to stimulate tourism and the economy, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday.
“Tourism is recovering and antigen tests will be more convenient and faster for visitors,” Gen Prayut said after chairing a meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) at Government House.
“Many countries are relaxing travel restrictions significantly and our country depends considerably on tourism to support our economy,” the prime minister said.
CCSA spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin later said that from May 1 there would be no Test & Go entry scheme. The government would have different measures for vaccinated and unvaccinated foreign arrivals by air.
Vaccinated visitors would not be tested for Covid-19 upon arrival anymore. It would be recommended they self-test using antigen kits during their stay. If they tested positive, they could enter their Covid-19 insurance process or take care of their own treatment, he said.
Unvaccinated travellers would be welcomed if they presented proof of a negative RT-PCR test no more than 72 hours before their trip.
They would be quarantined for five days, with another RT-PCR test on day 4 or 5. They would also be advised to do self-antigen testing during their stay. …
Since Covid is rife in Thailand, it has made less and less sense to upkeep stringent measures while countries all over the world are opening without testing requirements. Many of the tourists that Thailand has lost have been welcomed by those immediate neighbors of Thailand.
The ATK tests are not mandatory as the article suggests. I can't imagine anyone taking that test and reporting a positive result.
Travelers will still need to provide an insurance certificate and have their vaccinations verified through the Thailand Pass system.
John arrived this week in Bangkok under the current Test&Go conditions.
Thailand Pass Test & Go Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Arrival Experience April 2022
When I arrived in January, pre-departure tests were still mandatory, but it has since been vastly improved.
The new system is in place just in time for me to return in a few weeks and it will save me a lot of headaches, concerns, and costs. I will be able to go home after my arrival.
Conclusion.
Thailand has decided to drop all testing and accommodations requirements for travelers arriving from abroad who are fully insured.
This will come into effect on May 1, 2022, however I would like to emphasize that nothing is yet official until the regulation has been published in the Royal Gazette. Since the Thailand Pass will still be required, one has to wait until the system is amended to only accept the two required items: Insurance Certificate and Vaccination Certificate.
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