BANGKOK, Oct 27 — Hotels, street food carts and tuk-tuks are gearing up for the return of tourists to Bangkok as Thailand prepares to re-open on November 1 to fully vaccinated visitors after 18 months of Covid travel curbs.
The government is hopeful that a plan to phase out tough quarantine rules could lure visitors back to bars and beaches despite the prevalence of the virus. After this restriction was relaxed, authorities imposed a 14-day hotel quarantine, discouraging all but the most determined travellers. There is also no sign that India or Russia — two other major sources of visitors — will be added to the list soon.
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