Sorry I must have missed something _ I booked my sandbox hotel in bkk three weeks ago now I'm told the sandbox is canceled and nobody nobody including the hotel told me about the qr forms etc that were required and now apparently you can t submit them and therefore enter the country????
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The post discusses confusion surrounding the Bangkok sandbox program, which has been canceled. The poster expressed frustration due to lack of communication from their hotel regarding necessary QR forms for entry into Thailand. Several comments clarify that the sandbox was never officially established in Bangkok, primarily existing in Phuket and some islands. The discussion highlights ongoing changes in entry protocols, with references to the Test and Go program and quarantine options. Participants in the dialogue point out that many hotels falsely advertised a Bangkok sandbox, leading to further misunderstandings.
When filling out the thai pass does it ask for booking for a covid test 72hrs prior to flight from UK
Mark *******
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Jared Jernegan to clarify: a lot of hotels advertised on booking.com and agoda etc and other places that they offered a bangkok sandbox program. The screenshot below is the receipt from my booking. Each displayed all the relevant badges and certificates and multiple websites had links to lists of Bangkok sandbox hotels. There may not have been a bangkok sandbox but a very convincing bangkok sandbox program was sold to many people on very legitimate sites. I had no reason to doubt mine until just a couple of days ago.
Brahim ******
This is Bangkok chief. No sand or beaches just straight to asq for 7 days of no sun.
Rampi ********
So what do you need? A refund? What did the hotel say? Better start communication in WhatsApp or Email so there is a record. And if you do get into a legal wrangle for posting, please update us here. Thanks
Nick *******
There is NO sandbox in Bangkok.
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Robert *********
Moral here: Thai Pass is a complete failure causing too much confusion and alienating would-be tourists from wanting to come here! Added to that, Knee-Jerking and flip-flopping only serves to destroy any remaining trust the public had. And this Micky Mouse govt. just doesnât get itâŚ..!
as I did as well. Still, it was enough to deter much-needed tourism during the high-season.
Mitchell *******
Actually, I found the Thai pass to be fairly straight forward. You just need to have your insurance hotel, and PCR testing sorted before starting.
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Martin ********
people keep missing the part that there was NEVER A SANDBOX IN BANGKOK.
Mark *******
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I mean silly me for not seeking govt issued approval but even now you can Google "Bangkok Sandbox" and you'll get pages of what look like perfectly legitimate results and hotels offering the program. It's easy to get duped, it looked to me at the time that there was a Bangkok Sandbox.
to clarify: a lot of hotels advertised on booking.com and agoda etc and other places that they offered a bangkok sandbox program. The screenshot below is the receipt from my booking. Each displayed all the relevant badges and certificates and multiple websites had links to lists of Bangkok sandbox hotels. There may not have been a bangkok sandbox but a very convincing bangkok sandbox program was sold to many people on very legitimate sites. I had no reason to doubt mine until just a couple of days ago.
I have a picture of his Thai pass but they donât specify between phuket/samui/Bangkok sandbox. They have also eliminated the red/green country lists.
Iâm going to look when I get home if I scan his code if itâll bring up the specifics
Have I ever left my country? Or been to Thailand? This is where youâre having to go? LOL grow up
I was here when Covid started, I came the next year under full 2 week quarantine, and came in this year under the test and go, and also traveled to 5 continents.
All your accusations are just you self projecting everything youâre guilty of
a childâŚ.children like to say no no no no, which is all youâve done. You should call the Thai immigration and tell them to cancel any Bangkok sandbox applications they approved because the Bangkok sandbox doesnât exist, because you said so.
I gave the links, I gave the info, itâs all there
But apparently youâre too dumb to read and the best youâve come down to at this point is, âwell I must be lyingâ other then JUST MAYBE you are completely god damn wrong and talking about something you apparently know nothing about đ
nope itâs 5 days and heâs allowed to leave his hotel during the day, heâs not in quarantine nor does his Thai pass say quarantine, it says SANDBOX
I saw his Thai pass and heâs allowed to leave his hotel, heâs not confused Iâve seen all his documents and had lunch with him his second day back
this was back in December before they suspended everything, the packages were good, the sites I gave are known to be in good standing and completely reputable.
Bangkok had a sandbox option for people who couldnât apply for the test and go.
, Bangkok was never a part of the Sandbox program. The fact that these (3rd party) sites are calling it sandbox is misleading, because all you were doing is either test and go, or 7 day quarantine. Only Phuket, Phi Phi, and Samui area (and maybe Krabi??) ever had a Sandbox plan.
So, you either booked 6 days under test and go program, in which case, the hotel arranged your testing. OR the hotel was under the impression you were a domestic traveller?
you 100% changed what you said from, âthere never wasâ to âgo ahead and book it nowâ, those are different things especially after I said it was currently suspended, just as the test and go is
Some people need to stop drinking, but maybe you should try it
I provided sources saying this was in fact the case, there were 5-7 day sandbox packages for Bangkok that were being sold the same time as the test and go. I have a friend right now in a 5 day sandbox package in Bangkok who has been roaming the city but must return to his hotel at night.
I gave several links from reputable sources and have personal experience, all you and your buddy can do is say no đ¤ˇââď¸
what youâre doing now is called changing the goal posts because what you said was wrong, so now you need to say something different to try and be right instead of just accepting that you are 100% wrong.
There are people in Bangkok right now as part of the sandbox program you say never existed đ
sandbox was not test and go, and sandbox was for 5-7 nights while test and go was 1
You just keep changing because you are factually and fundamentally wrong đ
The poster is out of luck because he booked his hotel and didnât book his Thai pass at the same time so when it changed he got screwed, a mistake more then a few people on here have made
you said there ânever wasâ and I already said it was suspended when the test and go was suspended
Hereâs more links from from completely reputable sources confirming that while suspended now there in fact WAS A BANGKOK SANDBOX, and people who currently have approved Thai passes re allowed to enter and sandbox in Bangkok
you are really dumber than you look, theres is no bangkok sandbox, no matter what that 3rd party website calls it to sell to idiots like you, its AQ... but hey you want to be right, call it whatever you want. later đ¤Ą...
apply for bangkok sandbox. see you there when you get approved.
thats what i been trying to get through that he never had a sandbox for Bangkok
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Jared **********
They just honored my friends 5 day sandbox in Bangkok and he arrived on the 15
If you are approved for an entry method but the hotel cancels on you I think if you contact the Thai pass people you can amend your hotel
Wayne *********
Ok, Sorry, my confusion has been sorted as well, what your referring to as Sandbox i knew as Blue zone from back in November, which obviously Jared,s mate,s hotel has honored, the Blue zone/Sandbox is no longer available its only QA but same as test and go one would think the hotels should be honoring it.
it happened with some test and go hotels that when the program was cancelled they cancelled some of the bookings, so you would need to find somewhere that is still hosting this program. I could DM you the name of his hotel if you want to send an inquiry
it wasnât a test and go, he has to stay for 5 days and his THAI PASS SAYS SANDBOX, he has to return to his hotel at night just as I said in my comment.
He is not in nor has a Thai pass for a test and go
Only sandbox available now is Phuket and Surat Thani. ( Samui and a few other islands). That was up to date a few days ago as I will be traveling back soon.
I am telling you for a fact he flew into Bangkok, his Thai pass says SANDBOX on it, and he was allowed to leave his hotel after he received his test result on day 1 and returns every night
they obviously mislead you as no Sandbox in Bangkok. It was test and go 1 night free to leave. Then changed to QA of 7 days. I would say they ripped you off if they said it was Sandbox
Been through those screens. If you keep going to hotel details all that is available is surat Thani. So glad I spent a grand on a bangkok hotel and a couple of hundred In insurance. Way to confirm stereotypes, Thailand.
Sandbox in Bangkok ? It was test and go then it went to 7 days quarantine. Sandbox was Phuket and now some islands.
Greg ********
7 day quarantine available in Bangkok but Test & Go was cancelled. I would wait until outcome of CCSA Meeting tomorrow. There is a proposal to reinstate Test & Go.
Mitchell *******
?? There has never been a Sandbox in Bangkok.
Barry *******
There is rumours that test and go will be reinstated 1st Feb.
?? Travel restrictions worldwide have been changing at the drop of a hat for the last 2 years. The onus is on you to make sure you are up to date with the latest restrictions where you plan to travel!
it's to do with the forms and qr you had to fill out additionally, which nobody including my hotel told me about and which apparently you can't fill out as of now and without them you can't come in.
No idea about the cancellation of Sandbox. Your post is only time I heard it mentioned. The Ministry of Health is proposing Test & Go is reinstated at meeting tomorrow. If I was planning on coming I would wait for that outcome.