This is NOT an official government website. We are an independent resource providing information and assistance to travelers.
travel updates
Showing 28 questions
This page displays all the results for the travel updates tag, sorted by the most recent activity. There are a total of 28 questions that have been tagged with travel updates. Explore the questions to find discussions and information relevant to this topic.
I have not been keeping up to date with changes to Thailand entry... do you need any kind of electronic authorization right now, or can you enter with just a passport?
Mae Sai-Tachilek border crossing: OK, we've had some recent reports coming out where members were able to cross over to Tachilek, either for the day or longer and it worked out fine.
However, the latest news is that the Burmese military junta has banned foreigners from flying to/from Tachilek and Lashio since May 8th.
[members only]
Someone over on TripAdvisor claims that there are "rumors on a Thai Facebook group" that foreigners have been banned from crossing this border, just like they have been, since over a month at the Mae Sot-Myawaddy border.
No idea what Facebook group is being referred to, as it doesn't seem to be this one or Expats Thailand.
I was planning on crossing the Mae Sai-Tachilek border in around a month or two from now, but am leaning towards not going anymore due to this uncertainty.
Does anyone know whether things have changed since May 8th? I understand that one member went there very recently but things have a way of changing from one day to the next in Myanmar so what may have worked a week or 2 weeks ago, might not work anymore.
Does anyone know if the ferries are back on? I know they’ve been cancelled the past few days. I am travelling to Koh Tao from Koh Samui on Wednesday, will my travel be affected?