The "Samui Plus"

Tourism reopened on Thursday to welcome fully-vaccinated foreign tourists, two weeks after the Phuket Sandbox reopening.Meanwhile, in Bangkok, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha presided over the launch via Thai Khu Fa Facebook live to welcome the tourists.

The first flight landed shortly after 11am with 10 visitors from the UK, Germany and France. They were all members of the media invited by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to inspect the programme.

TAT deputy governor of marketing for Asia and the South Pacific, said the Samui Plus scheme was not in a rush and it was expected to welcome 1,000 tourists in the first month.Also said authorities were preparing to launch marketing plans in low-risk countries such as Europe and the Middle East.

The Samui Plus model covers Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.Visitors are required to stay at approved hotels on Samui for a week and can leave their accommodation on day four.

Surat Thani governor Witchawut Jinto expressed confidence the province's Covid-19 protection measures will keep travellers safe following the launch of the Samui Plus scheme.

Under the plan, stringent measures including restricting people's movements would be implemented if Covid-19 cases exceed 20 within two weeks.

The decision to terminate Samui Plus would be made by the Covid-19 Centre of Koh Samui.

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