Despite the resumption of regular flights with Thailand from November 9, travel companies do not expect high demand for tours to the country, despite the rather attractive prices.

The Association of Tour Operators of Russia has published a memo with the rules of entry for tourists to countries, air traffic with which Russia will restore in November.

From November 9, the Operational Headquarters removes all restrictions on regular and charter flights to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh. Also, restrictions on air traffic with Austria, Switzerland, Finland and the United Arab Emirates were lifted. New destinations opened, including Thailand and Tunisia.

From October 1, the sandbox program (currently in operation for Phuket and Koh Samui) will be expanded up to Bangkok and 7 more provinces, including Pattaya. This will allow Russian tourists to visit Bangkok and Pattaya without quarantine.

Thailand allowed tourists vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to enter Phuket Island and other tourist areas included in the Phuket Sandbox and 7+7 programs from September 1, without having to undergo a 14-day quarantine.

Thailand has allowed tourists vaccinated with the Sputnik V vaccine to enter certain tourist areas of the country.

In Thailand, after Phuket, several islands were opened for vaccinated Russian tourists.

Russia was included in the "yellow" list of countries, according to the decision of the Department of Disease Control of Thailand.

Russian airlines Aeroflot and S7 have opened the sale of tickets to Thailand: flights from Moscow and Novosibirsk are currently available for booking.

Tourists from Russia can now come to Thailand not only with the purpose of treatment, but also for recreation. From the beginning of November, you can get a special tourist visa for a period of 60 days with the possibility of extending for another 30 days.

The overwhelming majority (65%) of survey, conducted from August 18 to September 1 on the Russian tourist portal TourDom.ru, believes that it is inexpedient to fly to Thailand in conditions of severe restrictions there.

Tour operators do not hope that the winter season will go smoothly, since countries, popular among Russians, such as Thailand and Vietnam, do not plan to open in 2020.

In July-August, Russian tourists started buying air tickets for the New Year holidays after a long break. Primarily, hey show interest for the still closed European countries.

The Thai authorities are ready to open the borders for Russian tourists in the near future. Now the question of lifting restrictions on international flights is on the agenda. Under favorable circumstances, the question can be settled within one month.

Thai Civil Aviation Authority announced that it will lift the ban on international flights from July 1. The ban on entry is removed for foreigners entering with business and medical purpose.

Thai Airways has announced plans to suspend flights to almost all of its destinations. The flights to Moscow will be suspended from April 1, 2020 until further notice.

Since March 23, Russia has introduced new time restrictions on flights to countries where cases of new coronavirus infection have been identified.

In connection with the spread of the coronavirus Coivid-19 in the world, the number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand in February 2020 decreased by 44,3% compared to the same period last year.

Thai national carrier Thai Airways published an official announcement on the cancelation of the summer flight program from Moscow to Bangkok. The restriction will come into effect on June 1, 2020.

According to the Border Service, in 2019, Russian citizens made 48 072 285 trips in 176 foreign countries and territories. This is 7,9% more than in 2018 (44 551 092).

The tour operator Pegas Touristik, after the successful launch of Nordwind Airlines charter program to the Thai Surat Thani airport on February 14, plans to start flights from Khabarovsk.

The travel service Tutu.ru analyzed all air tickets, sold from any city in Russia, with travel dates from December 1, 2019 to March 1, 2020 and compiled a rating of destinations that are most popular.

In 2019, according to TAT, the number of Russian tourist arrivals in Thailand remained almost at the level of last year, amounting to 1,47 million. In general, the Thai authorities predict a decline in volumes from the Russian market in 2020, due to the difficult economic situation in Russia.

Almost 1,5 million Russian tourists visited Thailand in 2019, the tourist flow has not changed compared to last year. The authorities hope to attract more tourists from the Russian Federation thanks to charters from Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk,

Between December 27 and April 22, Surat Thani is to welcome 32 flights from Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk, both in Russia. About 12 760 tourists are expected to visit Surat Thani during this period, generating revenue of around 500 million baht ($16.6 million).