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Will I be stopped at the airport leaving the UK to travel to Thailand as a tourist?

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Jan 9, 2021

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Calling from sunny UK.

If I book ASQ, a flight, apply for a TR visa, get that, then my COE, travel insurance, RT-PCR test and fit to fly, ect.....

Are the authorities at the airport going to stop me leaving as a tourist ?

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The post discusses the concerns of a UK resident planning to travel to Thailand as a tourist, particularly regarding the potential for being stopped at the airport due to government travel restrictions linked to COVID-19. Comments suggest that while currently, many travelers are not being questioned, the situation may change based on health guidelines and the pandemic's development. Additionally, there are ongoing discussions about the validity of travel insurance while traveling against government advice.

Hans *******

Have a safe flight and welcome in a even better sunny Bangkok

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Barrie *********

You could go through all that and then a new deadly strain of Covid could emerge ...is it worth the risk ?

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Steve *********

No

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Mark *********

Yes you can just get Insurance from outside the UK

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Steve *******

If you know that the COVID situation in the UK is worse than it is in Thailand, if you are also aware that other countries are concerned at the particularly virulent strain the UK why would you even consider travelling and potentially putting others at risk?

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Oliver *******************

Yes he has to do a test before he leaves the UK so why can't he come

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Steve ********

isn’t that the point of multiple tests and quarantine

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Steve *******

No, that is to try and restrict the spread but it is pretty obvious that the best way to do this is to not travel until it is safe do so, that way we are considering each other rather than just ourself!

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David ******

As a tourist you would be travelling against government advice and so your travel insurance would be invalid - you would also need separate Covid insurance to get into Thailand

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Len *********

FCO advice is against travel to the southern border area of Thailand and Malaysia.

But always check your travel insurance as they could try and find a loophole to not pay out on a claim. Others will take Thai insurance cover.

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Jane ***********

That’s just FCO. There’s currently a much wider government ‘directive’ against all travel.

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David ******

at the moment all international travel is against government advice unless essential - so travelling anywhere in the world for tourism is likely to result in insurance problems

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Jane ***********

that totally depends on the individual insurance company

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@Jane **********

in the small print they will always have a clause about travelling against government advice - you would need to get an individual tailored policy to do so

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Jane ***********

Exactly. It’s inaccurate to say it would necessarily be invalid. But, of course, you need to check this with the provider.

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Darren *******

In theory, at the moment, yes. In practice it would appear not.

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Bobby ********

You haven't given a date of when you're planning to leave UK. I would suggest you do it sooner rather than later. At the moment there are no reports of people being denied leaving as a tourist, but with the UK situation worsening, this could change in the coming weeks

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Stuart *********

I don’t really know, but many posts read that they’re not stopping anyone at the airport or even checking their reason for traveling. Perhaps you may get asked on the way to the airport but once there, with all the right paperwork you should be good to go.

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Greg ********

You need to find that out in the UK.

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