No, not laziness … the Thai Immigration officials don’t know the Thailand immigration rules. A bunch of random strangers in social media are a much better source of information! 😎
I used Centre Point Pratunam last month. They made the whole process very slick and painless. They were obviously very quick behind the scenes, as I received my Thailand Pass approval in less than 90 minutes.
It’s not so much a matter of individual staff catching on. When the Thai government publishes the revised regulations and notifies IATA, TIMatic will be updated and ground staff all over the planet will instantly see the new rules when they start the check-in process for a Pax travelling to Thailand.
First, breath ... in Thailand the announcement to actual rule change ratio during the past two years has been about 4:1, so businesses will not amend their processes until after the rules are properly approved and published in the Royal Gazette. Right now, pre-flight PCR tests are still required. Additionally, some airlines are bound to comply with national regulations in other jurisdictions. If the revised Thai rules do in fact take effect from 1 April, expect it to be published on 31 March, and any earlier will be a bonus. Happy trails.
(noting that this is a different subject to the $50,000 vs $20,000 point of your original post)
I’m sure they do. However for a THB 1,900 per month product (that’s less than USD $2.00 per day), the Insurance companies’ marketing/pricing team may take their Actuarial colleagues’ data and decide to rationalise their premium structure. And we, as consumers, vote with our feet when we choose which company we insure with.