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Thai company opens ‘vaccine holiday’ to save tourism industry

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A trip from Thailand to the US, get vaccinated and enjoy the holiday costs from 2,400 to 6,400 USD. “We have to do whatever we can,” said the director of a Thai tour company.
Tourism companies in Thailand are selling “Covid-19 vaccine vacations” to the US, as the rich seem impatient as they wait for mass vaccinations amid the outbreak of the virus in the country. The biggest epidemic ever. Vaccination tours can be a “salvage” for Thai tour operators after the tourism industry was frozen because of the pandemic.

Unithai Trip Company in Bangkok offers travel programs from 75,000 baht to 200,000 baht ($2,400 to $6,400) for trips to San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York (USA), with prices depending on the range. waiting time between injections. The beaches in Phuket, Thailand are empty of tourists. Source: Reuters A group of guests will depart next week, said Rachphol Yamsaeng, owner of Unithai Trip. Most of the people who inquired about this tour asked for the Pfizer vaccine, so about 20 days between the first and second dose. “Travel companies are having a hard time. We have to do whatever we can,” said Rachphol Yamsaeng. In addition to Unithai Trip, My Journey Travel is offering a 10-day trip to San Francisco for a Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which the company says it received hundreds of calls in three days. Another company, Udachi, has offered a 23-day “VACCation in Russia” program to vaccinate Sputnik V for up to 210,000 baht ($6,700). However, the Tourism Ministry of Thailand has warned that customers should carefully check vaccination packages, as US regulations can vary from state to state.