Thais and Thai residents abroad have also been eagerly awaiting the easing of border controls to avoid lengthy quarantines upon return to Thailand. Their presence is sorely missed, said tuk tuk driver Prisha, 53, who used to pick up many Chinese tourists along Bangkok's Yaowarat Road, also known as Chinatown, before the pandemic. "Locals don't care about taking a tuk tuk," said Prisha, who goes by one name. Mandatory quarantines for visitors in their country of origin or government travel warnings could also discourage would-be tourists to Thailand. But some, such as Singaporean Peter Tay, 56, who before the pandemic used to travel to Thailand at least once a month, are undeterred.

Source: The Star November 06, 2021 16:39 UTC