Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
In an extraordinary twist of fate, a Swedish man celebrating a monumental win on the V75 betting system has taken home an incredible 2.8 million kronor, sparking excitement and intrigue …
Swedish man wins 2.8 Million and heads to Thailand to celebrate Read More
Travelmedia Nordic awarded Thailand as the “Best Destination Outside Europe,” at the Danish Travel Awards 2023 based on a survey conducted by Epinion, a Danish analytical institution, among 3,000 Danish …
Travelmedia Nordic recognizes Thailand as “Best Destination Outside Europe” Read More
Thailand’s Public Health Ministry suddenly announced a new requirement for all international travelers on Saturday, 7 January 2023, to show proof of at least two Covid-19 vaccinations before boarding flights …
Sudden change on Covid-19 restriction in Thailand affects tourism Read More
The first charter flight of TUI Fly traveled directly from Copenhagen, Denmark to Krabi, Thailand with a total of 304 Danes and safely arrived yesterday, 7 December 2022. In addition, …
304 Danes arrive in Krabi by first TUI Fly flight from Copenhagen Read More
Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved the lifting of the RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals beginning 1 May 2022 and introduced two new entry schemes specifically …
Thailand lifts RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals from 1 May 2022 Read More
Thailand’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) approved on 18 March the lifting of the pretravel testing requirement for international arrivals beginning 1 April 2022, TAT said in this press release. …
Thailand to lift the pretravel testing requirement for international arrivals from 1 April 2022 Read More
After saving for months and months during the pandemic, young people want to travel and according to Kilroy Norway, the travel bug is bigger than ever. NRK writes that the travel …
Young Norwegians want to travel – Kilroy says Thailand is a popular destination Read More
In a recent press release, Thailand’s Tourist association share the updated ‘Test & Go’ rules which come into effect on 1 March 2022. According to TAT, travelers can arrive in …
UPDATED! TEST & GO rules from 1 March 2022 Read More
Finnair announced on 27 February that the airline will join many other European airlines and suspend its flights in Russian airspace for one week. With this action, Finnair prepares for the possible …
Finnair anticipates airspace closure and partly cancels flights to Asia and Russia for one week Read More
Thailand will ease requirements under the country’s ‘Test & Go’ entry scheme and the day five 5 pre-paid hotels and RT-PCR will soon no longer be required, Diethelm Travel informs. Most of …
Travel Update: Thailand’s Test & Go scheme day 5 pre-paid hotel and RT-PCR no longer required Read More
The Norwegian tour guide JP Klovstad is very happy to hear Vietnam’s announcement of opening the country’s borders to foreign tourists after being closed for two years. 60-year-old JP Klovstad …
Norwegian tour guide happy about Vietnam’s reopening Read More
Danish Sophie Schou Jensen and Mathias Lemvig Larsen had a great life in the town of Aarhus, Denmark but have always dreamt of a different working life and more freedom …
Danish couple quit their jobs and now lives as digital nomads in Thailand Read More
Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved the resumption of the Exemption from Quarantine (Test & Go) entry scheme, the reopening of Pattaya and Ko Chang Sandbox destinations, …
Thailand resumes Test & Go scheme, reopens Pattaya and Ko Chang Sandbox from 1 Feb Read More
In a new survey, based on Swedish mobile phone roaming traffic in 17 countries, the mobile operator 3 (Tre) reveals that Swedes travel to Thailand over Christmas and New Year …
Roaming traffic reveals sharp increase in Swedes travel to Thailand over Christmas Read More
On 11 January, Thailand’s sandbox program was introduced at six other destinations and travelers can now choose to undergo their mandatory 7-day stay in either Krabi, Phang-Na, Phuket, or on …
Danish diving instructor in Thailand: We need better and long-term solutions for reopening Read More
The Norwegian tourist Oleheming Borgem Kolstad who recently made headlines across Thailand for disappearing before his covid-19 test results had come back positive is now sitting alone in a quarantine …
Norwegian tourist wanted for positive covid test in Thailand: I got very nervous Read More
Over two weeks have passed since 32-year-old Swedish influencer and Youtuber Lisa Anckarman suffered a sudden loss of vision in one eye, seizure-like symptoms, and speech difficulties and had to …
Swedish Youtuber about her collapse in Thailand: I thought I was going to die Read More
38-year-old Oleheming Borgem Kolstad from Norway has been found after he reportedly disappeared on the holiday island of Koh Chang in Thailand before his Covid-test results came back positive, The Thaiger writes. …
Norwegian tourist who disappeared after positive Covid-19 test in Thailand found Read More
Thailand maintains a temporary suspension of the Thailand Pass system for new registrations under the Exemption from Quarantine (Test and go travel scheme) while the country reopens three more Sandbox …
Thailand Test & Go remains suspended – Reopens 3 more Sandbox destinations Read More
In recent updates, the Danish Embassy in Vietnam and Indonesia together with the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok, have been sharing important and useful information regarding the covid-19 situation in the …
Important covid-19 updates for Nordic citizens in Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand Read More
Before the pandemic, Thailand was one of the Danes’ favorite holiday destinations outside Europe. Almost 170,000 Danes visited the country in 2019 alone but since the pandemic closed the country’s …
Has Thailand’s reopening plan failed? Read More
Spending New Year in a hospital in Thailand was not quite what Bengt Augustsson and his daughter Isabelle had hoped for when they departed for Thailand on 25 December but …
Swedish family celebrated New Year in isolation in Thailand Read More
Almost two years ago the pandemic shut down the world and Thailand was no exception as the country quickly closed its borders. Tourists went home and for the longest time, …
Swedish restaurant owners in Thailand hopes the worst is behind them Read More
A Norwegian family’s Christmas holiday in Thailand has turned into a covid-19 nightmare after their 9-year-old son tested positive upon arrival in the country and the family was placed in …
Travel agency TUI receives more criticism after Norwegian family was isolated in Thailand Read More
Following Thailand’s decision to suspend the ‘Test and go’ quarantine free travel scheme a few days before Christmas due to fears over Omicron, Swedes in the country say the situation …
Following Thailand’s tightened entry restrictions – the situation remains calm in the country Read More
The travel agency Tui in Denmark got very busy following Thailand’s announcement of suspending its so-called ‘Test and go’ quarantine free entry scheme last week. Not only does it …
Danish travel agency Tui will rebook or refund travelers to Thailand Read More
A Danish family has been placed in isolation in Thailand after their 18-year-old daughter tested positive for covid-19 upon arrival in the country. According to BT, the family departed for Thailand …
Danish family placed in isolation in Thailand after daughter test positive for covid-19 Read More
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) recently welcomed TUI Nordic’s first winter 2021/2022 charter flights to Phuket and Krabi, as part of the tour operator’s series of charter flights from …
Thailand’s Phuket and Krabi welcomed TUI charter flights from Norway Read More
The progress of the Omicron variant is spreading concern in Thailand and yesterday on 21 December, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that Thailand would stop approving new applications at …
Thailand suspend ‘Test & go” strategy – complicates Nordic travelers holiday plans Read More
A system update delayed over the weekend some people’s PCR test results which ended up costing a Danish family a small fortune as they were departing for Thailand, media TV2 reports. The …
SSI System update cost Danish family a small fortune on PCR test before departing for Thailand Read More
Many Swedes encounter problems when they have to prove that they have taken all their vaccine doses to be able to travel outside the EU and for Swedish comedian Måns …
Sweden’s vaccine certificate makes applying for Thailand Pass difficult Read More
On 28 November, the travel company TUI sent its first charter flight from Copenhagen to Phuket in 21 months, JydskeVestkysten writes. TUI operates in many countries and not only was the flight …
The first Danish charter flight in 21 months arrive in Phuket Read More
Thailand will be easing entry rules for international arrivals, including returning Thais and foreign residents, under all three schemes – TEST & GO, Sandbox Programme, and Quarantine – from 16 …
Thailand ease and update entry rules for international arrivals amid reopening Read More
A Swedish family with two children wants to spend three winter months in Thailand, but the municipality says no, media Aftonbladet reports. The family from the Swedish city of Ystad, a town …
Swedish municipality say no to Swedish family spending 3 months in Thailand Read More
In the first week of Thailand’s reopening to quarantine free travelers, the country welcomed over 20.000 international travelers including 724 Swedish travelers. According to the Department of Disease Control, most …
Thailand welcomed 724 Swedish travelers in the first week of the country’s reopening Read More
On 25 October, The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) welcomed the start of Finnair’s latest direct non-stop service from Stockholm to Phuket scheduled to run during the 2021-2022 winter season. …
Thailand welcomes first Finnair flight from Stockholm to Phuket Read More
From 1 November, vaccinated Nordic travelers will not need to undergo quarantine when traveling into Thailand. The Thai Foreign Ministry wrote in a post on Facebook last week that Denmark, …
Thailand opens for vaccinated Nordic travelers from November Read More
Several Asian countries require travelers to have a negative corona test as a requirement for entry including Finnair destinations such as Thailand and China. To make travel more accessible …
Finnair to offer an affordable corona testing near Helsinki Airport Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok shares the current travel restrictions to Denmark and the general travel advice (Rejsevejledningen) which has been updated as of 17 July. The Embassy states that Thailand …
Denmark updates travel restrictions regarding travel to/from Thailand Read More
Finland’s flag carrier Finnair will this winter be offering direct flights from Arlanda, Stockholm to Bangkok, and Phuket in Thailand. According to Breaking travel News, starting from 22 October, Finnair …
Finnair to offer long-haul routes from Sweden to Bangkok and Phuket Read More
After being published in the Royal Gazette on 29 June, Thailand’s reopening plan starting with the “Phuket Sandbox” travel model is now official and from 1 July, fully vaccinated travelers …
And it’s official – Phuket opens to all Nordic vaccinated travelers with no quarantine Read More
The arrival of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in Sweden and the ongoing vaccinations of Swedish people have boosted travel bookings for summer 2021 and winter 2022 trips to especially the …
Vaccine in Sweden sparks a boost in travel booking to Thailand for winter 2022 Read More