Booked the first hotel in Bangkok, $150 CAD for 1 night, a 3 1/2 star place, photos look nice. That price includes a pick up at airport, drive to hospital for Covid test, 2 or 3 meals and a 24 hour stay from arrival, until the negative test results (hopefully).
Meanwhile just the Covid test in Edmonton cost $150 CAD. Got to love the pricing in Thailand.
The following nights in Bangkok and elsewhere around Thailand will probably run $20-$50 (3 star hotels) a night for 7 weeks. Food cheap, transport cheap. People great!
Got to love Thailand.
Now only 99 more steps to go before I fly! Covid travelling is confusing and tedious. So many steps, so many papers needed, so many everything. I am saving about $350 on the airfare, but all of that and more is going on all the other stuff needed (tests, Covid insurance etc). It will probably cost $100-300 more than a normal trip.
Its OK thou, need to go, need to make the pics. Will probably be wearing N95 or NF95 masks most days, especially on the planes. Masking will be interesting in the intense heat of Thailand.
