Thailand 2022 Final Thoughts If I knew what I know now after over two weeks traveling to Thailand and returning, I would advise anyone not to go. The big issue is the transportation. I thought I would treat myself and go on the top rated airline, Qatar. The ride on this airline was good and the service was good. The connections did not work. American Airlines had two flights delayed causing me to miss my flight from Houston to Qatar. Then in Qatar, the staff at Qatar would not help me and American Airlines staff could not access Qatar airlines reservation system and from their it continued to be messed up with me walking large distances between agencies in one of the largest airports in the world at Doha late at night. Returning to the USA, Qatar airlines cancels a flight causing me to have to wait 4 hours and having to arrange another flight with American Airlines through their customer transfer desk. This is not done from the comfort of on line changes. I was required to go through security checks and my hand carried items were also required to be checked. At this time I had become sick from two weeks of constant activity. The new reservations in LA were a whole days delay and required me to stay a night in a hotel in LA. Qatar paid for it along with two meal vouchers. I would rather have made my connective flights. So, until the flight industry settles down, and is more consistent, do not go on long out of country flights with multiple airlines involved. So, if I had to do it over, I would take a Southwest flight to LA (they are free with our credit card). If I had to stay over night in a hotel, so be it. I then would take a one airline company flight to Thailand. There are cheap flights that I would have saved over a thousand dollars using. In addition, I would only make reservations on a flight that included two bags. I was swindled on my golf clubs. It started OK with American who only changed me a 100 dollars for the clubs. On the way back from Thailand, even though I had a round trip ticket, Qatar made me pay 500 dollars to check my golf clubs. Wow. Black mail. I see the airlines are still suffering from the COVID long period of time with no passengers. They plan to make it up now by gouging those of us that they perceive who have money, carrying golf clubs. The next thing I want to point out is in Thailand how the recreational schedules have not been completed because tourists are just now returning. I am used to playing bridge three days a week and golf three days a week. The opportunities were not there. In addition, the hotel I was staying at Areca, (once a high water mark of service) had gone down hill. The bathtub leaked water on the floor when I showered (repaired at end of second week), the WIFI was weak until the end to the second week when it became stronger. The linoleum floor was chipped in my room. The last major issue for the room was the daily ration of water. Normally in Thailand’s tourist hotels, a room is given two free waters bottles a day. I experienced where I still got the water and they charged me a bar fee daily which I paid at the end of the two weeks. Though not significant, it was a downer. Because of the long period of time with no tourists, they were using any method to obtain more money from “guests”. Another issue is sitting next to a person for 17 hour segments on an airplane. One of my flights to Thailand, mask required, I sat next to a women who coughed the entire time of the flight. It is not like I can get up and get away from her. I am trapped for the entire 17 yours. I probably was exposed to who knows what during that time. The CDC standard is to stay six feet away. So my suggestions are to think hard before going to my favorite vacation spot, Thailand.