Tourism: Thailand set to introduce "Double Tourist Visa", govt secretary

[thecyclist]

Back an forth, hither and thither with these clowns :They just abolished double and triple TVs, and now they, in a slightly different format, reintroducing them. 

[Nice Boyd]

Did they even think to ask Laos about this new program, the good thing is you can go to Vietnam and see how well their visas are run....

[Nice Boyd]

Just now, thecyclist said:

Back an forth, hither and thither with these clowns :They just abolished double and triple TVs, and now they, in a slightly different format, reintroducing them. 

They didn’t even know they have Multi already, my god , does anybody ever ask their colleagues about anything 

[30la]

They look like the last breaths of a dying being!

[Nice Boyd]

3 minutes ago, Kaopad999 said:

Crazy isn't it, especially when the government dont do anything about huge amounts of pollution in Chaing Mai during the burning season. Just imagine how many people are effected by that ! yet smoking on a beach can land you in jail.... 

Blame the fertilizer companies for that , a lighter should be 2,000 b in this country, everybody has one and burn is a priority , even next to a jungle they can’t throw their leaves over a fence Lazy buggers 

[Nice Boyd]

10 minutes ago, Kaopad999 said:

Agree, they are also missing out on all the expats who live in Laos that used to come to Thailand a few times a year to do their shopping. Now they are to do that 2 times per years. 

Most are Hospital visits , also

[fforest1]

24 minutes ago, CLS said:

There was a double entry tourist  visa many moons ago.

Not many moons ago......My old passport is full of them...I lived off back to back double tourist visas from Laos for many years before I turned 50.....They were easy to get up until about 2012.....I think around 2014? is when they got rid of them......

[naryan]

At least this is something positive, the first thing in years in favor of people who wish to spend some time in Thailand & its still much better than the UK try & get a Hotel in London for 500 thb!   

[metempsychotic]

5 hours ago, lapamita said:

nobody can show them , esp. not farangs

 

thais are the perfection of the eveolution, and never doing sometthing wrong

Eveoloution is tricky tho.....

[Vacuum]

2 hours ago, Xaos said:

Vape in Thailand can result in a fine of up to 30 000 Baht that is 945 USD or even a jail sentence of up to 10 years.

They're just concerned about your health....

[naryan]

Try driving in the UK it will cost you lots of money & if you have lots of money go & park your car in London!

[happy chappie]

Why have to leave the country.get 30 day on arrival and then 30day extention from immo.

if the tourist have to go another country they probably won't come back until they have to fly home From Bkk.

[dougiemac52]

6 hours ago, keith101 said:

When will they understand that it is the bad exchange rate that is keeping them away and is expected to get worse next year and a potential double entry visa might attract a few tourists but I doubt many would consider staying longer costing more money .

Is it not called a METV at present anyway ????

[MeePeeMai]

2 steps back, 1 step forward... 3 steps back, 1 step forward... (and it never stops)

[Jimbo2014]

So a double entry visa instead of..... getting your passport stamped twice!.  Perhaps removing the TM30 may help but with a high baht, pollution and plastic running rampant and safety lacking I am not sure whether the double entry will help (no innuendo implied!). 

[fforest1]

3 minutes ago, Jimbo2014 said:

plastic running rampant

O-Brother.......Please......

[Sambotte]

It's actually a very good initiative. Especially if visa become online, multi-entry, for directly 2 or 3 months (without a unneccesary visit to immigration).

 

I don't know if many here travel to Cambodia and Vietnam and Laos, but let's be honest : Thailand is far the best for quality (hotel, food, transport, massage, etc.), security, tranquility <deleted> ! Vietnam is so f. noisy for exemple ! Stupid klaxon all the time... Availability of products, shopping center...

 

But... Chinese go massive in Vietnam for exemple. Many shop here speak chinese. Massive hotel all the coast, ugly but adapted to chinese mass, cheap...

 

-> Compétition increase for tourism now in SE Asia. 

 

So Thailand want to keep a lead, and this visa upgrade would be good play (if online, and no "bad lotery at airport")).

 

There is a chance too Thai immigration will move back to be expat friendly, because what happen since a few years, making it hard for expats (or partial expats), has made a lot to go away (counting as tourist i guess and anyway was big source of income). So next : get rid of bad immigration at check-point (must be checked before, period, arrival should be "welcome" again), get rid of the massive paperwork and repetitive visit to immigration, stupid rules everytime you move, etc. well : just make expat feel their money is welcome again... Make it "easy Thailand if you can pay" again.

 

IMO Thailand made the mistake to count only on short-term tourism from China and India.

But shorter trips, big compétition... Thailand may reconsider expats.

 

So first step : visa 3 months, online, multi-entry (i forgot this stupid re-entry permit too wich was such a bad example of uneccessary paperwork and problems).

And no surprise at airport.

And get rid of all the uneccessary and all-the-time changing rules for expats (90 days, change of address, notification on return, etc.)

= Sure more tourists, travellers, expats. = more money. Should be ok ???? 

[Tambs2020]

Once EVERY ENTRY POINT is playing by the same rules and regulations that ACTUALLY are the right ones I will believe this will make it better!

 

Until then I’ll continue to spit out my coffee in absolute and uncontrollable laughter at these silly things lol (Yes I am currently laughing out loud) ???? 

[natway09]

Anyone can jump on here & moan about the Baht being too strong but Thailand's financials (at least) are right & the the first world countries are struggling with balancing the books & most are in a hell of a mess.

To devalue the Baht artificially & too quickly can bring other serious problems but would be interested to hear some constructive ideas

[jimn]

6 hours ago, kelboy said:

can't drink or smoke anywhere, 

Trying to work out what you mean by that statement?

[BestB]

Wait, let me get this right. First they spend best part of the year turning away and deporting people with 2 or 3 tourist visa's but now want to introduce a double tourist visa?????

 

Hollywood could not make better comedy than this

 

Next will start to offer free flights for all those who were detained and deported

[Puccini]

6 hours ago, Is this real said:

A good experience at a reasonable price.  β100 prices won't do it if the experience is poor.

What is β100?

[PoorSucker]

6 hours ago, jollyhangmon said:

 

... 555, yes, certainly looks a lot like the double entry TV they abolished just 2015 or so ...

I'd say there are total plonkoids at work here, 4 shua ...  &  

 

That would mean someone lose face. 

The old one was "double entry tourist visa"

The new is one is called "double tourist visa", someone got promoted and this is his brain child. 

[ChipButty]

I've got 2 friends right now just spent 2 weeks touring Cambodia and Vietnam they will fly into BKK then home, not staying in Thailand I was wondering how many people do that where it would add to TAT's figures people just landing in BKK then straight on to PP

[Destiny1990]

Why so lenient ?

Tourists extending their visas could be doing this for stealing Thai jobs ! 

[maechanman]

2 hours ago, CLS said:

There was a double entry tourist  visa many moons ago.

In fact there was even a triple entry tourist visa , I myself used this many times back in the 90's, £8 per entry if I'm not mistaken back then.

[peter14]

sold 2  condo  and money gone to  Malaysia  .. told all my friend  Thailand is NO NO NO  dont come here anymore..  Thailand is a scam

[ChipButty]

3 minutes ago, peter14 said:

Thailand is a scam

We all know that, thats why we like it

[Don Aleman]

Other countries will gear up and tourists will only come back to Thailand to catch a plane home !

[bert bloggs]

I must say that if i was coming here now like i did all those years ago ,it would very likely be just a one time visit ,