Okay given for Bt300 foreign tourist entry fee

[bristolgeoff]

I believe they have wanted to do this for along time,if the government don,t try and get u,some thais  will do the same.The fact no tourist allowed in and waiting to return,they will play the waiting game and hope they return,but with what they are doing for visa,s with expats living there.who knows what will happen and go elsewhere

[bear9]

 

Absolutely ridiculous it already costs an arm and a leg to get back along with all the complicated requirements for entry. Now they want to annoy people by adding a 300 baht entry fee?

 

A holiday in Jamaica, The Maldives or even Dubai sounds much more appealing right now were all they require is a negative test result.

 

With the crazy entry requirements Thailand should be trying to come up with ways to encourage people to go through all these hoops to get here instead they added stupid fees and put people off.

Edited January 14, 2021 by bear9

[Prairieboy]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

collect a Bt300 fee from every tourist entering the country

A definite enticement.

 

[PatOngo]

The Ministry of Stupid Ideas has been working overtime again! I hope the world reciprocates for Thai tourists, although they are not as desperate or greedy......or, it seems, so stupid !

[Crash999]

Isn’t there already a tax per person? I remember years ago one had to pay in cash as you left. And then (long after everyone else did it) it was added into ticket prices. 

[FritsSikkink]

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

How about 500 baht in entry and free health care for all tourists - I think we'd all be happy with that

No, don't want to pay for your health care as 500 thb won't cover the bill

[2008bangkok]

While it is annoying the way the thai government keep coming up with ways to get more money off tourists.

Tbf they dont charge for a VOA like neighboring counties do so it swings it roundabouts (although they do charge 500 to leave).

[Whale]

1 hour ago, impulse said:

And they should have just kept it quiet.  Nobody would have even noticed a 1-2% increase in the price of an average R/T ticket to N. America, Europe, etc.

 

But there's a lot of political kudos to be gained on this from the 65 million Thais who think it will be a good idea to make foreigners pay more :+)

[Ventenio]

For some people, going to Laos is 1500 baht at the border

 

300........is obviously the beginning......it will never go to 200.

 

someone will sleep all year, wake up and say..... 400!!!  now give me a raise.

 

farang property tax, farang bank tax, farang exit tax

 

enjoy

[Boycie]

All tourists arriving at the moment, have to already purchased travel insurance, covering Covid 19 for at least $100,000, to be able to get a COE, to fly to Thailand!!

 

Even for Visa-exempt entries.

 

Maybe when they realise they will cut the entrance fee to 150฿ ????

[Dogbarker]

Great idea .  Why not increase it to 500baht and give some insurance or something of value ....?.. have they also considered dual pricing at  national Parks to encourage tourists  that would be great!...... I seem to recall many years ago paying an exit fee at international airports  too ?how about reintroducing that to give extra value to the tourists. I appreciate times have been tough and 300 Baht is not a lot but why not hide it in airport taxes for ALL passengers coming in as a duty tax?... And Thailand still want a tourism industry !

[Glaswegian2]

Pretty hard to reconcile this wih the very public wailing and gnashing of teeth about declining tourist numbers - no?

 

 

[mtls2005]

There has been talk about raising the PSC from 700 baht to 1,000 baht for the last two+ years. 

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Phipat said the fee would help fund management and development of Thai tourism, as well as insurance for foreign tourists during their stay.

 

At least we won't have to listen to the spurious claims about foreigners' medical expenses any longer.

 

 

[jackdd]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

as well as insurance for foreign tourists during their stay.

So they will scrap the insurance requirement for entering the country? In this case 300THB sounds cheap.

[Buriramfelang]

 

"As of January 11, a total of 1,114 tourists had entered Thailand on STVs, with another 123 set to arrive this month"

By my reckoning thats 1,237 this month. How does that possible equate to 10 million for the year. It'll be a very steep curve ????????

[Glaswegian2]

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

There has been talk about raising the PSC from 700 baht to 1,000 baht for the last two+ years. 

 

 

At least we won't have to listen to the spurious claims about foreigners' medical expenses any longer.

 

 

 

 

Alas I'm not as confident as you are about that. IMHO, Thai-bashing on this and other fora pales into insignificance when compared to foreigner-bashing by Thais being a national pastime - didn't used to be like this, I remember the days when foreigners were looked after pretty well in Thailand - when they and their money were welcome... halcyon days.

 

 

[hellohello123]

Wait! 

Is this on top of the 300 baht  I pay everytime  I get into a taxi, enter a bar, land at the airport, breathe the air, scratch my butt?

Edited January 15, 2021 by hellohello123

[Time Traveller]

3 hours ago, 473geo said:

I'm far from a rich man but 300 baht is not going to have an effect on me, however there will be a cumulative benefit for Thailand

 

I don't begrudge 300 baht in these hard times

I was going to make a joke about your intelligence, but it's possible you wrote that sarcastically.  

 

So let me just say this again. It is not "just" 300 baht.  It's 300 baht added to the already sizeable surcharges, taxes, levies and fees tourists already get charged in Thailand

 

Starting with cost of the visa, then the compulsory insurance (for your safety of course), the COE fee, the quarantine fee, then the airport taxes that international airlines get charged (and added to the ticket price) per aircraft landing, then the "special service surcharge" airport taxis charge, then hotel taxes, then the 1000% mark up on entrance fees at tourist attractions, then silly fines on some unknown immigration rule if you forget to report to them that you spent one night at a beach resort on the weekend. That's not even mentioning the attempts - even by law enforcement - to scam money or overcharge tourists.

 

And on top of all of that, they charge you 1000 baht to leave the country.........even the Thais are so ashamed of their own behavior that they make the airlines add this to the ticket price in fine print so most tourists don't know they're being scammed again

 

I wonder, how long until Thailand introduces a carbon tax on all tourists to, you know, combat climate change. There's probably another 1000 baht they can shake down each tourist for as well

Edited January 15, 2021 by Time Traveller

[AhFarangJa]

3 hours ago, ukrules said:

 

You still pay that exit tax but they make the airline collect it, in fact they increased it well beyond the old 500 Baht level, can't remember what it is now though.

 

At least you don't need to stand in line to pay it any more.

Correct Sir, What they did was to remove the payment at the passport control on exit, and put it on the ticket price at source. At the same time they raised it to 750 Baht, a 50% increase.

 

[djayz]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

as well as insurance

What a lame excuse.

So, tourists now have to pay a fee to enter AND exit Amazing Thailand?!?

 

[rbmcn]

Just now, rbmcn said:

 

The simple fact that a tourist would select Thailand as a destination should rewarded, not penalized.   There are many many alternatives, all with equivalent or better facilities.  in my humble opinion.

[hellohello123]

3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

They’re thinking 10 million arrivals... x 300 baht each...

 

If those in positions at the top can skim 10% they’ll have 300 million baht to divide between themselves !!!

 

 

Well there are like 6 billion people on earth, 

Imagine the revenue if every person came, even the locals.... even the ones who don't have  a passport!

 

That would make these politicians, super SMRT

[Time Traveller]

5 minutes ago, djayz said:

What a lame excuse.

So, tourists now have to pay a fee to enter AND exit Amazing Thailand?!?

 

Well, they always have. Thats what the visa fee is - an entry fee. This is just a 2nd entry fee added to the 1st,

[vandeventer]

It's never ending, their want grows and grows little by little. Why would anyone want to come here as a tourist? This only hurts Thai people as each day brings a new way to suck us dry.

[Don Chance]

12,000 baht for a STV then another 300 baht?  These people are nuts!

 

The ASQ is already a dual price scheme.  The hotel is only worth $20 and meals another $5 each, so $35 per day --not $100!

[Phaser]

These people are morons. Thailand’s tourism and small businesses in places like chiang mai, Pattaya, samui and Phuket are dead and now they will charge non existent tourists a fee for tourism promotion.

 

Get the vaccine (not the Chinese version) and inoculate the population ASAP to get the borders open and tourists back 

[Aarin]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

The constant repetition of insulting state sponsored schemes to rid tourists of money just becomes tiresome.

 

Thailand is seriously hurting due to the absence of international tourist yet complete imbeciles are still trying to figure out ways to scheme more money from the very people it wants to attract. 

 

So often I’m astonished by the outrageously flawed mindset of those in positions who come up with this stuff. 

 

When I read news such as this I draw the opinion that Thailand doesn’t deserve tourists, but sadly it is the general population who would be hurt, while those in positions of power dream up more schemes from which to graft and skim funds.

They going to get a big wake up call. No country in the world do you pay a tourist entry fee. Vietnam is going to make them suffer tourist wise. 

[Captain_Bob]

Economics 101 basic stuff we learned in high school: When demand is way down drop prices way down to encourage more business. 

Thai economics: When demand is way down charge more money to compensate for losses. Never mind that way less people will pay. 

 

Seriously, who the F wants to come to Thailand when the government keeps inventing reasons to stay away? I sure as hell wouldn't come here again as a tourist. 

The days of "Land of Smiles" are wayyyy over. 

[MasterBaker]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

As of January 11, a total of 1,114 tourists had entered Thailand on STVs, with another 123 set to arrive this month.

That says it all, how many millions are you plan for a year?

[Tagged]

3 hours ago, oldhippy said:

QUOTE:

Phipat said the fee would help fund management and development of Thai tourism, as well as insurance for foreign tourists during their stay.

 

Great news!

We will all be covered by the 30 baht scheme and no need for covid insurance.

 

God help us all, there is no way i put a foot insice any local hospitals if I can ever walk on my own feet, or be aware of where they are carrying me. However I have used Hua Hin hospital, and they have a vip service, but any countryside hospital? No

 

Is still the fee operative with the airline tickets, or is it terminated?