Thailand to introduce 300 baht ‘tourist fee’ from January

[ThailandRyan]

18 minutes ago, internationalism said:

from nearly zero tourists now to 20mln the next year.

that is practically not possible

How dare you say such things.  He has looked into the magic mirror and asked it as well as the magic 8 ball.  Has it ever been wrong....????‍♂️

[clivebaxter]

1 minute ago, eyup said:

Security at the airport! Same in most countries

40 million x 700 would certainly pay for a few tens of thousands security staff and cameras!

[ThailandRyan]

11 minutes ago, scorecard said:

And who will keep the money, hope a guy who 'stayed' in Australia before is not in the picture. In fact just who would Thai folks trust to hold these funds?

 

You can give him your bag of flour to hold, he will be fine using it for a payment.

[thaiowl]

Another fantastic plan to revive the tourist industry.

[rabas]

14 minutes ago, EricTh said:

 

 

Lol. Do you really believe that 300 baht will cover all medical fees?

 

When it is time, they will say it doesn't cover A, B, C,D etc. meaning you still have to pay.

 

A- surgery

B- professional doctor fees

C- chronic disease

 

The 300 baht will probably only cover minor illness like  food poisoning, sore throat, fever etc.

 

The 300 baht will only cover the expense of adding tourists to Maw Prom.

 

[Patong2021]

Item no. 27  of The destroy tourism in Thailand plan. 

 

These people have no common sense. Tourism is dead and they want to stop any chance of revival.

[harada]

Another win for Vietnam tourism, they must be rubbing their hands together after reading this <deleted>.

[JonnyF]

Normal Thai business practice.

 

Less customers? Increase the price of the product to make up the shortfall.

 

I have a feeling this might not work though. It's a bit different to 20 Baht being added to the price of a beer at "Friends" bar. 

[holy cow cm]

Yes pay 300 baht more and welcome to Thailand, but only after you first buy Thai Insurance. 

[poskat]

Next up will be a TAT guy announcing "because we arent getting as many tourists as we expected, and some are  spending less per day than we want, we are introducing a 1,000 baht fee per person to make up the difference"

[mancub]

26 minutes ago, pattjock said:

300Baht is nothing for any tourist flying in to Thailand. Brilliant idea as long as the funds are well spent.

Tell this to the airlines....especially those low-cost ones in Asean.

[DLock]

So you're saying if I don't pay my medical costs, they will now be covered?

 

Good to know.

[Pattaya Spotter]

43 minutes ago, EricTh said:

Those few scumbags should be jailed until they pay their [hospital] bills.

What if they died? 

Edited May 7, 2021 by Pattaya Spotter

[Pattaya Spotter]

13 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

Item no. 27  of The destroy tourism in Thailand plan. 

 

These people have no common sense. Tourism is dead and they want to stop any chance of revival.

I doubt $10 will stop anyone who want to see Thailand from visiting...but the timing and optics could be better.

[khunPer]

The equivalent to 300 baht is not a fortune for tourists, and the idea makes in a way good sense, but the timing might be wrong, and the principle of a fee might be an obstacle for some visitors that don't like the idea of paying an entry fee, especially when it's a question of rebuilding the tourism. The STV showed that one thing is domestic math, another thing is real world facts, tourists might not be waiting in queue-line just to get back into Land-of-Smiles at any cost...????

[Boomer6969]

I am pretty sure this is just another misunderstanding, they meant that would charge these 300 Bahts to all tourists that didn't come since March 2020.

[mike1967]

29 minutes ago, gearbox said:

It is just a money grab. They'll try to do everything to squeeze you, but you can squeeze back. Don't pay any tips in restaurants, massages, etc until the tips withheld reach 600 baht. If someone complains tell them to email Mr Phiphat about their "unforeseen problems or hardships".

 

 

2 less lady drinks lol.????????

[Phuketshrew]

Tomorrows news: Thailand sets up a Tourist Go fund me page. Now tourists can contribute their money without ever having to visit Thailand ....

[Olad Mate]

I stuck my finger in a woodpeckers hole, the woodpecker said God bless my sole. Take it out, take it out, remove it.

I removed my finger from a woodpeckers hole, the woodpecker said God bless my sole.  Put it back, put it back, replace it.

I replaced my f........ bla bla bla bla bla....

[fondue zoo]

This for some reason reminds me of this :  Sump'n Claus - SNL

 

????

[skorp13]

I love the part of the explanation where it states part of it will be used to maintain tourist attractions, the same tourist attractions that tourists pay a minimum of double to enter ????

[Phaser]

Unbelievable - but for Thailand - fully believable 

[Excel]

1 hour ago, herfiehandbag said:

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear....

 

"Earth calling all planets, Earth calling all planets, do you by any chance have the man from TAT there? Can't miss him, looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights!"

If you want further proof that the Thai education system can produce a higher than average level of total numb nuts, here it is.

[tracker1]

OK they have gone from Roadmaps to Bubbles to Hubs and now to Sandbox's wonder what they will come up with next ? might just be some their extra income has been affected and needs a boost hit the tourists up !

[MasterBaker]

20mln... i have a Boston Bridge for sale

[DavisH]

This is cool as it will end double pricing in tourist attractions run by the government, right....right?

[2 is 1]

1 hour ago, internationalism said:

from nearly zero tourists now to 20mln the next year.

that is practically not possible

Travel agency's from Europe has almost sold out all they Thailand holiday trip's for christmas. 

Still people want to travel in Thailand! BUT then BIG but, they  have to haddle covid first what not looking good! Europe ,USA.... start to allow they citizen's to travel before autum but where they go? In this time not in Thailand!

Edited May 7, 2021 by 2 is 1

[RichardColeman]

Thing is that if they charged a 1000 baht per entry or visa renewal to cover all medical bills whilst in the country, I think most of us would go with it. Taking  money for nothing for their previous failures is just a tourist scam

Edited May 7, 2021 by RichardColeman

[mtls2005]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The idea behind the fee was that any money generated would be used in the management of tourist attractions as well as helping to cover the medical bills of uninsured tourists.

 

 

Interesting that the fee amount seems to have been decided. Yet, the use(s) for this slush fund seem to be up in the air. Still an idea I guess. Sounds like Committee-time?

 

I'm OK with this as long as it guarantees we don't have to listen to any "authorities" whining about unpaid hospital bills ever again.

 

 

[Ireland32]

They clearly don’t want Tourist , Shoot themselves in foot every darn day