Thailand to introduce 500 baht tourist entry fee from Jan 1st

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1 hour ago, madmen said:

Designed to weed out the cheap Charlie's that have no insurance get free hospital and go home straight to media telling how horribly they were treated 

 

Bye.... Bye. 

 

We are all millionaire here so what you are talking about! Ask Neeraham , he has over 100000 bitcoin and counting! BTW hes half Thai but want spend time whit us, who are only one million ????

[malthebluff]

Not the way to encourage tourist this and duel pricing. They are forgetting that covid has had devastating results in every country with people losing jobs and a lot less to spend so by making it even more expensive to come here I think people will opt for cheaper places to holiday. And where is the time limit on this extra expense will the surcharge stop when they have recovered the money lost to covid i think not 

[2 is 1]

Many country has entrance fee that dont mean sht! If want come LOS then come. In Phil you cant even get out whitout paying.

[sandyf]

8 hours ago, CNXBKKMAN said:

Arrival tax 500 baht. Departure tax 700 baht. Total 1200 baht. I think its too much. 

 

1200 baht is 30.55 euros / 35.46 USD .

Yes to some the 700 baht Thailand charges is far too much, but the 6000 or so the UK charges is irrelevant.

 

Taxes/fees/charges
Government, authority and airport charges	Per adult
E7AD	THB 35.00
E7AP	THB 35.00
Passenger Service Charge (Domestic) - Thailand	THB 700.00
Air Passenger Duty - United Kingdom	THB 3,425.00
Passenger Service Charge - United Kingdom	THB 3,010.00
Total government, authority and airport charges* > More information	THB 7,205.00

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm.... I’m sure this will create the smallest stampede of tourists ever seen. Well done Thailand on showing the world how to shoot yourself in the foot(again) ?

[Orient Express]

1 hour ago, Uroller said:

I also understand that there is already a tourist tax of approx THB700 including in your ticket(which most people don’t know about). It’s not a lot of money but if Thailand is serious about getting its tourist economy going again it’s the wrong message to send. It’s more like replacing lost “corruption” revenue????????????

The taxes currently imposed by Thailand on a round-trip international air ticket are:

 

Thailand Passenger Service Charge: 700 baht

Thailand Advance Passenger Processing User Charge: 70 baht

Thailand International Arrival Fee: 30 baht

 

Total 800 baht.

 

 

 

[fakser]

Shear logic,

Thailand blocked the entry to the Kingdom for a year and a half, and now it is rational to fine those tourist for destroying Thai tourism. Makes sense.

[The Hammer2021]

8 hours ago, Boarn said:

If this was only for tourists I could stomach it, but if long terms expats have to pay as well that would be yet another spit in the face.

How would it affect an expat?

[straylight]

What about permanent residents, who are supposed to have the same rights as Thais except right to vote or own land?

[crazykopite]

Unbeilable the country is in turmoil and they decide to rip  off tourists before they’ve got through immigration.This administration deserve to go belly up they are total incompetent of using the little brains they have ! It won’t be just tourists getting hit it will be expats , business people I wonder if they will charge Thai citizens who return from abroad or is it one rule for foreigners and one rule for Thai nationals . Personally I hope those tourists will now decide to go to a more welcoming country

[Toby1947]

I’ve heard Panama is nice that time of year, see you there.

[chrissables]

There was a 500 baht charge years ago you paid a the a small ticket box at the airport. Then they added the fee to ticket price.

So how much in total are the costs?

[leba]

I would decide 500 thb/ month !!

yes ! these covidiots who have been vaccinated to travel should also pay monthly to visit Thailand !

Anyway, after what they have already accepted, I wonder what they would not accept anymore...

 

 

 

 

[Hans Rayong]

Thank you for helping me decide.

Booked a ticket to Brazil right now instead.

Only need EU vaccine passports and a health declaration filled out by me.

Covid risk class Brazil = 3, Thailand = 4.

No fee to travel and spend money.

 

[Blumpie]

1 minute ago, Hans Rayong said:

Thank you for helping me decide.

Booked a ticket to Brazil right now instead.

Only need EU vaccine passports and a health declaration filled out by me.

Covid risk class Brazil = 3, Thailand = 4.

No fee to travel and spend money.

 

I know it's funny to look at one individual but to put this in now is really strange.  Right now tourism dollars are hard to come by and people are begging for tourists to (safely) come travel.  

Honestly, we have opened here fully to vaccinated tourists and the tourist numbers are pathetic.  It's not even five percent of what it should be!  

People are just not interested in travel so much.  Again, I ask that you stop considering your personal situation and look at the grand scheme of things.  It is simply not happening.

I can personally guarantee you that airline tickets will be very expensive in the future too.  

[zzaa09]

46 minutes ago, Orient Express said:

The taxes currently imposed by Thailand on a round-trip international air ticket are:

 

Thailand Passenger Service Charge: 700 baht

Thailand Advance Passenger Processing User Charge: 70 baht

Thailand International Arrival Fee: 30 baht

 

Total 800 baht.

 

 

 

WOWSY!!!! Let me get this straight.......a whole B800? ????

I'm sure that will break most bankbooks. ????

Might have to take out a second mortgage to cover - 

 

 

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[LikeItHot]

On top of the 3000 baht temporary travel insurance I need to cover my extension length per remaining month and the 1900 for my re-entry permit. Common Thailand grease me up and give me some more!!!

[cheapcanuck]

Another nail in Thailand's coffin. 

[thailand49]

Just a added on rip off, there is already a tax-fee charged remember those old machine you had to put something like 500 baht to get out that was supposed to be tucked into the price of tickets.  If it is truly due to the Pandemic you should tack that fee to those coming from China only!????

[3NUMBAS]

always takes a stupid action to put em off

[smew]

another preventive deterrent and reason why not to come.....   

[MeHere]

I just wonder what short-time will cost by the time it's worth going there on holiday

[Chris.B]

10 hours ago, bkkcanuck8 said:

The funny thing is that we see the 700 baht departure tax + the 300 baht entry tax now (total 1000) as something outrageously Thai... but it is quite common for different countries to have these hidden fees that most people never see and never know about... (just the names differ).  Australia has a $45AUD tax for international flights out, Canada has up to a $45 Airport Improvement Fee (depending on airport you exit from),  UK has a fee that ranges from £13 and £194 (depending on class etc.).  If it makes you happy the Thai government could just call it a 1,000baht movement fee like Australia does (and the details of what it is for are buried in the budgets). 

You are quite correct. UK airport taxes/fees are among the largest in the world at Heathrow and are disgraceful.

[digger70]

Thailand to introduce 500 baht tourist entry fee from Jan 1st.

 

Wouldn't it be nice If they did this for Everyone , even us Expats  to pay for hospital insurance, than we would be covered and they still make money. 

Wishful thinking .   But hey that would be to easy  and then the ripoff insurance agent be Winging that they go broke.

[Golden Triangle]

I have no objection to another tax, I just don't think now is the right time, it smacks of desperation to be honest, maybe they should have waited a few months to get the lie of the tourist influx first.

[wimpy]

No customers, raise prices. Thai logic.

[Derek B]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Every man, woman and child who enters Thailand from January 1st will have to pay 500 baht for the privilege.

More detail needed.

 

[Uroller]

2 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

And, if memory is in order, New York (and other US cities?) charge a bed tax at hotels. I stand to be corrected.

Yes and Vegas has a nightly “tourist” tax which is quite steep I think around 20% to 30%

[JGV]

Guarantee to force visitors away to Vietnam or Cambodia - is it greed, stupidity or do they just don't care about the industry

[WhiteBuffaloATM]

sound idea : “reset” component.provides relief fund.deters backpacker cheap charlie types.

but should be much higher like 1500 for any deterrence.