BANGKOK, Jan 13 (TNA) – Thailand is planning to collect a 300-baht entry fee from foreign tourists from April.

 

The fee will be used to develop tourist attractions, upgrade tourism infrastructure and fund accident insurance for visitors, said government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.

 

The new fee will be added to air ticket prices from April.

 

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What are you going to develop?  I bet the parks will be the same after all this.  Disused, trash scattered about, largely deserted.  Don't we already pay way more than locals?  

Amazing Thailand!  

And they're talking about to test and go till mid year, well done now hit yourself on the head with a hammer and pretend it feels good 

 

So if my wife and I book to tickets to Thailand through say 'skyscanner' her ticket will be 300 baht cheaper than mine? I have a feeling Thais as well will be paying this extra as well. There will be no difference in price. 

It's not a huge amount so I'm not worried about it. 

I do wonder though if in a year or two would they be able to show you where that money had been spent?

Could be a nice little earner for them. Now all they need is some tourists.

I think re-entry permit holders should be exempt from this 300 baht tax. They probably already paid 1000 baht for the re-entry permit. 

I'd suggest they make some more of those 12th century stone monuments. Let the Burmese in to do some more of that work. Maybe a couple more mountains and a few hot spings too.

6 minutes ago, IAMHERE said:

I think re-entry permit holders should be exempt from this 300 baht tax. They probably already paid 1000 baht for the re-entry permit. 

And boom... we now have an idea where this new charge can be applied!????

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The fee will be used to develop tourist attractions, upgrade tourism infrastructure and fund accident insurance for visitors, said government

No it won't, 

Most will go straight in the back pocket.

Thank you very big.

11 hours ago, kimamey said:

I do wonder though if in a year or two would they be able to show you where that money had been spent?

Yes , they will be driving round in them.

11 hours ago, kimamey said:

It's not a huge amount so I'm not worried about it. 

I do wonder though if in a year or two would they be able to show you where that money had been spent?

of course not

 

all of it will go into the wrong pockets

You keep thinking that 'Tourists' have no brains,like a price for locals and a price for 'Farangs' as is with National Parks etc.all you do is 'Gouge' tourists for money and one of the reasons I now go to Vietnam,Malaysia or Cambodia, I wouldn't do it now as you haven't got any tourists coming as it is

I expect those that need to do the three monthly "Visa Bounce" when things return to something like normal, will be very unhappy ?

I hope they give you an insurance policy when you enter too.  Otherwise a likely stretch of the truth, to put it nicely.

In Anutin's mind every tourist will be spending millions of Baht, so this will not be noticed

I seem to remember, some years ago, a tourist tax had to be paid entering the country, 500 baht.

Later the 500 were incorporated in the price of the ticket.

And now another 300 baht tourist tax?

Well done Thailand, exactly what tourism needs.

 

10 minutes ago, hansnl said:

I seem to remember, some years ago, a tourist tax had to be paid entering the country, 500 baht.

Later the 500 were incorporated in the price of the ticket.

And now another 300 baht tourist tax?

Well done Thailand, exactly what tourism needs.

 

 

...'twas already up to 700 if not 750 last time I looked at an actual ticket in 2019 ...

 

The hub of biting the hand that feeds you.

Hope this does not result in an increase of those foreigners who feel think they are justified to abscond from paying for their medical/hospital treatment.