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I know that a lot of Europeans are fed up with the rising prices and the cold winter over there ...

Up to Thailand to provide a new visa for , let's say , a 6 month stay , to attract foreigners ( wealthy , of course ) , to spend the winter month ( and their money ) n Thailand .

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1 hour ago, Stargeezr said:

Well TAT and Thailand government, maybe asking all the world to come to Thailand and give a 60 day visa free

stay, would be a good start of showing that you really want tourists to visit Thailand this Winter.

45 days are a nice start, but for retired visitors, a 60 day visa free stay would be so much better.

Try a little harder.

 

Malaysia grants a 90 day visa free stay - only want to see a return flight.

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1 hour ago, Stargeezr said:

Well TAT and Thailand government, maybe asking all the world to come to Thailand and give a 60 day visa free

stay, would be a good start of showing that you really want tourists to visit Thailand this Winter.

45 days are a nice start, but for retired visitors, a 60 day visa free stay would be so much better.

Try a little harder.

 

I haven't seen anywhere in the world a specific tourist visa for "retired tourists". Such thing doesn't exist.

 

 

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Tourism numbers are stagnating, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

 

Both July and August saw about 1.1 million arrivals, and given the economic and geopolitical situation, they'll do well to hold on to that.

 

That would equate to an year total of about 8 million, just 20% of the pre-Covid best years.

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3 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

I know that a lot of Europeans are fed up with the rising prices and the cold winter over there ...

Up to Thailand to provide a new visa for , let's say , a 6 month stay , to attract foreigners ( wealthy , of course ) , to spend the winter month ( and their money ) n Thailand .

The wealthy can always pay their electricity and other bills.

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37 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

IMO, the Country needs to try a lot harder

If the soldiers got a personal bonus for the amount of tourists they attracted to Thailand, well I don't think anyone needs me to explain.

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The chinese aren't coming OK?  You need to be dropped on your head seventy seven times and can still realize that China doesn't care about tourism at all.  

This is their form of control.  And no, I am not a conspiracy nut.  It's just a convenience that's all.  

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If they want to attract retired people from Europe, who actually spend reasonable amounts of money, and would like to stay 4 or 5 months, during winter in Europe, then it would be a good idea to look at the insane visa requirements. Totally unnecessary and intrusive requirements. Most take one look and go elsewhere.

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52 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Such unrealistic projections. Thailand will be very lucky to get 30 million tourists ten years from now. Everything has changed. They are more likely to get under 10 million a year, for the foreseeable future. For a dozen good reasons. 

 

 

For selfish reasons I hope you are right.

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47 minutes ago, lujanit said:

IMHO we are better off without the Chinese who come on zero baht trips and contribute nothing to the economy.

But there's "we" and there's the people that make decisions.  They will get their cut, even if no locals make anything out of the deal.  Check out Cambodia.

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