Popular Post Dolf Posted February 28 Popular Post Share Posted February 28 People talk about the Russians and how Thais like the extra money. What if Thailand had a 12 month visa no age restrictions for $500 for all the western nations. The country would have a huge increase in people going there and staying. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Celsius Posted February 28 Popular Post Share Posted February 28 no it wouldn't. this would only help broke retired sexpats who can't afford to live here. Thailand is doing perfectly fine managing tourist arrivals and lining up their own pockets. westerners are never going to be a big target for Thailand anymore due to cost of ticket and distance. Americans already have their own cheap destinations and hooker central like mexico and Latin America. Europeans have plenty of options in Europe with no visa worries and beautiful women from ex Russian states. western in Thailand is a dying breed 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolf Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 16 minutes ago, Celsius said: no it wouldn't. this would only help broke retired sexpats who can't afford to live here. Thailand is doing perfectly fine managing tourist arrivals and lining up their own pockets. westerners are never going to be a big target for Thailand anymore due to cost of ticket and distance. Americans already have their own cheap destinations and hooker central like mexico and Latin America. Europeans have plenty of options in Europe with no visa worries and beautiful women from ex Russian states. western in Thailand is a dying breed The cost of a ticket seems cheap if you plan on staying 6 to 12 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SingAPorn Posted February 28 Popular Post Share Posted February 28 The big spenders in todays difficult times are : People who are over 50 years, retired from Europe (even better), who own a house on leasehold (the best) ...and if from France, Switzerland. Danemark, Sweden even better and they are the crème-de-la-crème. These people should get 10 year unlimited stay visa, with no 90 day reporting or hassles and multiple entry. All the rest of the teenagers are just here to smoke dope, take pics for social media, get drunk and make problems. Visa should be given by the embassies with less hassle (just copy of passport, blue book, lease agreement, pension statement translated and english health insurance certificate from their health care company as they all have compulsory healtcare. 1 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celsius Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 5 hours ago, Dolf said: The cost of a ticket seems cheap if you plan on staying 6 to 12 months. Don't forget that while TAT may sound really stupid on surface with their hub of hubs weekly newsletters, they probably have a very good and knowledgeable staff working from them. They are really good at making profits from cheap products (tourists) just like CP ALL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSam Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I think TAT only needs to consider opening up 30 days visa on arrival, for a fee, to almost all countries except those with known propensity for exporting criminals (i.e. Nigeria), and then, making two types of extensions available, 1 month for the normal fee, 3 months for a higher fee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolf Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 13 minutes ago, CanadaSam said: I think TAT only needs to consider opening up 30 days visa on arrival, for a fee, to almost all countries except those with known propensity for exporting criminals (i.e. Nigeria), and then, making two types of extensions available, 1 month for the normal fee, 3 months for a higher fee. Visa exempt is free. Adding fees will scare people away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil1964 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 3 months or 6 months visa issued on arrival. (With 6 months subject to showing proof of a basic level of financial means to stay in Thailand, eg: 50USD / day on account).. Immigration to do a better job of filtering out and / or turning around criminals arriving on passenger flight lists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 20 hours ago, Dolf said: People talk about the Russians and how Thais like the extra money. What if Thailand had a 12 month visa no age restrictions for $500 for all the western nations. The country would have a huge increase in people going there and staying. There's no Y in Thai. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris333 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Thailand Authorities should decrease visa fees and do not abolish visa control online system because Thailand will be converted "kingdom" of illegals from Africa and Arab States drug dealers and traffickers. If Royal Thai Police Officers and Immigration Bureau Authorities personnel both have tablets connected per to peer with their Central Agensy to check on line tourists or illegals and everyone on streets there is no problem. If I declare online to Authorites that I am going to stay longer 3-4 months its logical assumption that I should not pay any visa fees because the State (Kingdom of Thailand) will aquire their money from longest stay in the country. If by any reason I depart sooner then I will have to pay visa fees to Immigration Authorities its very simple. Αnyway Thai Authories it is criminal to abolish visa control online system to anyone without any excemption! The motto will be we serve and protect our citizens and our visitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 On 2/29/2024 at 4:41 AM, Dolf said: People talk about the Russians and how Thais like the extra money. What if Thailand had a 12 month visa no age restrictions for $500 for all the western nations. The country would have a huge increase in people going there and staying. Never going to happen without some provision for mandatory health insurance along with it. Thais are sick to the back teeth with foolish farangs that arrive without and end up being a burden for Thai hospitals. As for your premise, it may be too late. 20 years ago absolutely, but Thailand just wasn't that good any more when I departed for the last time. I'd still go back, but that's because of my history with the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana kid Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 TAT is only interested in Numbers of arrivals. Arrivals are up Visas for all revenue is down cheap tourist but good numbers There are many many retirees who are living poor in their home country; who's income would be more than adequate to live in Thailand ME for one I seem to remember good expat numbers pre- covid Cut the BS paperwork and there would be a monthly uninterrupted cash flow. My experience is that you cannot get into or leave a Thai private hospital without paying, Don't know about Gov't places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickudon Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 On 2/28/2024 at 10:41 PM, Dolf said: People talk about the Russians and how Thais like the extra money. What if Thailand had a 12 month visa no age restrictions for $500 for all the western nations. The country would have a huge increase in people going there and staying. It already exists, called an Agent.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 On 2/28/2024 at 10:57 PM, Celsius said: western (ers) in Thailand is a dying breed Certainly is. We are old and we all die sometime. Pensioners tend to die sooner than youngsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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