Pattaya Beach Becomes Littered with Debris, Threatening Its World-Class Image

[mikeymike100]

1 hour ago, Captain Monday said:

How is that? 

 

My guess when this is finally rolled out everyone who is not Thai will be required to get an ETA

and Pay the 300 baht.

Quite so, to differentiate between actual tourists and long term 'expats' would be far too difficult for them?

[brianthainess]

So now not only ETA but register online to pay 300 baht, register where you stay in 24hrs,  what else can they do to deter tourists ? Stay tuned folks..........

Edited 1 hour ago by brianthainess

[ikke1959]

The greed of Thailand.... 300THB entrance fee at airports, and when in the country you have to pay extra for attractions as tourist, imported foods and drinks are have already extreme high taxes( although they promised that wines and alcohol would be cheaper) and there is of course the double pricing.. Thailand will become more and more attractive for visitors.....

[popabear]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

covering up to 1 million baht in the case of accidental death, and 500,000 baht for injuries.

Every body is forgetting that this seems to be covering death and injuries only , what about health problems such as heart attacks , strokes or a lot of other serious health problems , there are more and more older people that find it impossible to get insurance because of age, or to many pass health reasons , to be covered with this insurance would be good for them also..  Regards Popa

[JoePai]

21 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

The State not the government............

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[Captain Monday]

Anyone deterred by a paltry 300 baht? 

Does Thailand still want tight-fisted travellers ?

[popabear]

7 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

So now not only ETA but register online to pay 300 baht, register where you stay in 24hrs,  what else can they do to deter tourists ? Stay tuned folks..........

Yes they made it easy to come in, now they are going to make it harder to come in , it seems to me the end product to all this is , they want follow what you are doing in their country , I think like a lot others , I will be finding some were else to holiday .  Regards Popa

[sqwakvfr]

So how long would it take to the get the ETA-Thailand approved?  ETA-Korea took 10 minutes the last time I went to S. Korea.  The cost was 10,000 KRW($7.25 based upon todays exchange rate).  As usual no clear and definite answer.  TIT.  For those who entered during  Covid times the then Thaialnd Pass time frame was uncertain. Can this country handles millions of ETA applications at any given time? 

[brianthainess]

3 minutes ago, popabear said:

Yes they made it easy to come in, now they are going to make it harder to come in , it seems to me the end product to all this is , they want follow what you are doing in their country , I think like a lot others , I will be finding some were else to holiday .  Regards Popa

There was a suggestion here years ago, I think by the Prayuth coup 'government' about fitting tourists with a tracking device...........

[lordgrinz]

22 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

There was a suggestion here years ago, I think by the Prayuth coup 'government' about fitting tourists with a tracking device...........

 

I remember that, of all the insane ideas to come out of Thailand, that one takes the cake....LOL

[Denim]

3 hours ago, dinsdale said:

There still is a departure tax. Bt700 I think. I thought everyone new this.

 

I've not left in years. A trip to the mall is about as far as I go these days.

[JimTripper]

1 hour ago, lordgrinz said:

If it's not added to the airline fees which are paid ahead of time, then it will just becomes another headache that tourists don't want to deal with, especially as soon as they land, and all they want to do is just get out of the airport. I can only imagine the circus created at the airport or borders waiting for each and every tourists to find a way to pay this fee, or to load an app to do so. Plus, will these fees and ETA requirements be needed for longtime VISA holders every time we leave and return?

Also, the money exchange issue or finding an elusive ATM. Reminds me of having to carry new crisp dollars into Cambodia for their visa fee.

 

1 hour ago, popabear said:

Yes they made it easy to come in, now they are going to make it harder to come in , it seems to me the end product to all this is , they want follow what you are doing in their country , I think like a lot others , I will be finding some were else to holiday .  Regards Popa

 

Bingo! That's what the check-ins and hovering is about.

 

Hovering. You can see it in the culture in staff at shops (which is watching to see that you're not stealing) and guards at almost all at condo buildings. People watching, basically.

 

It's done under the cover of service and helpfulnesss, but it's really about watching & monitoring people that are different (outsiders). You would probably not notice or care as a tourist though, thinking it was people just over catering.

Edited 27 minutes ago by JimTripper