Thailand's New 300-Baht Tourism Tax: Aid or Hindrance?

[impulse]

18 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

 

Yes, of course. They change hundreds of times each day: currency changes.

 

But AoT doesn't want to split out the 300 baht. If they did, this would have happened already.

 

I think the total PSC is now 750

 

PSC 700 TS

International Departure Fee 15 G8

APPS Service fee 35 E7

 

Here's a typical breakdown from my Jan/Feb Orbitz itinerary, flying R/T from Tianjin to BKK.  It doesn't break it down further by the various accounts, but it gives an idea of the amount.  If Thailand is only charging 750 baht ($22 at 34Bt/USD), they're on the light end of the scale.  When I was flying from the USA, the imbalance was even more stark.  In my mind, Thailand could jack up the airport taxes by double (or more) and they'd still be charging less than the other end.  So I don't whine about $22 or another $9.  It's a bargain.

 

 

Edit:  Here's my Feb/Mar invoice: (Keep in mind the Chinese New Year holiday was the month before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bamnutsak]

China may have some higher fee/tax.

 

Need to see the breakout with codes.

 

 

[impulse]

7 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

China may have some higher fee/tax.

 

Need to see the breakout with codes.

 

That, Orbitz doesn't break out.  The differences in the numbers lead me to believe that each city's airport in China has its own tax rates for transit passengers, just like back home.

[bamnutsak]

You probably could look up the PNR on the issuing airline's website, with your last name and get the breakout.

[Puccini]

21 hours ago, TheAppletons said:

 

  Why couldn't the government simply attach the fee to the electronic TM6 they plan to roll out in May?  That's for foreign nationals only.

 

  You fill in the information, proceed to the payment page, enter credit card data, press send.

 

  No payment, no TM6.  No TM6, no entry.  

 

That's exactly the plan being discussed by the various government departments involved in the process.

 

The latest news about it indicates that the TDAC (Thailand Digital Arrival Card) may be launched first (current target date 1 May 2025) and the tourist tax collection integrated with it before the high tourist season starts.

 

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