Collection Of Baggage Then Check-in Again

[syd barrett]

If you arrive into BKK and collect your baggage then need to check in international again does this present a problem with immigration?

For example I might enter Thailand then exit Thailand just in the space of 3-4 hours but be stamped in and out on the same day.

[nonthaburial]

no problem what so ever

[StatlerandWaldorf]

If you arrive into BKK and collect your baggage then need to check in international again does this present a problem with immigration?

For example I might enter Thailand then exit Thailand just in the space of 3-4 hours but be stamped in and out on the same day.

This should pose no problem. You have to go through immigration to get to the check in hall. To come in to the country and out on the same day is not an issue.

[syd barrett]

^^

Thanks for the replies. I just wanted to double check, after all TIT!

[Bucko]

no problem what so ever

-------------------------------------------------------------

may well have to pay the 700 baht per person departure tax---????

[tartempion]

may well have to pay the 700 baht per person departure tax---????

What year do you live in, when did you last fly out of BKK???

Airport tax included in tick since last century I think

[Bucko]

may well have to pay the 700 baht per person departure tax---????

What year do you live in, when did you last fly out of BKK???

Airport tax included in ticket since last century I think

The way I read it Mr tartempion is that they are IN TRANSIT----i.e would have paid departure tax for return from their ticketed destination---so if you leave the Airport for a short while and return to continue on----may well be up for Thai Tax--unless there may be a stipulated time frame that it will not apply to ??-- any one else read it that way ?? maybe mr Barret can verify what ticket he/they have

Bucko---Feet Firmly in the 21st Century----In and Out of BKK 3 times a year--last time last month

[Bucko]

[

may well have to pay the 700 baht per person departure tax---????

[/i]

What year do you live in, when did you last fly out of BKK???

Airport tax included in ticket since last century I think

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The way I read it Mr tartempion is that they are IN TRANSIT----i.e would have paid departure tax for return from their ticketed destination---so if you leave the Airport for a short while and return to continue on----may well be up for Thai Tax--unless there may be a stipulated time frame that it will not apply to ??-- any one else read it that way ?? maybe mr Barret can verify what ticket he/they have

Bucko---Feet Firmly in the 21st Century----In and Out of BKK 3 times a year--last time last month

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

just spotted this

TAT launches Bangkok tours for transfer tourists

BANGKOK: -- The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) yesterday teamed up with state and private organisations to launch a special tour programme for transfer passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

The scheme targets transfer passengers with layovers of less than 12 hours. There are 15 packages with prices starting at 1,850 baht. The programme will run until May 31, 2011.

Passengers who go on a tour will not have to pay an additional 700-baht airport tax when they check in.

The project is supported by the Association of Thailand Travel Agents (ATTA), Airports of Thailand (AoT), the Immigration Bureau, and Thai Airways International. It will give transfer passengers a chance to enjoy a brief tour of the Thai capital and nearby provinces, such as Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao, said Weerasak Kohsurat, the TAT chairman.

"I strongly believe that this project will be welcomed by international tourists. This will help the tourism sector and some operators, particularly small firms, survive the downturn," he said.

Tour information will be provided to all transfer passengers at the airport through brochures provided in-flight and in the transfer hall.

Transfer passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport numbered 3 million per year between 2005 and 2008. The TAT forecasts more than 1% of total transfer passengers, or around 37,000 people, will try out the tours this year, generating 95 million baht in revenue.

TAT said the campaign should net 191 million baht by the end of 2011 and could be extended if successful.

Tour packages include boat trips along Thonburi's canals, visits to the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and a shopping tour covering Siam Paragon, MBK, and the CentralWorld shopping malls.

ATTA is confident that the packages will attract tourists thanks to their low cost and value. For example, the weekday golf tour starts at 5,000 baht, with an air-conditioned vehicle, an English-speaking guide, plus green and caddy fees.

-- Bangkok Post 2009-06-12

[syd barrett]

Thanks for the information. I guess those are day trips.

Unfortunately my layover is 1.00 am-7.00 am. What to do?

Check-in side is pretty depressing 1.00am-7.00 am.

[Bucko]

Thanks for the information. I guess those are day trips.

Unfortunately my layover is 1.00 am-7.00 am. What to do?

Check-in side is pretty depressing 1.00am-7.00 am.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Syd -If you are up for it---there are always some bars open Soi Nana- Sukumvitt area ?

But be " carefull out there " ----have to get back-- collect luggage etc in good time

But being realistic--what time will you get out of the airport ? say approx 2am --allow 45 min each way--plus 2 hr checking in again as normally required. Thats 4.5 hrs---Gives you approx 1.5 hrs in town---??

Just an exercise on time req. etc

Bucko