rooster59 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Visa fees to be reduced to Bt1,000 By Pimnara Pradubwit The Nation BANGKOK:-- THAILAND WILL reduce its visa fees, including those for visas on arrival, for three months starting on December 1. The move is intended to boost tourist arrivals, which is a key economic engine for the country. “The fees will be cut to Bt1,000,” the Tourism Ministry announced yesterday. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30300621 -- © Copyright The Nation 2016-11-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeCross Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 i dont get it, if tourist arrivals are at record highs (as per TAT) why reduce the fees? someone is telling porkies.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 None of it adds up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 36 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said: i dont get it, if tourist arrivals are at record highs (as per TAT) why reduce the fees? Perhaps the reverse of the Thai logic that dictates that when business is bad you put up prices to compensate for your loss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 (edited) The VOA fee was raised from 1000 to 2000baht, for those 19 countries in the scheme, on 27th September 2016, and is now being reduced back to 1000baht. The 1000baht that people from those countries would have ordinarily paid for a Tourist Visa in an Embassy/Consulate is being waived. If they were working to standard practice the VOA price was initially raised because of fewer "customers". Or they just got greedier. Edited November 26, 2016 by Enoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Reduce the tuk tuk prices on Phuket and people will be happy. Or better, take 'em off the roads at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Oh yeah, THAT'S gonna make people change their minds about coming here. If they can afford that kind of travel, ฿1,000 won't make a bit of difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 1 hour ago, Deli said: Reduce the tuk tuk prices on Phuket and people will be happy. Or better, take 'em off the roads at all. I spent a month in Phuket and quickly found it was MUCH cheaper to rent a motorbike instead of taking their tuk tuks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveat Emptor Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 A reduction in fees would normally be seen as a form of ' attraction ' but needless to say LoS doesn't need to attract visitors ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 So my next SETV will be for free? 1000 Baht - 1000 Baht = 0 Baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Just another mindless scramble to try and boost the economy...put them up, put them down, headless chickens running around not knowing what to do for the best as numbers of visitors that spend money shrinks and the potless Chinese turn up on their paid up front for everything tours that do nothing for the overall economy. The 'good' tourists have left in large numbers owing to appalling safety features in Hotels and Restaurants, ruined beaches, the most dangerous roads on the Planet, tourist murders, constant scams by Taxi's, Tuk Tuk's and anyone else who can get their nose in their wallet. The good days are gone and won't be back because they have just raped visitors and put nothing back in. Give it ten years and it will be all over as other surrounding countries take all the business in more ways than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamnanT Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 1 hour ago, quandow said: I spent a month in Phuket and quickly found it was MUCH cheaper to rent a motorbike instead of taking their tuk tuks. I think renting a BMW 7 series would be cheaper than taking the tuk tuks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coma Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 What type of tourists choose the country they want to travel to/ in by how much the visa costs ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 6 hours ago, GeorgeCross said: i dont get it, if tourist arrivals are at record highs (as per TAT) why reduce the fees? someone is telling porkies.. Sounds like words of desperation. Any chance of reducing our annual visa extension fee? only kidding. I would gladly pay more for a service improvement. What bothers me is that the service has gone down hill while the price remains the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmoon Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Is the extension of visa fees affected? like say from 1900 to 1000? would be very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3NUMBAS Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Hotels must be hurting to take such desperate measures ...they need to get Stickman back by hook or by crook..its all in a downward spiral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arandora Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 (edited) What is different in the previous report on the original announcement of VOAs being reduced for 19 countries? Except this one says "Thailand will reduce its visa fees, including those for visas on arrival, for three months starting on December 1" which implies all visas. Given that the majority of non VOA visitors are from the 50 countries entitled to free entry without any visa under the Visa Exemption Scheme for up to 30 days, it is not applicable at all to them. Also a SETV in the UK currently costs £25 which is currently equivalent to about 1110 baht so is that going to be reduced by 110 baht? That really is going to result in a huge demand for SETVs!!! Right hand, left hand or just bad reporting? Edit: Just read a report in the Phuket News where a senior official at Phuket Immigration when asked for clarification about the new 10 year visa and other changes said " “It is true that the Cabinet has approved this new visa and has also temporarily waived for three months the fees for single-entry tourist visas for certain countries" which is yet another confusing interpretation. Edited November 26, 2016 by Arandora Updated information after original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hohososo Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 What type of tourists choose the country they want to travel to/ in by how much the visa costs ??? I do. I do not go to countries that require visas not due to the cost, but the extra time required.Vietnam for example requiring invitation letter and visa.. and waiting an hour for VOA is annoying as the process takes longer than the flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 (edited) This has been announced by immigration and is posted on dome Thai consulate webpages already. For example it is poated on the Thai embessy webpage in Columbo, Sri Lankka. This is the same }visa on arival" that 19 nations pay when their nationals emter Thailand. The fee used to be 1000 Bant but a few months ago was raised to 2000 Bhat. This does NOT apply to those who get a 30 day visa exempt entry. this reduction is really only applicable to those who get a "visa on arrival" for those 19 country nationals. It akso does NOT apply to those who get a Single Entry Tourist Visa which as far as i know still stays at the same 35 dollar fee. A large majority of the Europrsn and U..K, U.S., Canadian, or Ausralian tourists who either get a visz exwmpt or SETV visa to Thailand will not be affected by this announcement. Edited November 26, 2016 by IMA_FARANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arandora Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 2 hours ago, IMA_FARANG said: This has been announced by immigration and is posted on dome Thai consulate webpages already. For example it is poated on the Thai embessy webpage in Columbo, Sri Lankka. This is the same }visa on arival" that 19 nations pay when their nationals emter Thailand. The fee used to be 1000 Bant but a few months ago was raised to 2000 Bhat. This does NOT apply to those who get a 30 day visa exempt entry. this reduction is really only applicable to those who get a "visa on arrival" for those 19 country nationals. It akso does NOT apply to those who get a Single Entry Tourist Visa which as far as i know still stays at the same 35 dollar fee. A large majority of the Europrsn and U..K, U.S., Canadian, or Ausralian tourists who either get a visz exwmpt or SETV visa to Thailand will not be affected by this announcement. Which as I said in my earlier reply makes the report from the Nation and other translations inaccurate and misleading and not for the first time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generalchaos Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Naturally, visitors are at an all time high and by reducing visa fees they will obviously attract only the high end tourists.....not that they need the money though...not in a million years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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