Thailand waives Tourist Visa fee for ALL nationalities

[chrisinth]

1 hour ago, Luckysilk said:

Great more Cheap Charlie's arriving soon.

 

If 1000 measly baht is an inticement I can't wait to see these quality tourists.

 

Does seem a strange time to be doing this with all the above notices citing the instruction was dated 30th November.

 

I can't see 1,000 baht (or equivalent) waver inciting people to purchase a ticket to Thailand. The vast majority of tourists will have planned their holiday months before travelling.

 

IMO the only people who will profit from this are the ones staying long term with back-to-back SETV's who need to renew between December and February next year.

 

Can't see it increasing proper tourist numbers.......................

[bark]

16 minutes ago, TPI said:

At least we don't have the ball on the chain anymore!

You do if married :)

Then again, we all do.

[IAMHERE]

So, is the red tape been deleted? Heck, keep the fee just make it simpler, even at zero it'll still seem like you are getting skewed.

[bark]

17 minutes ago, neeray said:

Big <deleted> deal ! 

Like others have said, what difference does 1,000 baht make anyway ?

I for one will not save anything because all my trips are under 28 days, no visa required. 

But even if I did have to acquire a visa, the savings is only a fraction of 1% of my overall cost. 

Happy your money runs out after 28 days.

Please tip maid.

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, Thailand said:

Does make one wonder if the tourist figures may have been exaggerated a little?

 

Nah! The Thai way if business is bad is to put the price UP! 

[bark]

1 hour ago, PattayaBoy said:

Wonder why Romania Cyprus Bulgaria Cyprus Malta as they are EU countries. All other EU are visa exempt for 30 days.

 

 

 

These countries are on the Thai no fly list for tourist.

Law #  AM5678-20

[Bangkok Barry]

For quite some time I've noticed that even if I arrive in Bangkok on a full flight from Europe or the Middle East, only around 10 percent are there collecting luggage. Most are in transit.

[zyphodb]

Mmmm getting desperate...... 

[Deli]

And what about deck chairs and bar back onto the beaches ?

[fruitman]

1 hour ago, bark said:

Thank you Big Spender.

Take me for a ride in your Rolls.

 

Still angry that you had such problems getting your visa and even need lawyers for help?

[timendres]

IMO Westerners planning a trip to Thailand for vacation are not looking at minutia like deck chairs on the beach or the 1000 baht visa fee. They are looking at the big picture - no legitimate government, run by a military, limited freedoms, country in mourning. As others have mentioned above, the authorities here need to get a sense of the bigger picture before tourism is damaged beyond repair.

[bark]

1 minute ago, fruitman said:

 

Still angry that you had such problems getting your visa and even need lawyers for help?

No, now in Cuba for Holiday until New Year. Let staff run business, while I relax. 

Enjoy your rolls.

[DSJPC]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

finally the idiots woke up!!!...duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

[kowpot]

1 hour ago, greenchair said:

Well done. 

Try a little kindness. 

You'll get by with a little help from your friends. 

Bringing the colour back to Thailand will help also. Although thailand is in mourning the rest of the world is not. All the shops are full of black mourning clothes. Not a happy shopping choice for a tourist. We are all sad, but the old saying, put on a happy face is  wise advice.

Please Mr p bring the colour back to Thailand. 

I have to agree .  Understandable that Thailand is in mourning. But, this blackness everywhere is so depressing.  No tourist wants to spend their money in a bleak atmosphere. 

[NoshowJones]

1 hour ago, helloagain said:

Yes i think so. Not so many coming here. Fed up with getting beaten up. Scammed. Etc etc etc

I am not so sure of the "getting beaten up" part, this is only from my perspective, but is this not mostly the drunken louts causing trouble in the bars and tourist areas?. I keep saying that I have walked around the main parts of Bangkok and Pattaya many times over the years, even after dark, and never felt in any danger at all.

[ldiablo72]

Waving this fee will not by any means entice tourists to come to Thailand. What they need to understand is that many tourists do not want to come to a country that is in mourning for 1
a year, entertainment venues being forced to close early as well as the government cracking down on zero dollar tour packages.

[Somtamnication]

Sign of desperation, if you ask me.

[Harold the Great]

I wish they would work on getting rid of all of these farang retirees that have nothing, came here with nothing, barely getting by, whining and snivelling over an 60-80 baht beer. That might be an incentive to attract some healthier specimens and help out the country.  

[thetruth revealer]

1 hour ago, gilo said:

For places like Vientiane, Savannakhet and Penang the issuing of Tourist Visas has provided an extremely lucrative income stream that has been temporarily closed. I wonder given that it is only Tourist Visa fes that have been waived whether they will now scrutinise applications more thoroughly and determine that in fact more people do not qualify for a TR but instead should apply for a Non-Imm for which a fee is still payable. To deny them the cash cow that they have enjoyed may have adverse affects on applications. It will be interesting to see whether more tourist visa applications are now suddenly harder to come by at what were known as "friendly" consulates.

hopefully not.....

[SunsetT]

1 hour ago, siam2007 said:

I believe you all got that wrong. This is rather to wipe out all honorary consulates worldwide, as they cannot survive without those fees

Well Im not sure they would want to wipe them out, but I do recall an exemption like this once before so the UK consulate or embassy, I forget which, slapped on a £20 (apprx.1000thb), I think, admin. fee for my triple entry tourist visa.

Edited December 2, 2016 by SunsetT
clarity......

[tropo]

They're just throwing money away. I doubt they will gain one single extra tourist through this promotion.

 

People would make travel plans based on saving US $30? That's a joke.

[NoshowJones]

29 minutes ago, timendres said:

IMO Westerners planning a trip to Thailand for vacation are not looking at minutia like deck chairs on the beach or the 1000 baht visa fee. They are looking at the big picture - no legitimate government, run by a military, limited freedoms, country in mourning. As others have mentioned above, the authorities here need to get a sense of the bigger picture before tourism is damaged beyond repair.

This is a great country with great approachable people and great tourism opportunities, there are plenty of ways to attract tourism, and the reason it is not doing it is down to the lack of intelligence from the government. Don't anyone ask me to expand in that, as it is so obvious to people of normal intelligence what can be done, but perhaps it is a bit late now.

[UPDEHSOI]

2 hours ago, AdamRich said:

I wonder if Thai Air will be refunding me that visa fee for a ticket that I have already purchased. 

Are you a betting man/person? Care to lose ANOTHER few baht?

[JB300]

They're just throwing money away. I doubt they will gain one single extra tourist through this promotion.

 

People would make travel plans based on saving US $30? That's a joke.

What it might do is encourage people who normally get VOA to get a visa from the Embassy/Consulate beforehand to cut queues at the airport, but they should have really left the VOA fee at 2,000THB to encourage this more.

[taninthai]

They would be better scrapping the 400 bht national park fee to step foot on an island.

[ThaiFelix]

I thought the announcement that Thailand would be the Pokemon hub was supposed to have them pouring across the borders?? 

 

Tourist visas increased by 1,000 baht a couple of months ago, then reduced by 1,000 last week, now free??  Next it will be an offer of 1,000 baht free spending money if somebody would PLEASE come

[robertthebruce]

3 hours ago, Luckysilk said:

Great more Cheap Charlie's arriving soon.

 

If 1000 measly baht is an inticement I can't wait to see these quality tourists.

 

 

I dont think Thailand has ever attracted High End Tourists.....

 

obviously feeling the pinch, the wonders of the NET....

 

 

[peter harrison]

the non o visa is becoming a pain to get then still have to 90 day reports they didn't mention how the expat numbers have droped

[digibum]

2 hours ago, JustNo said:

lol they're getting desperate. This could lead to both good and bad things though, if they still do not get the numbers they want, they may start addressing visas for digital nomads and making it easier for people to work here. In fact there are many issues with the visa system here, and troubled times might pressure them into addressing said issues. But taking into account which nation we are talking about here I doubt this will happen and instead will have more haphazard decisions and actions taken 

 

Yes, a digital nomad visa would be a massive boost for Thailand "tourism".  Only, it's about 5 or 10 years too late.  Most expats have been basing themselves out of the Philippines or Vietnam for awhile now.  Bangkok is where they come for their master mind sessions or meetups but it's been such a pain in the butt for anybody to try to establish themselves in BKK that only those with romantic interests in Thailand ever stay in Thailand.  

 

 

[Avrock]

Tourist visa or tourist visa fee ??? What happened to the good guys in bad guys out thing

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