snoop1130 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Guideline on charges of tourist guide service approved By The Nation The board of Tourism Business and Guides has approved the guideline on minimum guide service charges for three types of tourists - outbound tourists, inbound tourists and domestic tourists, said Thaweesak Wanitcharoen, director general of Department of Tourism today (November 19). Thaweesak said the rates were in line with the policy of Minister of Tourism and Sports, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, to prevent tourists from being exploited in spending and service charges by tour businesses and guides. “After the approval, the sub-committee will consider ways to improve the Tourism Business and Guide Act, B.E. 2551 (2008) in order to enforce it as a law ,” he said. The approved minimum guide service charges for outbound tourists range from Bt1,600 to 9,000 per person (three days and two nights), exlcuding airline ticket price. For inbound tourists, the charges are: a minimum of Bt800 per person per night (Asean), Bt1,000 (Asia), Bt1,500 for others. Domestic tourists will pay a service rate of Bt300 each for non-overnight stay, Bt600 per night for overnight stay. The charges include accommodation and transportation fees. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30378475 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-11-18 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Inbound, outbound, housebound. They're all bound to be a success if TAT has anything to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 2 hours ago, snoop1130 said: guideline on minimum guide service charges for three types of tourists... 2 hours ago, snoop1130 said: ...to prevent tourists from being exploited in spending and service charges by tour businesses and guides. How would minimum charges prevent tourists from being exploited? Shouldn't the ministry specify maximum charges instead if tourists' protection from exploitation is the declared goal? I don't get it. Or am I misunderstanding something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 1 hour ago, bluesofa said: Inbound, outbound, housebound. They're all bound to be a success if TAT has anything to do with it. hellbound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 More rules and regulations that will be ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 12 hours ago, snoop1130 said: “After the approval, the sub-committee will consider ways to improve the Tourism Business and Guide Act, B.E. 2551 (2008) in order to enforce it as a law ,” he said. Well, if they enforce this then it will be a first here. Maybe it is the start of something bigger. Coming to a town near you soon, enforcing the law on driving standards, licenses, helmets, seatbelts, using mobiles when driving, drink driving, speeding, yawn....overloaded trucks, speeding and unroadworthy buses, yaaaaawn, illegal burning of fields, illegal pesticides, et al ..................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chang1 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 What is this about? Inbound, outbound? Sounds like dual pricing on steroids. I dread to think what the maximum prices are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Do the tourists get a stick on badge so those fleecing them of money know what to charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lensta Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 What is an inbound tourist and what is an outbound tourist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Does this imply that Thai guides are allowed to travel with a Thai group travelling out of the country and, I assume, work. Does that mean not all countries only allow their own nationals to act as tour guides? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenm Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: For inbound tourists, the charges are: a minimum of Bt800 per person per night (Asean), Bt1,000 (Asia), Bt1,500 for others. Dual pricing has gone to Tri pricing depending whether farang, asian or asean.. More price exploitation for inbound tourists.. Does TAT want to continue to kill Thai tourism?? Reads very confusing with inbound, outbound and domestic and min. charges.. What does it all mean anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustdevil Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 The Chinese absolutely love huge crowds wherever they go. They feel it's not "lively" if there's a peaceful beach somewhere. I told one that I like American supermarkets because there are so many of them, and it's not overpopulated (except New York), so it's quiet and uncrowded. She said but "lively" is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjeff Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 11 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: How would minimum charges prevent tourists from being exploited? Shouldn't the ministry specify maximum charges instead if tourists' protection from exploitation is the declared goal? I don't get it. Or am I misunderstanding something? The article is poorly written, but I think the goal is to set realistic prices so as to avoid the phenomenon of zero-dollar tours, where a company charges unsustainably low tour prices, and then makes its profit by dragging tourists to hard-sell ripoff stores that pay kickbacks to the guide. But that's just my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 50 minutes ago, lensta said: What is an inbound tourist and what is an outbound tourist? An inbound tourist is someone who doesn't know what he's going to pay for tour services... An outbound tourist is someone who's pockets are empty & he still doesn't know what he paid for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthhurts Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 13 hours ago, bluesofa said: Inbound, outbound, housebound. They're all bound to be a success if TAT has anything to do with it. And yet the tourists keep coming in ever increasing numbers despite the strength of the baht. TAT is clearly not as savvy as you when it comes to national and international tourism strategies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 12 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: How would minimum charges prevent tourists from being exploited? Shouldn't the ministry specify maximum charges instead if tourists' protection from exploitation is the declared goal? I don't get it. Or am I misunderstanding something? Your only misunderstanding is in not expecting Thai logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0815 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 12 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: How would minimum charges prevent tourists from being exploited? Shouldn't the ministry specify maximum charges instead if tourists' protection from exploitation is the declared goal? I don't get it. Or am I misunderstanding something? Not ANY tourguide will work for these minimum charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 12 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: How would minimum charges prevent tourists from being exploited? Shouldn't the ministry specify maximum charges instead if tourists' protection from exploitation is the declared goal? I don't get it. Or am I misunderstanding something? They are just stupid or maybe The Nation f****d up as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0815 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 How could minimum charges prevent anybody from being overcharged ? TAT should better keep an eye on drivers of songtaews and Grab "taxis" who sell overpriced trips without having tour licences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHTel Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 15 hours ago, snoop1130 said: three types of tourists - outbound tourists, inbound tourists and domestic tourists, What other types of tourists are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevden Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 hours ago, lensta said: What is an inbound tourist and what is an outbound tourist? Whoa. You're asking for definitions? Next thing you'll be hoping for consistency and clarity. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terje johnsen Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 if you are outside asean you pay most asean pay middle and thai people lowest price. wasnt not the primeminister that wanted thai people to end "farang price"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scot123 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Truthhurts said: And yet the tourists keep coming in ever increasing numbers despite the strength of the baht. TAT is clearly not as savvy as you when it comes to national and international tourism strategies. Ah here you are again. You do realise that all the bad alians laugh at you and imagine you sitting in your starched uniform in rows and rows of desks typing utter nonsense. Very sad. Hail Thailand..... However the bad alians have eyes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 They make lots of rules in Thailand, but nobody enforces them ???? to lazy, don’t care no pride in work, jobs, success or country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 19 hours ago, bluesofa said: Inbound, outbound, housebound. They're all bound to be a success if TAT has anything to do with it. Anything but rebound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkfish Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 What about just charge everyone the same price lol now they want 4 tier pricing!! 1. Thai. 2. Asean. 3. Asian and most expensive lol 4. Farang That is of course because Farang are whiter and don't need to spend as much on whitening cream lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPKANKAN Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 20 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: How would minimum charges prevent tourists from being exploited? Shouldn't the ministry specify maximum charges instead if tourists' protection from exploitation is the declared goal? I don't get it. Or am I misunderstanding something? As everyone knows here, guidelines, laws, etc. etc. are only there for show. 'Somchai' and 'Tittyporn' always think laws are for other people not them selves!!???????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unamazedloso Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 In english please? I have no idea what this is about. Sounds a little scammy.... Thankfully Google is my tour guide....???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scot123 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Just another indication to the populace that scamming, ripping people off is governmentally acceptable and promoted: public parks, hospitals, now tour guides what next Tesco, Tops etc? The sad thing is I am being serious and it may not be that far off. They cry and wonder why Western tourists are down...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukadadoll Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 18 hours ago, chang1 said: What is this about? Inbound, outbound? Sounds like dual pricing on steroids. I dread to think what the maximum prices are. This story make absolutely no sense? Lost in translation perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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