You introduce new visa requirements? We don’t send any tours.” – Taiwan

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You introduce new visa requirements? We don’t send any tours.” – Taiwan

By Greeley Pulitzer

 

PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times

 

“This is not the first time the Thailand Trade and Economic Office has come under fire for enforcing unpopular policies that were introduced without a lot of thought.”

 

It’s now emerged that the proposed requirement for Taiwanese tourists to submit financial statements to obtain a Thai visa happened after the Travel Agents Association of Taiwan threatened to boycott tours to Thailand. Nothing like a threat of tourist numbers to convince the Thai government to review its stance on the Taiwanese tourists’ visas!

 

In November the Thailand Trade and Economic Office in Taipei announced a new policy requiring tourist visa applicants to submit submit bank details for the previous three months to prove that they could cover their travel expenses. Unlike in the past, they would also be required to apply online for an appointment, then submit the documents in person.

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/tourism/you-introduce-new-visa-requirements-we-dont-send-any-tours-taiwan=

 

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[nev]

While we are at it - You introduce  new easy visa's for us Farang or we will not spend anymore money!. 

[james.d]

Well done Taiwan. A pretty arrogant rule to put in place.

[HeyHeyHey]

Thais now setting up commitees to find out why their golden sh-it isn't eaten hot and stinky without questions

 

Bound to fail, as they can't grasp the fact that their sh-it is far from golden.

 

People wake up to it and vote with their feet and wallets

[baboon]

20 minutes ago, nev said:

While we are at it - You introduce  new easy visa's for us Farang or we will not spend anymore money!. 

No, we will meekly bend over for our shafting. These requirements remain in force in the UK and France. But good on the Taiwanese for standing up for themselves.

[OneMoreFarang]

Will anybody miss those tour-tourists?

 

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TH is overrated. Go for the gems and shun this country. Life is too short to waste your time here.

 

 

[baboon]

4 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Will anybody miss those tour-tourists?

 

Ask the people who are backpeddling and 'postponing' the new requirements. 

[sunnyboy2018]

9 minutes ago, baboon said:

No, we will meekly bend over for our shafting. These requirements remain in force in the UK and France. But good on the Taiwanese for standing up for themselves.

The requirements you refer to are free 30 day visas on arrival and or other long term visas. Whats your problem?

[kevin612]

Thai government is getting more strict, it will increase Vietnam tourism.

[Bassosa]

Poor Thailand, trying to please Beijing by bullying the Taiwanese, now finding out that that won't stick!

[Thian]

This is all fixed within 3 days i bet....it was all a misunderstanding...

[baboon]

7 minutes ago, sunnyboy2018 said:

The requirements you refer to are free 30 day visas on arrival and or other long term visas. Whats your problem?

Posters such as yourself. 

[ICELANDMAN]

Following this astute strategy the forecast of tourists in Thailand for 2020 will be 9 Millions.

[ChipButty]

Me thinks the Chinese could be behind this but good on ya guys, 

[ThomasThBKK]

 

46 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Will anybody miss those tour-tourists?

 

 

Taiwan isn't a broke country. 3x the gdp per capita of Thailand.

 

Only Japan, Korea, Brunei, HK and Singapore are better off in Asia... doubt there's tourist groups from there.

[dcnx]

I’d love to see a mass boycott of countries traveling here. It is deserved and long overdue. 
 

You can only <deleted> on people for so long before they go elsewhere. 

[GeorgeCross]

26 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Me thinks the Chinese could be behind this but good on ya guys, 

 

unlikely as they along with the french and british are next in line for the same rules (its tied to the e-visa system)

 

though as the 'pilot' has gone so tits up maybe they will just skip the whole stupid plan

 

 

[DaRoadrunner]

Good to see a country standing up to the Thais. Now when will other countries stand up?

 

Problem with the Thais is that they have a habit of introducing unworkable regulations without thinking of the consequences. (You mean they actually think?)

[elliss]

2 hours ago, baboon said:

No, we will meekly bend over for our shafting. These requirements remain in force in the UK and France. But good on the Taiwanese for standing up for themselves.

 

 Expats, just Wai and smile , when on our 90 day probation visit .

 We are indeed blessed,  allowed to be temporary, visitors in the kingdom..

 

[garyk]

Good on them, my hope is the US will slam the door shut on all goods being exported to the US from Thailand. Heavy import taxes. 

Let China support them as far as I am concerned.

[Artisi]

20 minutes ago, elliss said:

 

 Expats, just Wai and smile , when on our 90 day probation visit .

 We are indeed blessed,  allowed to be temporary, visitors in the kingdom..

 

Very blessed or very temporary? 

[BestB]

If only the rest of our respective homes had enough kahunas to do the same, then Thai authorities may rethink most of its policies, including land and business ownership and all the rest

[Toadie]

3 hours ago, nev said:

While we are at it - You introduce  new easy visa's for us Farang or we will not spend anymore money!. 

That's not as silly as it seems. Don't know how it could be organised but if it was down collectively throughout an area it would hurt.

 

Stock the fridge, get the couch comfortable. Sorry honey no more money until Thais complain.

[yellowboat]

11 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Will anybody miss those tour-tourists?

Yes, Taiwanese are mostly polite, quiet and they just spend money.  You sound as arrogant and poorly schooled in business as the junta.  You do not choose your customers.  They choose you.  And upsetting good customers is bad business. 

[BobbyL]

Well done to Taiwan. The arrogance here is sometimes mind-boggling. 

[Destiny1990]

Indians only.

[AhFarangJa]

11 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

unlikely as they along with the french and british are next in line for the same rules (its tied to the e-visa system)

 

though as the 'pilot' has gone so tits up maybe they will just skip the whole stupid plan

 

 

Well, they do with all the other plans, such as road safety, cleaning the beaches, sewage infrastructure, road safety, immigration queues, mugging, road safety, bag snatches, fly tipping, soi dogs, etc.  oh, did I mention road safety ???????

[DoctorG]

Should not need a visa anyway because Thailand and Taiwan are the same place aren't they? ????

[MasterBaker]

imagine asking Thai tourists to submit bank statement, noone would every leave the country