Okay given for Bt300 foreign tourist entry fee

[webfact 82,145]

Okay given for Bt300 foreign tourist entry fee

By The Nation

 

Tourism and Sports Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn (Photo credit: Thai Government)

 

The National Tourism Policy Committee has approved the Tourism and Sports Ministry’s proposal to collect a Bt300 fee from every tourist entering the country, said minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn on Thursday.

 

The online fee will become effective once the measure is published in the Royal Gazette.

 

The money collected will go to the tourism promotion fund.

 

Phipat said the fee would help fund management and development of Thai tourism, as well as insurance for foreign tourists during their stay.

 

The next step is for state agencies to draw up details of the fee collection.

 

About 10 million foreign tourists are expected to visit Thailand this year.

 

Meanwhile the committee also viewed the status of the Special Tourist Visa (STV) scheme, which came into effect in September last year.

 

As of January 11, a total of 1,114 tourists had entered Thailand on STVs, with another 123 set to arrive this month.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30401251

 

 

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[richard_smith237 27,289]

The constant repetition of insulting state sponsored schemes to rid tourists of money just becomes tiresome.

 

Thailand is seriously hurting due to the absence of international tourist yet complete imbeciles are still trying to figure out ways to scheme more money from the very people it wants to attract. 

 

So often I’m astonished by the outrageously flawed mindset of those in positions who come up with this stuff. 

 

When I read news such as this I draw the opinion that Thailand doesn’t deserve tourists, but sadly it is the general population who would be hurt, while those in positions of power dream up more schemes from which to graft and skim funds.

[Thaiwrath 36,808]

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

The money collected will go to the tourism promotion fund.

 

Should read:

The money collected will go into the pockets of the greedy ministers !

Another sad state of affairs.

Edited January 14 by Thaiwrath

[473geo 4,935]

I'm far from a rich man but 300 baht is not going to have an effect on me, however there will be a cumulative benefit for Thailand

 

I don't begrudge 300 baht in these hard times

[Kadilo 12,460]

Yeah hardly no ones coming so let’s screw a bit more out of the few that are. 

They really haven’t got a clue what to do next. 

 

Ps. 10 million my ar.se

Edited January 14 by Kadilo

[richard_smith237 27,289]

They’re thinking 10 million arrivals... x 300 baht each...

 

If those in positions at the top can skim 10% they’ll have 300 million baht to divide between themselves !!!

 

 

[asiasurfer 543]

Oh yea. That's a great way of how to promote tourism! Another bs idea and they are just shooting themselves in the foot. Who's gonna be declared as a tourist?? Everyone with a foreign passport, no matter what visa? And how is the fee gonna be collected? Another desk at the airport to create more queues (assuming tourists will ever come back)? Very welcoming indeed... 

 

By the way, wasn't there an article a while ago about foreign residents pay same same entry price for National Parks? Well I'm still being quadruple charged. TIT. Thanks for nothing. 

[baansgr 9,709]

10 million tourists this year

[RichardColeman 27,942]

How about 500 baht in entry and free health care for all tourists - I think we'd all be happy with that

[Deserted 597]

This is a rather backwards manoeuvre, I remember paying 500 baht at the airport just to be let out of the country. As long as the fee is less than a bar fine, most people won't be too unhappy. If it goes off maybe they should employ bar girls to collect it and escort tourists to an office for some V.I.P treatment for a few mins also. 

[ukrules 21,544]

This is pathetic on every level. They could at least do something useful with the money like provide a basic emergency health insurance policy but no, not in Thailand

 

No doubt there will be special counters (toll booths) at every port of entry where you can stand in line like a moron for an hour or two to pay the fee.

[ukrules 21,544]

2 minutes ago, Deserted said:

This is a rather backwards manoeuvre, I remember paying 500 baht at the airport just to be let out of the country. As long as the fee is less than a bar fine, most people won't be too unhappy. If it goes off maybe they should employ bar girls to collect it and escort tourists to an office for some V.I.P treatment for a few mins also. 

 

You still pay that exit tax but they make the airline collect it, in fact they increased it well beyond the old 500 Baht level, can't remember what it is now though.

 

At least you don't need to stand in line to pay it any more.

[Deserted 597]

Yeah, that used to be annoying. Pay to get in pay to get out. For a country that has so many tourists it seems a bit underhanded, especially when the investment in the tourist sector isn't particularly impressive or at least not reflexive of the amount it generates for the country.

[Soikhaonoiken 1,085]

15 minutes ago, 473geo said:

I'm far from a rich man but 300 baht is not going to have an effect on me, however there will be a cumulative benefit for Thailand

 

I don't begrudge 300 baht in these hard times

It will start off at 300B, then once tourism starts to increase they will increase the fee, and I can see that a 1,000B  would be charged,, they still believe that tourists are queing up to visit Thailand, how wrong are they. 

[Soikhaonoiken 1,085]

Absolutely money mad,  TIT