Thailand Travel Restrictions and Info

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PSD-Kiwi wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 12:19 pm 45 day visa waiver finished, back to 30 days on arrival

https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/natio ... n-arrival/
 
There have been problems with Russians so I expect the authorities want to cut them back down to 30 days. They would not want to single them out for political reasons, so back to 30 days for all on the list.
In any case the best tourists for Thailand are the falangs with high spending power who rarely need more than 30 days.
Meanwhile the Chinese are returning to some extent and the authorities are trying to address the zero dollar problem.
Northern hemisphere falang numbers will drop off as their summer arrives so Thailand will have to move down the quality scale until next winter.
Expect PR releases to concentrate more on visitor numbers than on spending totals.
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armchairlawyer wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:40 pm There have been problems with Russians so I expect the authorities want to cut them back down to 30 days. They would not want to single them out for political reasons, so back to 30 days for all on the list.
Nope, the real problem with the Russians is that they can do unlimited border runs by land, due to a bilateral agreement. This change will affect them the least. 45+30 days before, 30+30 days now, in perpetuity.

I think it's simply a case of having seen that the rebound is robust enough. Most real tourists cannot stay anywhere near that long anyway.
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armchairlawyer wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:40 pm
PSD-Kiwi wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 12:19 pm 45 day visa waiver finished, back to 30 days on arrival

https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/natio ... n-arrival/
 
There have been problems with Russians so I expect the authorities want to cut them back down to 30 days. They would not want to single them out for political reasons, so back to 30 days for all on the list.
In any case the best tourists for Thailand are the falangs with high spending power who rarely need more than 30 days.
Meanwhile the Chinese are returning to some extent and the authorities are trying to address the zero dollar problem.
Northern hemisphere falang numbers will drop off as their summer arrives so Thailand will have to move down the quality scale until next winter.
Expect PR releases to concentrate more on visintor numbers than on spending totals.
Nothing to do with Russians, it was set way back in Sept; ...Oct 1-March 31st

have seen tourism dropping alot over the past 2 weeks,expect it to climb around April 8th for the week of Songkran
than a huge drop till July
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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truffledog wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 4:08 am Well they could include another 300 Baht into the airfare and make the trip from the airport to downtown free of charge.

As always, make an announcement an wait for fallout, than backtrack>

ahh Thailand you bring a smile to my face

No surprises here. Airlines have come back to tell the Minister of Tourism that they won’t add an additional fee for certain groups of passengers.

BANGKOK POST: Tourism operators are calling for clearer measures regarding the 300-baht tourism fee after the tourism and sports minister said levy collection will be delayed from June to September because of issues with its implementation

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/25 ... ourism-fee

FYI:
high season has ended, winds have shifted and it wont be long till the surfers can start riding the waves again :-)
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LOL:

Ahh thailand, come up with an idea, put it out there an see what reactions there are and than>>>>>
300-Baht Land Entry Fee for Thailand Tourists Postponed Again

The 300-baht ‘land entry’ fee collection has been postponed to January 1st of next year.

https://tpnnational.com/2023/06/29/300- ... ned-again/

chinese arrivals up but not as muich as planned for
12,000,000+ tourism arrivals so far this year
i bet 26 million not the 30 million they hopped for
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8 hour transit at BKK yesterday, was a Buddha day so no alcohol was being served in any of the bars, restaurants or lounges, thankfully one of the shops on level 2 was selling cans for 48 Baht.

Initially I considered leaving the airport for a few hours, but decided against it...

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