Thailand’s Elite Residence Program again broke records in 2019, growing its member-base by 2,149 individuals, or 28% more than the 1,679 it added last year. 2019 marks a fifth consecutive year of growth in approvals for the program, which now has around 9,000 active members.
By the end of the last fiscal year (September 30th, 2019), 8,602 foreigners held Thai Elite cards, up from 7,135 the year before. Mr Somchai Soongswang, President of Thailand Privilege Card Co., the program’s operator, told the Bangkok Post last month that he expects the cumulative number of members to pass 10,000 during the current fiscal year, a landmark feat.
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The program, which first opened in 2003 under the aegis of erstwhile Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, closed in 2009 after having sustained consecutive years of…
