PUBLISHED : 16 Oct 2023 at 19:29
Thailand will allow Russian citizens to visit for longer periods in a bid to boost tourism during peak travel season, a government minister said.
Starting from November, Russian visitors may enter Thailand visa-free and remain in the country for a maximum of 90 days, up from the current 30 days, until the end of April 2024, Tourism Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol told reporters in Bangkok.
923,113 Russians visited Thailand in the year to August, ranked fifth behind visitors from Malaysia, China, South Korea and India, according to data from the Tourism and Sports Ministry. Some 1.5 million Russians travelled to Thailand in pre-pandemic 2019 and spent about $3.3 billion, making them the…
