Phiphat Pakthong, April 1, collecting fees for foreigners entering Thailand, 300 baht per person.

Phiphat Pakthong, April 1, collecting fees for foreigners entering Thailand, 300 baht per person.

On January 12, Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Tourism and Sports, revealed that Progress on collecting fees for entering Thailand or landing fees in the amount of 300 baht. On April 1, 2022, Thailand will start collecting money from foreign tourists who enter Thailand. Preliminary estimates that if in 2022 there will be 5 million foreign tourists coming in, approximately 1,500 million baht will be collected. The proceeds from the fee collection will be put into the National Tourism Promotion Fund. which was established according to the National Tourism Policy Act of 2019, revised by the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism Will be responsible for taking care of the money raised to develop urgent missions related to tourism. The amount collected from foreign tourists in the amount of 300 baht per person will be pulled out at 50 baht to buy insurance for foreign tourists. It is expected that in 2022, this will be the first year that this collection may be left with 1,250 million baht in this fund, which will be used to develop tourist attractions further.

Mr Phiphat said that for the proposal of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to collect an additional 200 baht for a total of 500 baht per person to use the money for tourism restructuring, he had discussed with the TAT that This matter is not yet possible. because of the results of the study of Naresuan University At the Ministry to do this, it states that 300 baht per person is an appropriate rate. TAT can propose projects to request the use of money in this fund as well. which confirms that Storing up this earth tread Many countries have stockpiled almost all of them, including Europe, Japan, Malaysia, and most of them are included in the price of airfares. or room rate It’s no different from what Thailand is doing.

“Plan to bring the proceeds from the fee collection into Thailand. and put it in the tourism development fund will focus on improving and developing facilities in tourist attractions, such as the construction of ramps for wheelchairs, the elderly and the handicapped in various tourist attractions Including building or renovating toilets like Japanese public toilets that are very clean and convenient. which must allow the locals to join the investment here for continuous management and supervision,” said Mr. Phiphat.

Mr. Phiphat said that for collecting foreign tourists in the amount of 300 baht per person, originally scheduled to begin on January 1, 2022, but from the assessment of the situation and the readiness considered and postponed Because there have been discussions with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) about the issue of collecting money at IATA. Specify that it must be collected with everyone, both Thais and foreigners who enter Thailand. The collection of money for Thai people is against the Thai constitutional law. therefore changed to coordinate with the airline to collect this money with foreign tourists only instead It will be included with the airfare immediately. which the Ministry of Transport is negotiating with almost all airlines It is expected that this will be completed in March. While traveling to Thailand by land, applications will be developed for tourists to pay before entering. and must show evidence before entering the country that the money has been paid