Thailand’s 300 Baht Tourism Entry Levy Likely Delayed Due To Payment Channel Issues

Thailand’s bonehead idea to introduce a 300 Baht Tourism Entry Levy, originally scheduled to kick in on April 1, 2022 (April Fools anyone?) will be delayed by at least two months over unresolved payment issues.

The measure which was designed by the tourism officials and green-lighted by the government in late 2021 after years of back and forth between various departments calls for a Tourism Development Feee of 300 Baht per arrival, even for people who aren’t tourists.

Thai politicians and officials are still living in their dream bubble of being able to exclusively attract high next worth expats and tourists and they have convinced themselves that all the new fees won’t have any impact on tourism arrivals.

In a previous 2021 interview the Bangkok Post quoted the TAT head honcho as follows:

Yuthasak Supasorn, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor, said the fee…