BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): A cabinet meeting on Tuesday (Sept 28) approved the extension of Special Tourist Visas (STV) for another year or until Sept 30, 2022, said deputy government spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul.
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Tourism fee to help insure foreigners visiting Thailand
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published : 15 Jan 2021 at 05:00 Phiphat: Sector needs to recover
The National Tourism Policy Committee has approved the proposed guidelines for the collection of a 300-baht tourism fee from each international visitor for the management of local tourist destinations.
The money will also be used to provide insurance benefits to international tourists visiting the country.
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said each foreign visitor will be charged US$10 (300 baht) per visit. The details of the fee collection will be announced in the Royal Gazette once the policy has taken effect.
According to Mr Phiphat, Thailand expects to receive some 10 million visitors this year.
Tourism fee to help insure foreigners visiting Thailand
288
published : 15 Jan 2021 at 05:00 Phiphat: Sector needs to recover
The National Tourism Policy Committee has approved the proposed guidelines for the collection of a 300-baht tourism fee from each international visitor for the management of local tourist destinations.
The money will also be used to provide insurance benefits to international tourists visiting the country.
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said each foreign visitor will be charged US$10 (300 baht) per visit. The details of the fee collection will be announced in the Royal Gazette once the policy has taken effect.
According to Mr Phiphat, Thailand expects to receive some 10 million visitors this year.
January 07, 2021
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has local lovers covered, thanks to a partnership with dating app Tinder that has been designed, according to the Bangkok Post
, to “trap singles” while promoting domestic travel among uncoupled individuals.
Consisting of nine upcoming one-off tours – in Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lopburi-Saraburi, Udon Thani-Loei, Chumphon-Suratthani, Phuket, Pattaya and Ayutthaya – the “Single Journeys” campaign launched on December 20 with a complimentary cruise that took “single tourists who would like to pray for a relationship” along Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river. The cruisers visited nine temples and enjoyed dinner on board, reported the