Thread: Thailand to Implement 300-Baht Fee for Foreign Arrivals

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand will begin charging international arrivals a 300-baht tourism fee in the third quarter of this year. The fee will be used to provide benefits such as insurance and emergency assistance to foreign travelers.


According to Chote Trachu, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Of Tourism and Sports, the Thailand Tourism Fee (TTF) system will be implemented by airlines between August and September 2022. The collection of the fee is in line with the National Tourism Policy Act of 2008, which authorized the creation of a fund to be funded by fees collected from foreign visitors.


Chote said the fund will be used to develop tourist sites, provide 30-day insurance coverage, and assist tourists in emergency situations such as sickness, accidents, or other incidents while in Thailand.


The TTF system is expected to be integrated with airline websites, displaying a fee collection screen for holders of foreign passports. Airlines must assist in screening fee-paying tourists before issuing tickets, and the final passenger manifest must be submitted to the data link 15 minutes after each flight departure.


Diplomats, government officials, people with work permits from countries that have signed a memorandum of understanding with Thailand, and children under the age of two will be exempted from paying the tourism fee.


Officials said local and international airlines will be invited to register to pilot the system integration, which will begin on May 2. The ministry will provide training and conduct tests to ensure that the TTF system operates smoothly following its publication in the Royal Gazette.


Thailand to Implement 300-Baht Fee for Foreign Arrivals

Do they still not charge foreigners 700baht to leave?

Bottomless pit of money, I suppose.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Do they still not charge foreigners 700baht to leave?

Yep, it incresed from Bt.500.00 to Bt.700.00 15 years ago.

Originally Posted by Fondles

Yep, it incresed from Bt.500.00 to Bt.700.00 15 years ago.

Yes, it did. But that wasn’t my question, was it?

A good idea and not resented.

Departure tax has been used by just about all countries in the world since I began travelling 40+ years ago. With the increase here 15 years ago that price became included in the ticket price and you no longer had to physically pay the 500B cash on departure. Nobody likes the 300 baht surcharge that is coming, but it is small in reality and will be included in your ticket price. Not that big of a deal.

Even a total of Bt1000 for a combined arrival/departure tax is nothing compared to many countries.

And frankly if you're quibbling about paying it, you should probably stick with staycations.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Yes, it did. But that wasn’t my question, was it?

Sorry what was your question ?

Originally Posted by misskit

According to Chote Trachu, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Of Tourism and Sports, the Thailand Tourism Fee (TTF) system will be implemented by airlines between August and September 2022. The collection of the fee is in line with the National Tourism Policy Act of 2008, which authorized the creation of a fund to be funded by fees collected from foreign visitors.


The TTF system is expected to be integrated with airline websites, displaying a fee collection screen for holders of foreign passports. Airlines must assist in screening fee-paying tourists before issuing tickets, and the final passenger manifest must be submitted to the data link 15 minutes after each flight departure.

Bet the airlines will love this, as it is only to be charged to foreigners (non-Thais) and not everyone (i.e. a bit more complicated to implement).

And as set, it really cannot be considered a tourism tax, as foreigners who work here will most likely not be exempt.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Do they still not charge foreigners 700baht to leave?

I think the departure tax is paid by all (foreign and Thai).

It will probably get lost in all the other taxes and fees charged that amount to ~40% surcharge on the base fare:

Fare Calculation: SFO BR X/TPE BR BKK261.37BR X/TPE BR
SFO261.37NUC522.74END ROE1.000000 XF SFO4.5
Fare: USD 523.00
XXXX 887787
Form of payment:
Endorsements: /C1-4 NONEND/ -BG BR
Tour Code E9S090
Taxes: USD 3.96XA
USD 7.00XY
USD 5.77YC
USD 18.60US
USD 18.60US
USD 5.60AY
USD 1.14E7
USD 1.14E7
USD 0.49G8
USD 0.49G8
USD 22.75TS
USD 4.50XF
Carrier Imposed Fees: USD 112.00YQ
Total Amount: USD 725.04

I wish they would eliminate the need for covid instance and I would gladly pay double the 300 baht on arrival.
IMO the concern about 300 bht on arrival is much to do about nothing.

I suppose the fee will at least provide some cover for the idiots who travel without insurance.

Originally Posted by malmomike77

I suppose the fee will at least provide some cover for the idiots who travel without insurance.

But it would put a dent in GoFundMe's profits.

Originally Posted by nidhogg

I think the departure tax is paid by all (foreign and Thai).

It is included in the ticket cost, not sure what that other idiot is dribbling on about.

Originally Posted by Fondles

It is included in the ticket cost, not sure what that other idiot is dribbling on about.

The "Passenger Service Charge" applies to everyone leaving.

This "arrival tax" is a tax on foreigners, most of which will of course get trousered and get nowhere near the purpose for which they claim it is intended.

And of course the tens of thousands of retirees and spouses who have been continuously resident for years, in many cases more than a decade, are still classified as fucking tourists by these money grubbing racist tossers looking for yet more ways to scam.

And dressing it up under the pretext it is meant to compensate for the uninsured who require medical help and cannot pay is of course quite spurious and as credible as their deputy prime minister claiming all his expensive watches were 'borrowed'.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

The "Passenger Service Charge" applies to everyone leaving.

This "arrival tax" is a tax on foreigners, most of which will of course get trousered and get nowhere near the purpose for which they claim it is intended.

Read the post you stupid fuck.

Talking about departure tax not arrival.

Originally Posted by Fondles

Read the post you stupid fuck.

Talking about departure tax not arrival.

Read the thread, it's about the Bt300 arrival tax, you retarded fucking imbecile.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Read the thread, it's about the Bt300 arrival tax, you retarded fucking imbecile.

You been a cum guzzler all your life or just something you recently got into ?

So you don't know the difference between a thread, a post and a conversation, and you're struggling to navigate your way between them?

Well don't be a retarded fucking imbecile then, that will help for a start.

So I saw a twatter earlier that suggested airline websites will have a link that takes you to a Thai government website where you will be able to purchase the tax online and get a number (or probably another fucking QR code as they seem obsessed with them) that you can present to immigration.

And of course we know how good the Thais are at securing websites.