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    Reducing 60-Day Visa Waiver for Chinese Tourists Considered

    The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is considering reducing the visa-free period for Chinese tourists from 60 to 10-15 days, following concerns over scammer gangs targeting foreign visitors, particularly Chinese nationals, who are being lured into Myanmar.


    TAT Governor Thapanee Kiatphaibool stated today that while the agency opposes completely eliminating the visa-free policy for Chinese tourists, they are open to reducing the stay duration to better align with typical Chinese tourist behavior, as most visitors stay between 7-10 days.

    Thailand initiated visa-free entry for Chinese tourists on September 25, 2023, during Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s administration. Later, Thailand announced a 60-day visa exemption for 93 countries, including China, extending the period from 30 to 60 days, effective from July 15, 2024, to the present.


    The agency maintains its 2025 target of 8 million Chinese tourists, up from 6.73 million in the previous year, with the Tourism Ministry setting an ambitious goal of 8.8-9 million visitors.

    The impact of recent security concerns has already affected the tourism sector. Thai Hotels Association President Thien Prasit Chaiphatranant revealed that 12,428 room cancellations have been recorded since January, with 4,572 cancellations from Chinese tourists and 7,856 from other nationalities. The cancellations followed a high-profile incident involving Chinese celebrity Wang Xing becoming a victim of scammers.


    Bangkok topped the list of cancellations by Chinese tourists, followed by Nonthaburi, Chiang Rai, Chonburi, and Chiang Mai. For non-Chinese tourists, Chonburi saw the highest number of cancellations, followed by Bangkok and Krabi.


    Despite these challenges, hotel operators note that the impact on individual travelers remains limited, with group tours being more affected by the current situation.

    In response to these challenges, National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panpetch held an emergency video conference today with regional police commanders to address transnational crime and strengthen tourist security measures. He emphasized that Thai tourism authorities were not involved in any scamming operations and announced enhanced surveillance of border areas, particularly in Mae Sot district, where illegal border crossings have been reported.


    The police chief assured that law enforcement would focus on ensuring tourist safety from arrival through their entire stay in Thailand, implementing preventive measures rather than just responding to incidents after they occur.

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    It is beggars belief how another quite prominent country in Asia does not understand the reason for the CCP basically having to exist in The Peoples Republic of China. You cannot give these people an inch but yet, strangely, Thailand has. As per usual, greed wins and Thailand has successful allowed all sorts of Chinese players to infiltrate this country. Some will be state actors and others criminal but in reality it doesn't really matter. The Chinese are here and here to stay and all for a little bit of money.

    Phutthamonthon Park has a massive Mango field. The thievery of mango has never been an issue. There has always been a sign but it was really just stating the obvious that the mango were not to be taken.

    Before we left for the UK, we noticed a big influx of Chinese to Phutthamonton Sai 4 area. When we came back, both roads giving road access to the mango field in the park are now often gated shut with barbed wire and CCTV. Apparently a couple of cars came round one later afternoon and stole hundreds of mango. I will give you one fucking guess who did it. This is the kind of shit Thailand can look forward to for many years to come. It's not just the action of stealing but its the reaction that follows; gates, barbed wire and CCTV cameras can often be a far great ugliness in a society than the actual act that instigated them.
    One should listen twice as much as one speaks

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    Quite a lengthy rant for such a parochial moan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonecollector View Post
    You cannot give these people an inch but yet,
    but yet there are a lot of ladies in thailand that allowed them to give more than an inch, admittedly not much more, the horse bolted on this long ago - the chinkies control most of what matters including the bloke holed up most of the time in Germany

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    ^That's one of the biggest concerns Mike, The proxy land purchases.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonecollector View Post
    ^That's one of the biggest concerns Mike, The proxy land purchases.
    Yes, they need some more of this.

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