The Tourism Authority of Thailand will suggest extending the 45 day visa exemption on arrival policy till the end of the yr to spice up tourism recovery.
In September final yr, Thailand’s Cabinet permitted the short-term extension of visa on arrival and visa exemption on arrival for the High Season.
Between October 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023, foreign vacationers arriving in Thailand are eligible to remain in the kingdom as follows relying on their passport country…
Thailand surpassed its target of 10 million vacationers in 2022, welcoming 11.5 million in whole, which the TAT largely attributes to Thailand’s extended visa on arrival/visa exemption coverage.
Last 12 months, the TAT predicted that extended stays would spur tourists to stay in Thailand for an additional 5 days on common. If Giveaway spent 4000 – 5000 baht per day, that’s an additional 20,000 baht pumped into the economy per vacationer for every trip made to Thailand.
Extended stays have been vital to generating tourism revenue, spurring Thailand’s tourism business to be among the many quickest to recuperate in post-pandemic Southeast Asia. But there is still a method to go to make a full restoration.
For this cause, the TAT has proposed extending the visa on arrival/visa exemption on arrival coverage to help reach their goal of 25 million overseas arrivals in Thailand in 2023.
Extended stays in the kingdom are especially popular with Russians this yr, with Russian arrivals in Thailand increasing sevenfold between September and December. Russians tend to opt for longer stays in Thailand to escape bitterly Baltic winters back house, which has been facilitated by the return of direct flight providers between the 2 nations.
Now that China has lastly opened its borders, luring Chinese vacationers – who as quickly as dominated overseas arrival statistics – again into the dominion shall be important to the TAT reaching its goal, too.
However, increased tourism won’t be facilitated unless airways boost flights. The TAT is in discussions with airways to increase flight frequency and routes to Thailand to make room for extra tourists..