Life

Hiking international departure fee won’t dissuade travellers: AOT

  AIRPORTS of Thailand (AOT) is confident its decision to increase international departure passenger service charge (PSC) from 730 baht to 1,120 baht from June 20 onwards will not significantly impact travellers’ decision or choice of destination, PPTVHD36 said today (May 6). The fee increase of 390 baht or 53% applies to all six AOT

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Business

New 300 baht tourist entry fee to generate B1.5 billion this year

  A NEW entry fee of 300 baht being levied on foreign tourists entering Thailand from April 1, 2022 onwards will generate approximately 1.5 billion baht from the 5 million holidaymakers expected to travel here this year, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan. 12). Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said the money collected will be

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