Foreign tourists can now stay for nine months in Thailand

 

Foreign tourists can now stay in Thailand for up to nine months without the need to travel abroad and have their visas extended, three months on the initial visa with two extensions of three months each.
Thailand’s Ministry of Interior says the new rules came into effect on October 1st, and are valid until September 30th next year, in a bid to boost the tourism industry.

Foreign tourists will, however, have to meet certain requirements to qualify as long stayers.

First of all, they must agree to a period of quarantine, as part of the Public Health Ministry’s measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, and must show booking receipts from the hotels in which they will isolate.

This is despite Thailand claiming they are lifting quarantine requirements for all visitors on November 1st.

Then, they must show evidence of payments for their lodgings during their stay in the kingdom, which can be a rented house, a rented condominium room or a title deed of a condominium room.

Meaning, you must pay in advance for your nine-month’s accommodation and if you are denied entry at the border then good luck in getting that back.

They are also required to have health insurance, with a minimum of US$ 100,000 cover for COVID-19 treatment valid for the entire period of their stay in the country.

They must also have health and accident insurance coverage of 40,000 baht for out-patient treatment and 400,000 baht for in-patient treatment.

Having met the requirements, tourists will be granted a special tourist visa (STV), which is for single use and will allow them to stay in Thailand for 90 days, which can extended twice by 90 days per extension.

The visa extension fee is 2,000 baht (US$60) each time.

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#Thailand - Automated postal machines set up at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

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Thailand Post has introduced Automated Postal Machine (APM) service at Suvarnabhumi Airport to enable air travellers to dispatch by post any items prohibited from being carried on board. 

Thailand Post president Smorn Terdthumpiboon said on Friday that the introduction of the new service by Thailand Post would allow travellers to send items to addresses in Thailand and to other countries by post. 

She said the service would help air travellers barred by airlines from carrying with them any items or those who want to mail things in rush hour and do not want to wait in a long line at post offices.

The APMs have been installed at the airport's departure hall on the fourth floor before departure for international flights in the east zone and at the end of check-in counters row D, M, T, and B. The service is available all 24 hours.

Travellers can send items weighing up to 500 grams per package, select the delivery destination, and pay for the service at the machine. 

Users must enter their citizen ID number or passport number into the machine to identify themselves. 

However, prohibited items such as sharp items with or without protection, explosives, live animals, pressurised items, and inflammable items cannot be sent using this facility. 

The delivery fee to domestic destinations is a flat Bt50 per item. Fees for overseas destinations start at Bt400 per item for Asia and Bt450 per item to the Europe, Africa, Oceania and America zones.

Sourse - TheNation

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TAT board appoints three deputy chiefs, #Thailand

THE TOURISM Authority of Thailand yesterday appointed three new deputy governors, who will drive a five-year plan that will focus on domestic tourism amid global instability.

TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the agency's board had approved the appointment of three internal executives who will replace people due for retirement at the end of this month.

He said Srisuda Wanapinyosak, executive director for the East Asia region, would be the deputy governor for the Asia-Pacific region, Sujitra Jongchansitto, director for the Northern region, would be deputy governor for the domestic market, and Visanu Jaroensilp, executive at the office of the governor, would be deputy governor for tourism products.

The appointments will be effective on October 1.

Those retiring are Pongsathorn Kessasamli, deputy governor for Asean markets, Vilaiwan Twichasri, deputy governor for tourism products, and Anupharp Thirarath, deputy governor for domestic marketing.

Yuthasak said the board also approved a five-year tourism plan for 2017-2021. It will focus more on domestic tourism as well as pushing synergy with international markets.

Furthermore, it will concentrate more on promoting new destinations in second-tier provinces.

It is speculated that the new plan has taken on a domestic focus because global tourism is facing difficulties due to economic slowdowns and conflicts in many countries that affect Thai tourism.

However, TAT has prepared strategic measures to deal with instability by using the Internet and social media to lure international tourists to the country. The agency will continue promoting the country as a globally popular destination as well as a safe one despite the recent deadly incident at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok.

To restore tourist confidence after the bomb blast in August at the shrine, Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanav rangkul has been travelling overseas and asking tourism alliances to help promote Thailand.

Kobkarn is currently in Japan. She has met with public and private bodies in an effort to regain tourists' confidence, particularly ahead of the coming high season.

Source: The Nation

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