Popular holiday destination will require an entry fee from tourists from 2022

If you want to go on holiday in Thailand from 2022, you have to pay an entry fee.

This should now also be higher than previously planned.

Whether Bangkok * or the island of Phuket: Thailand is a popular long-haul travel destination for German holidaymakers.

From 2022, tourists will only be allowed to visit the holiday destination for an entry fee.

This should

cost

, and flow into Thai tourism

, as

by

, citing the Bangkok Post.

Approval for the fee took place in January of this year, but originally 300 baht (around 8 euros) were planned.

In future Thailand holidays will only be possible with an entry fee

The tourism industry in Thailand has suffered greatly in recent months due to the corona pandemic. We are currently working on the reopening of some tourist regions - since July holidays on Phuket have only been possible again under strict conditions. Therefore, tourism professionals at home and abroad criticize the fee because it does not promote tourism - just so shortly after the corona pandemic. According to the Bangkok Post, the governor of the Thai tourism association TAT, Yuthasak Supasorn, does not believe that the introduction of an entry fee could harm the efforts. Accordingly, he is sure that tourists would welcome the fact that the money

will flow

into a

.

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Thailand wants to promote tourism projects in the country

The money that is collected with the fee should end up in a fund that promotes tourism destinations in Thailand.

In this way, the country wants to

and focus on

.

Tourism companies that want to follow these guidelines should be supported with money from the fund.

However, it was emphasized that the financial resources should not be used to cushion the consequences of the corona pandemic for Thai tourism.

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So far, however, it is not yet clear how the entry fee should be charged: If tourists are asked to pay at the airport, this could lead to traffic jams, for example.

A surcharge for flight tickets has already been ruled out, as not all travelers are foreign tourists at the same time.