
The fee will be 450 baht per person
Thai authorities plan to introduce a 450 baht tourism tax in the first quarter of 2027, despite calls from the private sector to delay the program.
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Thai authorities are planning to introduce a mandatory tourist tax for travelers.
The authorities of Thailand, a popular Asian country among Russians, wanted to introduce a tourist tax in the first quarter of 2027, despite calls from representatives of the private sector to postpone the implementation of the program. The local publication Bangkok Post writes about this.
The fee will be 450 baht (about 1.2 thousand rubles) per person. First, the innovation will affect tourists arriving in the country by plane.
The new fee is expected to bring eight billion baht (about $239 million) into the country's budget annually. Part of the money will be used for medical insurance for travelers, as well as for the development and modernization of tourism infrastructure. According to Tourism and Sports Minister Tialnad Surasak Phancharoenworakul, similar practices are being followed in more than 80 countries.
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Foreign travel for Russians increased in price by 9.7 percent in January-September 2026. The average bill was 205 thousand rubles compared to 187 thousand a year earlier. The leaders in demand were Türkiye, Egypt and Thailand.

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