Thailand delays tourist entry fee till 2026

FILE PHOTO: Passengers are pictured at the departures terminal at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on October 27, 2021. The rourist entry fee, which was approved in principle by the Cabinet in February 2023, is set at 300 baht (US$9.25) for air arrivals and 150 baht for land or sea entries. - AFP

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports has announced a delay in the implementation of the long-planned travel fee for foreign tourists, locally referred to as the Kha Yeap Pan Din (literally, “stepping onto Thai soil” fee).

Officials have confirmed that the measure will not be enforced in 2025 as initially planned.