🇹🇭 Bangkok Post: The Tourism and Sports Ministry is poised to start collecting a 500-baht tourism fee for a "tourism transformation fund" next year, with the budget following a co-payment model. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2191883/collection-of-b500-fee-from-foreigners-starts-next-year. Bangkok Post

🔴 COMMENT: This 500 baht fee will be in addition to the 700 baht international departure tax. The latter used to be paid at the airport when you left but is now added to tickets. I presume the additional 500 baht entry tax will also be added to the ticket price. This of course is in addition to the inflated prices that foreign tourists already have to pay for tourist attractions and some services. For example, Thais pay 40 baht at some national parks while foreign tourists are forced to pay 400 baht. Ten times more. #Thailand #ThaiTravelNews