Academics University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Pointing out that if the government uses the policy of free temporary visas, it can really stimulate tourism for the rest of this year and early next year. But if the permanent visa-free policy is used, it may cause tourists to delay traveling to Thailand because they think they can come to Thailand at any time. Therefore, free temporary visas will increase the number of Chinese-Indian tourists into Thailand by at least 1.5 million people, spending money into the country 5- 75 billion baht
Mr. Thanawat Phonwichai, President of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Chairman of the Advisory Center for Economic and Business Forecasting spoke at the Settha Government 1 Will consider relaxation to stimulate tourism by considering free temporary visas or free permanent visas. From the perspective of the Center for Economic and Business Forecasting If the government implements permanent visa-free measures, even that would be a good thing and allow foreign tourists to travel in Thailand without having to apply for a visa. Here, there may be a problem in deciding to travel in the future. Because tourists see that coming to travel in Thailand at any time is convenient and fast without having to apply for a visa and being able to stay in Thailand for a longer time.
In addition, if the government uses the free temporary visa approach, whether it be 60 days or 90 days, to stimulate tourism during the rest of the year until the first quarter of 2024, it is believed that it can really stimulate tourism. It will also be something that tourists will decide if they come to travel in Thailand with a clearer time frame for staying in Thailand. Therefore, the government will have to carefully consider what approach to use. But if you want to stimulate Thai tourism during the rest of this year I think it would be more appropriate to use the visa-free approach. Initially, there should be at least 1.5 million tourists from China and India who are interested in visiting Thailand. With an average spending per capita of 50,000 baht per person in Thailand, there will be at least 50,000 baht of money entering the country. 50,000-75,000 million baht together
Mr. Sanan Angubolkul, Chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Directors of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, said: The government should immediately implement temporary visa-free measures to stimulate tourism. It lasts for about 6 months from October 2023 to March 2024 because during this period there is tourism from around the world, especially Chinese people. Because in addition to welcoming during the New Year Festival and also opening tourism until the Chinese New Year Festival, therefore, if the government uses this approach, it will very well stimulate tourism throughout the next 6 months. It is expected that there will be more than 1 million Chinese and general tourists coming to travel in Thailand during the remainder of this year, with more than 50,000 million baht in circulation. .
Source: Thai News Agency