Thailand plans to impose departure and entry taxes; tourism industry faces challenges

(1) Thailand hopes to generate more fiscal revenue from travelers, but this will be a challenge for the tourism industry, which has not yet fully recovered from the impact of the pandemic.(2) The government led by Prime Minister Anutin is considering imposing a departure tax of about 1,000 Thai baht (30 US dollars) on both domestic and foreign travelers leaving Thailand.(3) At the same time, Thailand plans to charge a fee of 450 baht on foreign tourists entering the country by plane.