NEW FEE FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS TO BE LAUNCHED IN THAILAND

Richard Moor -
The Thai government plans to introduce a 300-baht (about US$ 8.7) landing tax for foreign tourists arriving by air, said Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Thailand's minister of tourism and sports. ...

THAILAND: FOREIGN TOURISTS TAX COMING INTO FORCE ON JANUARY 1, 2023

Alec Hills -
Foreign travelers arriving by air will soon have to pay an entry fee of 300 baht in Thailand - a little more than US$ 8, and this is likely to start on January 1, 2023, report local media. ...

RUSSIAN TOURISTS DISCOVER NEW DESTINATION

Sara Thopson -
Russian travelers are increasingly looking for new destinations. In 2022, Russian tourists traveled abroad about 22.5 million times, up from 19.2 million in 2021, with Turkey as their most popular des ...

NEW ZEALAND STEPS UP EFFORTS TO ATTRACT CHINESE TOURISTS

Wayne M. Gore -
In the first quarter of this year, New Zealand welcomed approximately 791,000 foreign visitors, a significant increase from the same period in 2022, when there were only 38,000 visitors. In 2022, fore ...

SPAIN LIKELY TO EXCEED 90 MILLION FOREIGN TOURISTS IN 2024

Laura Maudlin -
Holy Week is less than two weeks away, and the current forecast for occupancy rates is very optimistic. This is the first significant holiday wave of 2024, and it is expected to be a year in which tou ...