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Thai Tourist Authority Announced Foreign Travel Insurance Plan
The Thai tourist authority this week announced its plan to charge travel Insurance to all visitors who enter Thailand. The proposal includes a 300 baht per person, per visit which could bring revenue as high as 12 billion baht annually if the expected number of 40 million visitors actually come to Thailand. The 40 million visitors were guestimated before the pandemic. Details are still in development at the moment but the fee, if approved by the Thai Cabinet, would likely be added to the cost of the air ticket as a supplement. Visitors by sea and land would likely have to pay at the border or port. A government spokesman spoke mainly of the threat posed by the virus and the need to reduce the problem of foreigners seeking medical treatment in Thailand without proper financial cover.
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