New taxes simply for going in and out of Thailand in addition to higher airport tax already implemented

October 8, 2026 at 12:47 am

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Thailand is lining up a fresh wave of travel charges that could eventually cost a foreign air tourist ฿2,570 per trip. A new ฿1,000 departure tax would hit “travellers of every nationality”, including foreign holidaymakers, under a Finance Ministry-backed proposal. It comes after AOT raised its international passenger charge 53.4% to ฿1,120 in June. Meanwhile, the government is advancing a separate ฿450 foreign-tourist entry levy. Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has defended the departure proposal, while the tourism industry is preparing to fight it. If both planned levies proceed, foreign visitors could face new charges entering and leaving Thailand, alongside the sharply increased airport fee.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas backs a ฿1,000 exit tax. With airport and entry fees, foreign tourist charges could reach ฿2,570. ( Source: Thansettaki )

Thailand is moving towards another major travel charge, with a ฿1,000 departure tax now under formal consideration. Crucially, the Finance Ministry-backed proposal would cover foreign tourists as well as Thais. It would apply whenever a qualifying passenger flies out of Thailand. Meanwhile, another ฿450 charge is being prepared specifically for foreign tourists entering the kingdom.

The latest proposal has moved well beyond earlier speculation. The Revenue Department formally opened public consultation on new departure tax legislation on September 30. Consultation runs until October 29.

Notably, the department says the proposed law would apply to “travellers of every nationality”. That wording would bring ordinary foreign tourists directly into Thailand’s departure tax system.

Departure tax would widen 1983 law to all nationalities with a ฿1,000 initial charge for air travel

The change would substantially widen the existing departure tax law. The current legislation dates from 1983 and covers Thais and foreign permanent residents. However, ordinary foreign tourists fall outside that system. Under the proposed replacement, the tax base would expand to include visitors regardless of nationality.

Initially, the government proposes charging ฿1,000 for each qualifying departure by air. Yet the proposed legislation provides scope for significantly higher rates. Specifically, it would establish a statutory ceiling of ฿5,000 for each departure. Thus, the initial rate would stand at only one-fifth of that legal maximum.

The tax would normally be collected through airlines when passengers purchase tickets. Consequently, travellers would not necessarily make a separate payment at the airport. Instead, the departure tax could become another component of the ticket price. Furthermore, the levy would apply to each qualifying departure rather than through an annual payment.

Several exemptions are contained in the proposal. Children aged two years or younger would not pay. Likewise, transit passengers would be exempt from the charge. Certain official categories of travellers would also receive exemptions. In addition, tickets purchased before the legislation became effective would escape the new tax.

Ekniti backs departure tax as tourism industry calculates foreign visitor charges could reach ฿2,570

For now, the proposal remains some distance from implementation. The Revenue Department is collecting public responses until October 29. If ultimately approved, the legislation would take effect 180 days after Royal Gazette publication. Accordingly, passengers leaving Thailand today are not paying the proposed ฿1,000 tax.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has now publicly defended the measure. His explanation has focused heavily on Thais taking holidays overseas. Ekniti says the government wants more Thai travellers spending their holidays inside the kingdom. As part of this, it wants more holiday spending circulating through Thailand’s domestic economy.

The proposal is therefore partly aimed at keeping Thai holiday spending inside the country. Nevertheless, the draft reaches considerably beyond outbound Thai travellers. Foreign visitors would also become liable when leaving Thailand. In effect, the same ฿1,000 initial rate would apply regardless of nationality.

That wider reach has quickly attracted attention from the tourism industry. The Association of Thai Travel Agents is preparing a formal objection. ATTA secretary-general Dr Adith Chairattananon has highlighted the cumulative charges facing foreign visitors. In response, the association calculates that three separate measures could eventually cost a foreign air traveller ฿2,570.

AOT airport charge jumped 53.4% in June and would remain separate from proposed ฿1,000 departure tax

One of those charges is already in force. Airports of Thailand increased its international Passenger Service Charge from ฿730 to ฿1,120 on June 20. The increase added ฿390 to the cost of an international departure. In percentage terms, the charge climbed approximately 53.4%.

The higher rate applies to international departures through Airports of Thailand’s six major airports. These include Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang, Thailand’s two principal international gateways. Earlier, the increase had been announced and reaffirmed before its introduction. The new ฿1,120 rate formally took effect on June 20, 2026.

Passengers generally do not hand over the ฿1,120 separately at airport counters. Instead, the Passenger Service Charge is incorporated into airline tickets. As a result, affected international travellers already pay it through their fares. Importantly, that charge would remain entirely separate from the proposed ฿1,000 departure tax.

The distinction is central to the emerging cost structure. The ฿1,120 payment is Airports of Thailand’s Passenger Service Charge. It relates to airport facilities and services. By contrast, the proposed ฿1,000 levy would be a government departure tax created under separate legislation.

Therefore, the proposed tax would not replace the existing airport charge. Rather, an affected passenger could ultimately pay both. Combined, those two departure-related charges alone would reach ฿2,120. That figure would apply before considering the government’s separate foreign-tourist entry proposal.

Separate ฿450 tourist entry fee could combine with airport and departure charges to total ฿2,570

On another front, Thailand is preparing a ฿450 entry charge for qualifying foreign tourists. Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul is pushing that proposal forward. Currently, it is moving towards consideration by the National Tourism Policy Committee and Cabinet. Air arrivals are expected to become the first group charged if approval follows.

The ฿450 measure would also include insurance protection for eligible foreign visitors. That protection would cover medical expenses and death benefits under the proposed scheme. Unlike the departure tax, however, the measure specifically targets foreign tourists. Thai travellers would therefore not face that particular charge.

Taken together, the measures create three separate potential costs for a foreign air visitor. First, the traveller could face the ฿450 tourism fee when entering Thailand. Later, the existing ฿1,120 airport charge would apply when flying home. Finally, another ฿1,000 could be added through the proposed departure tax.

The combined figure would reach ฿2,570. Significantly, ATTA has independently made exactly the same calculation. Dr Adith argues that the measures overlap and could add further pressure on tourism businesses. The association is now preparing a formal objection to the departure tax.

ATTA’s board is due to discuss the proposal on October 8. Separately, the Revenue Department consultation will remain open for another three weeks. Interested parties have until October 29 to submit their responses. After that, further government and legislative stages would still be required.

Three travel charges move on separate tracks as ministries pursue different fees with different purposes

The timing has brought Thailand’s different travel charges sharply into focus. Only months ago, passengers departing AOT airports internationally faced a ฿730 service charge. Since June, that figure has stood at ฿1,120. Now, the Finance Ministry-backed proposal could add another ฿1,000 to each qualifying air departure.

In parallel, the Tourism and Sports Ministry is advancing the separate ฿450 tourist levy. Consequently, three different charges are moving along separate tracks. One is already operating, while two remain proposals. Yet all three could ultimately affect the same foreign traveller.

The charges also originate from different parts of the state. Airports of Thailand imposes the existing ฿1,120 Passenger Service Charge. Elsewhere, the Tourism and Sports Ministry is driving the proposed ฿450 foreign-tourist fee. The Revenue Department and Finance Ministry are advancing the departure tax proposal.

Their stated purposes are also different. The airport charge relates to airport facilities and services. Meanwhile, the planned tourism fee includes medical and death insurance protection. Ekniti has linked the departure tax to domestic tourism and retaining more Thai spending inside Thailand.

Foreign tourists could face repeated ฿1,000 departure taxes under draft allowing rates as high as ฿5,000

For affected foreign travellers, however, the arithmetic is straightforward. If all three measures operate, their combined value would reach ฿2,570. Of that amount, ฿1,120 is already collected from relevant international passengers. Another ฿1,450 depends upon two measures that have not yet received final approval.

The proposed departure tax would also transform the reach of Thailand’s existing 1983 legislation. At present, ordinary foreign holidaymakers are outside that system. Under the proposed replacement, travellers of every nationality would fall within its scope. Consequently, short-term tourists could become liable when flying home.

Moreover, the charge would apply each time a qualifying traveller left Thailand. Frequent travellers making several trips could therefore face repeated payments. Each qualifying air departure could attract another ฿1,000 under the initial proposed rate. The legislation would also permit a considerably higher rate later.

The draft places the statutory ceiling at ฿5,000 for each departure. Even so, nothing supplied indicates plans to impose that maximum immediately. The initial proposed air departure rate remains ฿1,000. Any future increase would therefore be separate from the rate currently under consultation.

Ekniti defends departure tax as ATTA prepares objection while three travel charges come into sharper focus

Ekniti’s October 7 defence has placed the proposal firmly into public view. He has stressed the government’s aim of encouraging Thais to holiday domestically. In turn, officials want more spending circulating through the country’s economy. The proposed law, though, would also collect the tax from foreigners leaving Thailand.

At the same time, ATTA’s planned objection provides an immediate industry response. Its concerns focus on the accumulation of separate travel charges. The organisation is considering the issue only months after the airport fee jumped 53.4%. Additionally, the industry is preparing for the proposed ฿450 foreign-tourist charge.

The sequence of measures has developed rapidly during 2026. The airport service charge rose from ฿730 to ฿1,120 on June 20. More recently, the government advanced the ฿450 foreign-tourist entry proposal. Now, the Revenue Department has formally opened consultation on the separate ฿1,000 departure tax.

For foreign tourists, the possible charges would therefore operate at both ends of their journeys. On arrival, qualifying visitors could face the proposed ฿450 tourism levy. On departure, the existing airport charge and proposed tax could total another ฿2,120. Altogether, those charges would reach ฿2,570.

There remains an important distinction between proposals and charges already operating. At present, only the ฿1,120 Passenger Service Charge is being collected. The ฿450 tourist fee has not received final Cabinet approval. Equally, the ฿1,000 departure tax remains under public consultation.

Departure tax still faces consultation and legislation while only the ฿1,120 airport charge is in force

Even after consultation, the new departure tax would require further steps before collection began. The proposal would have to become law and appear in the Royal Gazette. Subsequently, 180 days would pass before commencement under the current plan. Tickets purchased before that point would remain exempt.

For the moment, therefore, travellers leaving Thailand do not pay the proposed ฿1,000 tax. Foreign visitors also do not currently pay the proposed ฿450 entry fee. However, passengers using relevant AOT airports already face the increased ฿1,120 international service charge.

The immediate timetable now centres on two dates. ATTA’s board is due to discuss its formal objection on October 8. Subsequently, the Revenue Department consultation continues until October 29. Those processes will determine the next stage for Thailand’s proposed new departure tax.

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Joseph Anthony is an expat from Ireland who has lived in Thailand for the last decade. He has worked extensively in the media including editorial positions in Ireland and Thailand. He is focused on economic and business stories in Thailand as well as the expat lifestyle.

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2026年10月8日凌晨12:47

经济、生活、媒体、政治、泰国

泰国正计划推出新一轮旅行收费，最终可能导致外国游客每次乘飞机旅行额外支付2570泰铢。根据财政部支持的一项提案，一项新的1000泰铢离境税将针对“所有国籍​​的旅客”，包括外国度假者。此前，泰国机场管理局（AOT）已于6月将国际旅客费用提高了53.4%，至1120泰铢。与此同时，政府正在推进一项单独的450泰铢外国游客入境税。财政部长埃克尼提·尼提坦帕帕斯为离境税提案辩护，而旅游业则准备对此进行抗争。如果这两项计划中的税收最终得以实施，外国游客除了要支付大幅上涨的机场费用外，还可能面临新的出入境费用。

副总理兼财政部长埃克尼蒂·尼蒂坦帕帕斯支持征收1000泰铢的离境税。加上机场费和入境费，外国游客的总费用可能高达2570泰铢。（来源：Thansettaki）

泰国正着手征收另一项重要的旅行税，目前正式考虑征收1000泰铢的离境税。值得注意的是，这项由财政部支持的提案将涵盖外国游客和泰国公民。符合条件的乘客每次离开泰国时都需缴纳此税。与此同时，泰国政府还在准备对入境的外国游客征收450泰铢的费用。

最新提案已远超此前的猜测。税务局于9月30日正式启动关于新离境税法的公众咨询，咨询期至10月29日结束。

值得注意的是，该部门表示，拟议的法律将适用于“所有国籍​​的旅行者”。这一措辞将使普通外国游客直接纳入泰国的离境税体系。

离境税将扩大1983年法律的适用范围，适用于所有国籍人士，首次航空旅行需缴纳1000泰铢的费用。

这项改革将大幅扩大现行的离境税法适用范围。现行法律制定于1983年，涵盖泰国公民和外国永久居民。然而，普通外国游客并不在该法的适用范围内。根据拟议的替代方案，税基将扩大至所有游客，无论其国籍。

政府最初提议对每次符合条件的航空离境收取1000泰铢的费用。然而，拟议的立法为大幅提高收费标准留出了空间。具体而言，它将每次离境的法定收费上限设定为5000泰铢。因此，最初的收费标准仅为法定上限的五分之一。

通常情况下，这项税款会在乘客购买机票时由航空公司代收。因此，旅客无需在机场单独支付。相反，离境税可以作为机票价格的一部分。此外，这项税款将按每次符合条件的离境收取，而不是一次性缴纳。

该提案包含多项豁免条款。两岁及以下儿童无需缴费。同样，过境乘客也无需缴费。某些特定类别的旅客也可享受豁免。此外，在该法案生效前购买的车票也不受新税限制。

Ekniti支持征收离境税，旅游业预计外国游客费用可能高达2570泰铢。

目前，该提案距离实施仍有一段距离。税务部门正在收集公众意见，截止日期为10月29日。如果最终获得批准，该法案将在皇家公报发布180天后生效。因此，今天离开泰国的旅客无需缴纳拟议的1000泰铢税款。

副总理兼财政部长埃克尼提·尼提坦帕帕斯(Ekniti Nitithanprapas)已公开为这项措施辩护。他的解释主要集中在泰国人出国度假的问题上。埃克尼提表示，政府希望更多泰国游客在国内度假。因此，政府希望更多度假消费在泰国国内经济中循环。

因此，该提案的部分目的是为了将泰国人的假期消费限制在国内。然而，草案的影响范围不仅限于出境的泰国游客。外国游客在离开泰国时也需缴纳相关费用。实际上，无论国籍如何，都将适用相同的1000泰铢初始税额。

这一扩大影响范围的举措迅速引起了旅游业的关注。泰国旅行社协会（ATTA）正准备正式提出异议。ATTA秘书长阿迪特·柴拉塔纳农博士强调了外国游客面临的累积费用。对此，该协会估算，三项单独的措施最终可能使外国航空旅客额外支出2570泰铢。

AOT机场收费在6月份上涨了53.4%，并且将与拟议的1000泰铢离境税分开征收。

其中一项收费已经生效。泰国机场管理局于6月20日将国际旅客服务费从730泰铢上调至1120泰铢，使国际出发的费用增加了390泰铢。按百分比计算，该费用上涨了约53.4%。

更高的票价适用于经由泰国机场集团旗下六大主要机场（包括素万那普机场和廊曼机场）出发的国际航班。素万那普机场是泰国两大主要国际门户机场。此前，票价上涨已在实施前宣布并再次确认。新的票价1120泰铢已于2026年6月20日正式生效。

乘客通常不会在机场柜台单独支付1120泰铢。相反，旅客服务费已包含在机票价格中。因此，受影响的国际旅客实际上已经通过机票支付了这笔费用。值得注意的是，该费用与拟议的1000泰铢离境税完全独立。

这一区别对于正在形成的成本结构至关重要。1120泰铢的费用是泰国机场管理局的旅客服务费，与机场设施和服务相关。相比之下，拟议的1000泰铢税款是根据另一项立法设立的政府离境税。

因此，拟议的税收并不会取代现有的机场收费。相反，受影响的旅客最终可能需要同时支付这两项费用。仅这两项离境相关费用加起来就将达到2120泰铢。该数字是在考虑政府单独提出的外国游客入境收费方案之前计算的。

单独的450泰铢游客入境费可能与机场和离境费用合并，总计2570泰铢。

另一方面，泰国正准备对符合条件的外国游客征收450泰铢的入境费。旅游与体育部长素拉萨·潘查伦沃拉库尔正在积极推进这项提案。目前，该提案正提交国家旅游政策委员会和内阁审议。如果获得批准，预计乘飞机抵达的游客将成为首批被征税的群体。

这项450泰铢的措施还将为符合条件的外国游客提供保险保障。根据拟议方案，该保障将涵盖医疗费用和身故抚恤金。然而，与离境税不同的是，这项措施专门针对外国游客。因此，泰国游客无需缴纳离境税。

综合来看，这些措施将给外国航空游客带来三项潜在费用。首先，旅客入境泰国时可能需要缴纳450泰铢的旅游税。其次，回程时还需缴纳现有的1120泰铢机场税。最后，拟议的离境税可能还会增加1000泰铢的费用。

合并后的总金额将达到2570泰铢。值得注意的是，泰国旅游协会（ATTA）也独立进行了完全相同的计算。阿迪特博士认为，这些措施存在重叠，可能会给旅游企业带来更大的压力。该协会目前正在准备就离境税提出正式反对意见。

ATTA董事会将于10月8日讨论该提案。此外，税务部门的咨询期将继续延长三周。有意者可在10月29日前提交反馈意见。之后，仍需经过政府和立法部门的进一步审批程序。

三项差旅费按各自不同的程序收取，因为各部委出于不同目的收取不同的费用。

此次事件凸显了泰国各项旅行收费的差异。就在几个月前，从泰国机场（AOT）国际航班离境的旅客只需支付730泰铢的服务费。自6月以来，该费用已涨至1120泰铢。而现在，财政部支持的这项提案可能使每趟符合条件的航班离境再增加1000泰铢。

与此同时，旅游与体育部正在推进一项单独的450泰铢旅游税。因此，三种不同的收费项目各自独立推进。其中一项已经实施，另外两项仍处于提案阶段。然而，这三项收费最终都可能影响到同一位外国游客。

这些费用也来自泰国的不同部门。泰国机场管理局目前征收1120泰铢的旅客服务费。此外，旅游和体育部正在推动征收450泰铢的外国游客费。税务局和财政部则在推进离境税提案。

它们的既定用途也不同。机场费与机场设施和服务相关。而计划中的旅游费则包含医疗和死亡保险保障。Ekniti 将离境税与国内旅游挂钩，旨在让更多泰国人在泰国境内消费。

根据草案，外国游客可能面临多次缴纳1000泰铢的离境税，税率最高可达5000泰铢。

但对于受影响的外国旅客来说，计算很简单。如果这三项措施全部实施，总额将达到2570泰铢。其中，1120泰铢已从相关国际旅客处收取。另外1450泰铢则取决于两项尚未获得最终批准的措施。

拟议的离境税还将改变泰国现行1983年法律的适用范围。目前，普通外国度假者不在该法律的管辖范围内。根据拟议的替代方案，所有国籍的旅行者都将被纳入其中。因此，短期游客在回国时也可能需要缴纳离境税。

此外，符合条件的旅客每次离开泰国都需缴纳此项费用。因此，经常出行的旅客可能需要多次缴费。根据最初提议的费率，每次符合条件的航班离境都可能需额外支付1000泰铢。该法案还允许日后大幅提高费率。

草案将每次离境的法定上限设定为5000泰铢。即便如此，目前没有任何迹象表明政府计划立即实施这一最高限额。最初提议的离境费用仍为1000泰铢。因此，任何未来的费用上涨都将与目前正在咨询的费用标准分开。

埃克尼蒂为离境税辩护，ATTA准备提出异议，与此同时，三项旅行费用成为关注焦点。

埃克尼蒂10月7日的辩护让这项提案正式进入公众视野。他强调政府的目标是鼓励泰国人在国内度假。反过来，官员们希望借此促进国内经济的消费循环。然而，这项拟议的法律还将向离开泰国的外国人征收税款。

与此同时，ATTA计划提出的反对意见立即引起了业界的关注。该组织主要关注各项旅行费用的累积。就在机场收费上涨53.4%的几个月后，该组织才开始考虑这个问题。此外，业界也在为拟议的450泰铢外国游客附加费做准备。

2026年期间，一系列措施迅速出台。6月20日，机场服务费从730泰铢上调至1120泰铢。近期，政府又推进了对外国游客征收450泰铢入境费的提案。现在，税务部门已正式就单独征收1000泰铢离境税展开公众咨询。

因此，对于外国游客而言，这些费用可能在其旅程的始发站和终点站都适用。抵达时，符合条件的游客可能需要缴纳拟议的450泰铢旅游税。离境时，现有的机场税加上拟议的税款可能总计2120泰铢。总计费用将达到2570泰铢。

提案与已实施的收费之间仍存在重要区别。目前，仅征收1120泰铢的旅客服务费。450泰铢的旅游费尚未获得内阁最终批准。同样，1000泰铢的离境税仍在公众咨询阶段。

离境税仍需咨询和立法程序，目前只有1120泰铢的机场收费生效。

即使经过咨询，新的离境税在开始征收前仍需经过一系列步骤。该提案必须先成为法律，并在皇家公报上公布。根据目前的计划，此后需要等待180天才能正式生效。在此之前购买的机票将继续免税。

因此，目前离开泰国的旅客无需缴纳拟议的1000泰铢税款。外国游客目前也无需缴纳拟议的450泰铢入境费。然而，使用泰国机场管理局（AOT）相关机场的旅客已需缴纳1120泰铢的国际服务费。

眼下最紧迫的日程安排集中在两个日期。泰国旅游协会（ATTA）理事会将于10月8日讨论其正式反对意见。随后，税务部门的咨询工作将持续到10月29日。这些程序将决定泰国拟议的新离境税的下一步走向。

新旅游税450泰铢的实施计划又向前迈进了一步，官员们计划在获得内阁批准后于2027年初实施。

旅游税将于2026年底或2027年初开始征收，目前已上调至450泰铢，并将适用于入境航空旅客。

三年内第六位旅游和体育部长承诺征收旅游税，这项政策最早于2015年提出。

新任部长确认将对外国旅游采取强硬措施。增加收费、缩短签证期限并强制购买保险。

签证入境期限由60天缩短至30天。鉴于外国游客数量下降10%，该提议已原则上达成一致。

部长确认将取消60天签证制度，以回应日益增长的行业安全担忧

泰国旅游业负责人警告称，如果再次爆发安全争议，泰国将面临被中国列入黑名单的风险。

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签证豁免计划因另一场以安全担忧为驱动的中国危机而受到质疑，这场危机阻碍了外国游客的旅游。

周四下午，一群中国犯罪分子在曼谷市中心行骗，诈骗和抢劫了1300万泰铢。

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