New tourist tax of 450 baht a step closer with officials targeting early 2027 after cabinet approval

October 7, 2026 at 11:27 am

in Economy , Living , Media , Politics , Thailand

Thailand’s long-delayed tourist tax moved closer to reality Tuesday as government and industry leaders backed a ฿450 charge on foreign visitors. Cabinet is now the critical hurdle, with officials targeting early 2027. Eligible air arrivals would pay first, while land and sea collection waits a year. Crucially, the fee brings insurance covering medical expenses and death benefits. After insurance and collection costs, it could still raise at least ฿8 billion annually for tourism development. The plan also targets unpaid foreign healthcare bills, estimated at about ฿7 billion across several categories of foreigners who visit Thailand.

Tourism Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul pushes Thailand’s ฿450 tourist tax towards Cabinet, with air arrivals paying first and receiving medical and death insurance cover. ( Source: Matichon )

Thailand is pushing ahead with a ฿450 foreign tourist tax after government and industry representatives backed the plan on Tuesday. Cabinet approval, however, remains the crucial next step before Thailand can start collecting the charge. Officials are targeting the first quarter of 2027. Importantly, paying tourists would receive insurance covering medical expenses and death, subject to final policy terms.

Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul chaired Tuesday’s meeting at Bangkok’s Government Complex. Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat also attended. Alongside them were representatives from tourism, aviation, hotels, retail, transport and civil society. The gathering examined the proposed charge and results from an earlier public consultation.

That consultation attracted 5,954 responses before closing on September 28. Overall, 80.50% supported the draft announcement establishing the tourist fee. Separately, 78.30% backed the proposed ฿450 charge per person. The ministry will use those findings when completing its collection guidelines.

Cabinet approval comes next as Thailand targets early 2027 launch for its ฿450 tourist entry charge

Yet Tuesday’s meeting did not authorise collection. The proposal must first go before the National Tourism Policy Committee. After that, Cabinet must approve the measure. Publication in the Royal Gazette would then follow before implementation.

Tourism and Sports Permanent Secretary Natthriya Thaweewong said officials are aiming for the first quarter of 2027. For now, that remains a target rather than a confirmed launch date. The measure would take effect within 180 days following Royal Gazette publication.

Under the current draft, the initial rollout would cover eligible foreign tourists arriving by air. By contrast, collection from land and sea arrivals would be suspended for one year. That would leave air travel as the first testing ground for the new system.

The collection mechanism itself remains unfinished. One option would incorporate the ฿450 charge directly into airline tickets. Other possibilities include an application, website or payment kiosk. In response, businesses stressed that collection must not create queues or immigration delays.

Private-sector representatives also raised concerns about frequent cross-border travellers. Border traders were another group identified for possible special treatment. Accordingly, exemptions remain among the issues requiring further work.

Tourist insurance takes centre stage with medical and death cover funded by Thailand’s new ฿450 charge

Beyond collection, insurance forms a central part of the proposal. A portion of every qualifying tourist’s payment would finance insurance under the scheme. Cover would include medical expenses and death benefits, subject to the eventual policy conditions.

Notably, the ministry is also considering whether that insurance protection should be widened. Visitors paying the charge would therefore receive defined insurance rights alongside their entry payment. The precise limits and conditions have yet to be settled.

Tuesday’s meeting specifically addressed that insurance component. The ministry said insurance could reduce unpaid healthcare expenses involving foreigners. As part of this, hospitals would need a system for verifying whether patients qualified for cover.

Eligible hospitals could then seek reimbursement under the insurance arrangements. That mechanism would link the tourist payment directly with financial protection during a visitor’s stay.

Industry representatives also addressed how that protection should work. They called for clear explanations of insurance rights and policy conditions. At the same time, participants estimated that more than 80% of tourists already carry travel insurance. That is particularly common among European and American visitors.

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Nevertheless, the proposed Thai cover would be linked directly to payment of the ฿450 fee. It would therefore operate separately from insurance visitors purchased before travelling. Officials are still designing the precise policy and reimbursement arrangements.

On another front, Tuesday’s discussions examined unpaid medical bills involving foreigners. Public hospitals near Thailand’s borders face significant uncollectible expenses. A figure of approximately ฿7 billion annually was cited during the discussions.

That figure, though, covers several categories of foreigners rather than tourists alone. Consequently, officials are checking its scope with relevant public health agencies. They are also verifying the baseline years used to calculate the total.

The Public Health Ministry’s involvement is significant to that work. Minister Pattana attended alongside Surasak as the government examined insurance and healthcare costs. The final scheme must establish how hospitals verify eligibility and obtain reimbursement.

Meanwhile, the proposed charge also carries a much larger tourism funding component. Surasak said more than 22 million foreigners visited Thailand through September 2026. Those visitors generated more than ฿1 trillion in tourism revenue.

Despite that income, Surasak said national budget limits constrain resources available for tourism development. The ministry sometimes depends on resources from other government departments. These include the Culture Ministry and Transport Ministry.

New tourism fund could retain at least ฿8 billion yearly after insurance and collection costs are paid

The proposed fund would create a separate stream of tourism revenue outside the annual budget. Money collected from foreign visitors would flow into that fund. Insurance and collection expenses would be deducted first.

Even after those deductions, Surasak expects at least ฿8 billion annually to remain. That money would finance tourism projects across the country. In particular, the ministry identified attraction development, restoration and natural-resource conservation.

Funds could also support tourism promotion, communities and relevant government agencies. The structure would therefore connect visitor insurance with a new tourism development fund. Both would be financed from the same ฿450 payment.

Surasak set out the financial case during Tuesday’s meeting.

“After deducting fees for collection and insurance, the expected revenue is at least 8 billion baht,” he said. The money would support attractions, natural resources and tourism promotion.

“This discussion yielded valuable suggestions on how the fund should comprehensively support relevant areas, communities, and agencies,” Surasak said. He also cited proposals for transparent guidelines governing expenditure.

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“I can confidently say that the establishment of this fund today will inevitably lead to it being managed by a new agency, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism,” he said. “While I won’t be using it myself, I believe it’s necessary for the future of the Thai tourism industry.”

For its part, the private sector demanded visibility over where the money goes. Businesses called for disclosure of revenue, disbursements and insurance costs. They also sought publication of results from projects financed through the fund.

In parallel, officials are considering transparent and auditable rules governing its operation. Those controls remain part of the design process before the scheme reaches implementation.

Surasak also compared the proposal with charges imposed overseas. He said more than 80 countries and destinations collect tourism taxes or fees. Examples cited included European countries, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Bali.

Thailand’s proposed model would direct part of the proceeds towards visitor protection. Another portion would finance attractions, conservation and tourism promotion. Collection and insurance costs would be removed before the remaining money entered development spending.

The private sector, however, raised practical concerns alongside its support. Businesses called for a rate that would not affect tourists’ travel decisions. They also pressed for collection methods that would not slow travellers at airports.

Airline ticket collection leads public options as major tourism and retail groups join fee discussions

Likewise, representatives requested special consideration for border traders and frequent cross-border travellers. The one-year delay for land and sea collection provides additional time to address those issues.

The public consultation also examined possible payment methods. Collection through airline tickets attracted the strongest support among the options, at 36.26%. Still, the government has not formally chosen that method.

Further discussions must therefore take place with airlines, immigration officials and other parties. These talks will cover collection methods, exemptions and insurance procurement. Fund management and expenditure rules also remain on the agenda.

Tuesday’s meeting brought several major private-sector groups into those discussions. Participants included the Tourism Council of Thailand and Thai Hotels Association. Central Group, The Mall Group, Siam Piwat, King Power and Platinum Group also attended.

International airlines were represented at the meeting. GrabTaxi (Thailand) also participated. The gathering consequently brought together businesses handling tourists from arrival through accommodation, shopping and transport.

Cabinet remains the decisive hurdle before ฿450 charge and insurance scheme can begin for air arrivals

Even so, the meeting remained a consultation rather than final government approval. The proposal still faces several formal steps before any tourist pays ฿450.

First comes consideration by the National Tourism Policy Committee. Cabinet must then approve the measure. Only afterwards can the process move towards Royal Gazette publication and implementation.

In the meantime, officials must complete crucial operational details. Those include the payment system, exemptions, insurance procurement and hospital reimbursement procedures. Rules governing expenditure from the fund must also be settled.

Air arrivals would then form the first phase if Cabinet approves the current proposal. Eligible foreign visitors arriving by air would pay ฿450. Their payment would also secure insurance protection under the scheme.

Land and sea visitors would initially remain outside collection. Their inclusion would be postponed for one year under the present draft. Officials would therefore have longer to establish systems covering ports and land crossings.

Insurance and tourism funding drive the ฿450 plan but Cabinet approval remains the immediate hurdle

The insurance component gives the proposed charge a second function beyond raising tourism revenue. Paying visitors would receive cover for medical expenses and death benefits. Hospitals would also gain a mechanism for checking eligibility and seeking reimbursement.

At the same time, the financial scale could be substantial. At least ฿8 billion could remain annually after collection and insurance costs, according to the ministry. That money would be available for tourism development and related projects.

The immediate hurdle, though, is Cabinet. Tuesday’s meeting advanced the proposal but did not approve collection. Nor did it establish a guaranteed starting date.

For that reason, early 2027 remains the government’s target rather than a certainty. Cabinet approval and Royal Gazette publication must come first. Only then can Thailand move towards collecting the ฿450 charge from qualifying foreign air arrivals.

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2026年10月7日上午11:27

经济、生活、媒体、政治、泰国

泰国酝酿已久的旅游税计划周二取得重大进展，政府和行业领袖一致支持向外国游客征收450泰铢的费用。目前，内阁审批是关键一步，官员们的目标是在2027年初正式实施。符合条件的航空入境游客将率先缴费，陆路和海路入境游客的缴费则需等待一年。至关重要的是，该费用包含医疗费用和身故赔偿的保险。扣除保险和征收成本后，每年仍可为旅游业发展带来至少80亿泰铢的收入。该计划还旨在解决外国游客未支付的医疗费用，据估计，各类赴泰外国游客的未付医疗账单总额约为70亿泰铢。

旅游部长素拉萨·潘查伦沃拉库尔力荐泰国政府向内阁提交450泰铢的旅游税提案，该税项将由入境旅客先行缴纳，并可获得医疗和死亡保险。（来源：Matichon）

泰国政府和行业代表周二支持一项计划，正积极推进对外国游客征收450泰铢的税款。然而，内阁批准仍是关键的下一步，泰国才能开始征收这项税款。官员们的目标是在2027年第一季度开始征收。值得注意的是，缴纳税款的游客将获得涵盖医疗费用和身故的保险，具体条款以最终保单为准。

旅游与体育部长素拉萨·潘查伦沃拉库尔（Surasak Phancharoenworakul）周二在曼谷政府大楼主持召开会议。公共卫生部长帕塔纳·普罗姆帕特（Pattana Promphat）也出席了会议。此外，旅游、航空、酒店、零售、交通和民间社会的代表也参加了会议。会议审议了拟议的收费方案以及此前公众咨询的结果。

此次公众咨询于9月28日结束，共收到5954份回复。总体而言，80.50%的受访者支持设立旅游费的草案公告。此外，78.30%的受访者支持每人450泰铢的收费标准。该部将在制定收费指南时参考这些调查结果。

接下来需要内阁批准，泰国计划于2027年初推出450泰铢的游客入境费。

然而，周二的会议并未授权征收该税款。该提案必须先提交国家旅游政策委员会审议。之后，内阁还需批准该措施。随后，该措施将在皇家公报上公布，之后方可实施。

旅游和体育部常务秘书纳特里亚·塔维翁表示，官员们的目标是在2027年第一季度实施该措施。目前，这仍是一个目标，而非最终确定的启动日期。该措施将在皇家公报发布后180天内生效。

根据目前的草案，首批试点项目将涵盖符合条件的乘飞机入境的外国游客。相比之下，陆路和海路入境旅客的收费将暂停一年。这意味着航空旅行将成为新系统的首个试点领域。

收费机制本身尚未最终确定。一种方案是将450泰铢的费用直接计入机票价格。其他方案包括通过应用程序、网站或自助缴费机进行收费。对此，各企业强调，收费过程绝不能造成排队或入境延误。

私营部门代表也对频繁跨境旅行者表示担忧。边境贸易商是另一个可能需要特殊对待的群体。因此，豁免问题仍然是需要进一步研究的课题之一。

旅游保险成为焦点，其医疗和死亡保障由泰国新征收的450泰铢费用提供资金。

除了收费之外，保险是该方案的核心组成部分。每位符合条件的游客支付的费用中将有一部分用于支付该计划下的保险费用。保险范围将包括医疗费用和身故赔偿，具体条款以最终保单为准。

值得注意的是，该部还在考虑是否扩大保险保障范围。届时，缴纳门票的游客将获得与门票费用一同享有的特定保险权益。具体的保障范围和条件尚未最终确定。

周二的会议专门讨论了保险问题。卫生部表示，保险可以减少外国人未支付的医疗费用。为此，医院需要建立一套系统来核实患者是否符合保险资格。

符合条件的医院随后可根据保险协议申请报销。该机制将游客支付的费用与游客逗留期间的财务保障直接挂钩。

行业代表还讨论了这种保障机制应如何运作。他们呼吁对保险权利和保单条款做出清晰的解释。同时，与会者估计，超过80%的游客已经购买了旅行保险。这种情况在欧洲和美国的游客中尤为普遍。

随着旅游业收入在9月份突破1万亿泰铢，未支付的海外医疗账单问题也成为讨论焦点。

然而，拟议的泰国保险将与支付450泰铢的费用直接挂钩。因此，它将独立于游客出行前购买的保险运作。相关官员仍在制定具体的政策和报销安排。

另一方面，周二的讨论还涉及外国人未支付的医疗账单。泰国边境附近的公立医院面临着巨额无法收回的医疗费用。讨论中提到，这笔费用每年约为70亿泰铢。

然而，这个数字涵盖了多类外国人，而不仅仅是游客。因此，相关官员正在与公共卫生机构核实其范围，并确认用于计算总数的基准年份。

公共卫生部的参与对这项工作至关重要。帕塔纳部长与苏拉萨克一同出席了政府审查保险和医疗保健成本的会议。最终方案必须明确医院如何核实资格并获得报销。

与此同时，拟议的收费方案还包含数额更大的旅游业资金支持部分。苏拉萨克表示，截至2026年9月，已有超过2200万外国游客到访泰国，这些游客创造了超过1万亿泰铢的旅游收入。

尽管有这笔收入，苏拉萨克表示，国家预算限制了可用于旅游业发展的资源。该部有时需要依赖其他政府部门的资源，例如文化部和交通部。

新的旅游基金在​​支付保险和催收费用后，每年至少可保留80亿泰铢。

拟议的基金将在年度预算之外设立一条独立的旅游收入来源。外国游客的消费将流入该基金，保险和收款费用将首先扣除。

即使扣除这些费用，苏拉萨克预计每年至少还能剩下80亿泰铢。这笔资金将用于资助全国各地的旅游项目。特别是，该部已确定将资金用于景点开发、修复和自然资源保护。

资金还可以用于支持旅游推广、社区建设和相关政府机构。因此，该机制将游客保险与新的旅游发展基金联系起来。两者都将由同一笔450泰铢的缴款提供资金。

苏拉萨克在周二的会议上阐述了财务情况。

他说：“扣除征收和保险费用后，预计收入至少为80亿泰铢。” 这笔资金将用于支持旅游景点、自然资源和旅游推广。

苏拉萨克表示：“此次讨论就如何让基金全面支持相关领域、社区和机构提出了宝贵建议。”他还提到了一些关于制定透明支出准则的建议。

泰国指出80个国家对游客收费，私营部门要求制定透明的基金规则。

“我可以肯定地说，今天设立的这项基金必然会由一个新的机构——文化和旅游部——来管理，”他说道。“虽然我本人不会使用这笔资金，但我相信这对泰国旅游业的未来至关重要。”

私营部门则要求了解资金流向。企业呼吁公开收入、支出和保险成本，并要求公布基金资助项目的成果。

与此同时，官员们正在考虑制定透明且可审计的规则来规范其运作。这些管控措施仍是方案实施前设计流程的一部分。

苏拉萨克还将这项提议与海外征收的税费进行了比较。他指出，超过80个国家和地区征收旅游税或费用，例如欧洲国家、日本、澳大利亚、新西兰和巴厘岛。

泰国提出的方案会将部分收益用于游客保护，另一部分将用于资助景点建设、环境保护和旅游推广。扣除征收和保险费用后，剩余资金才会用于发展支出。

然而，私营部门在表示支持的同时，也提出了一些实际的担忧。企业呼吁制定一个不会影响游客出行决定的费率，并要求采用不会延误旅客在机场通行的收费方式。

航空公司机票收费问题引领公共选项，大型旅游和零售集团纷纷加入收费讨论

同样，代表们要求对边境贸易商和频繁跨境旅行者给予特殊考虑。陆路和海路税收征收延期一年，为解决这些问题提供了更多时间。

公众咨询还探讨了各种可能的支付方式。在所有选项中，通过机票收款的支持率最高，达到36.26%。不过，政府尚未正式选择这种方式。

因此，必须与航空公司、移民官员和其他相关方进行进一步磋商。磋商内容将涵盖收款方式、豁免条款和保险采购等问题。资金管理和支出规则也仍在议程之上。

周二的会议吸引了多家大型私营企业集团参与讨论。与会者包括泰国旅游理事会和泰国酒店协会。中央集团、The Mall集团、暹罗百丽宫、王权集团和白金集团也出席了会议。

国际航空公司派代表出席了此次会议。泰国GrabTaxi也参与其中。此次会议汇聚了众多为游客提供从抵达、住宿、购物到交通等全方位服务的企业。

在450泰铢收费和保险计划能够开始实施之前，内阁仍是决定性的障碍。

即便如此，此次会议仍属磋商，而非政府最终批准。该提案在游客支付450泰铢之前，仍需经过几个正式步骤。

首先需经国家旅游政策委员会审议。之后，内阁必须批准该措施。只有在此之后，才能进入皇家公报发布和实施阶段。

与此同时，官员们必须完成一些关键的运营细节工作，包括支付系统、豁免条款、保险采购和医院报销程序，以及基金支出规则的制定。

如果内阁批准目前的提案，那么乘飞机抵达的旅客将构成第一阶段。符合条件的外国旅客乘飞机抵达后需缴纳450泰铢。他们的缴费也将确保他们获得该计划下的保险保障。

陆路和海路旅客最初将不纳入统计范围。根据目前的草案，他们的纳入时间将推迟一年。因此，官员们将有更多时间来建立涵盖港口和陆路口岸的系统。

保险和旅游业的资金是推动450泰铢计划的主要动力，但内阁批准仍然是眼前的障碍。

除了增加旅游收入外，保险部分还赋予了这项拟议收费的第二项功能。付费游客将获得医疗费用和身故抚恤金的保障。医院也将获得一种核实资格和申请报销的机制。

与此同时，资金规模可能相当可观。据该部称，扣除征收和保险费用后，每年至少还能剩余80亿泰铢。这笔资金将用于旅游业发展及相关项目。

不过，眼下的障碍是内阁。周二的会议推进了这项提案，但并未批准征收，也没有确定具体的启动日期。

因此，2027年初仍是政府的目标，而非确定的目标。内阁批准和皇家公报发布是首要条件。只有在此之后，泰国才能开始向符合条件的外国旅客收取450泰铢的费用。

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。

翁英终于下达了命令。泰国切断了缅甸诈骗中心的电力供应。上午9点结束

首相奉命访问中国，请求习近平主席帮助遏制网络上对沙特阿拉伯王国的猛烈批评。

为应对中国境内非法农场问题导致外国旅游业遭受重创，泰国总理白东腾将与人工智能进行中文对话，以消除人们对中国安全的担忧。

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。

旅游业加密货币沙盒支付计划势必会遭到央行的强烈反对。

约瑟夫·安东尼是一位来自爱尔兰的侨民，过去十年一直居住在泰国。他曾在爱尔兰和泰国的媒体行业担任过编辑职务，拥有丰富的媒体从业经验。他主要关注泰国的经济和商业新闻，以及侨民的生活方式。

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