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Thailand To Consider Waiving Visa FeesThai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said his government might waive visa fees for all tourists for three months to try boosting visitor numbers following last year's siege of Bangkok's airports. Abhisit - who has come under fire for including in his government members of the protest group that seized the airports in November - said late Thursday there could also be discounts on aircraft landing fees. "The plan to revive the tourism sector will be tabled at the cabinet meeting next Tuesday and will include a three months waiver for visa fees and discounting landing fees," he told a seminar. "I hope these measures will help the tourism sector one way or another." Nationals of 41 countries including the United States, most European nations, Japan, Australia and New Zealand already don't require visas to enter Thailand if their stay doesn't exceed 30 days. Tourism in Thailand has taken a hit from both the global economic downturn and the antigovernment protests in late November, which led to a blockade of Bangkok's two airports for more than a week. The crisis left 350,000 travelers stranded in Bangkok and dented the kingdom's tourist-friendly image. The Bank of Thailand has forecast that tourist arrivals in 2009 would drop 8.8% from 12.8 million visitors in 2008. The industry accounts for about 5% of gross domestic product. The government has allocated THB1 billion ($28.6 million) of a THB115 billion fiscal stimulus package to boost tourism. Abhisit said he had also dispatched government minister Veerachai Veeramethikul to Beijing to persuade China to remove its travel warning regarding Thailand. Meanwhile, Abhisit said he hoped Thailand's political turmoil would be resolved ahead of his planned trips to China and Japan in February and March. "The fact that I am planning trips overseas means I am sure that, by then, we will have everything in good shape at home," he said. Abhisit was elected prime minister in December, after a court verdict removed the previous government from power and persuaded protesters to lift the airport blockade. Uzbekistan visa support and visa application. Äàòà: 2009-01-18 07:33:59. |
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