Chiang Mai, The Prime Minister said after kickoff that there are still 55 cities worth visiting in Chiang Mai, hoping to attract foreign tourists to stay long in Thailand. Stimulating spending per capita, confirming there is no plan to cancel the 300 baht land-treading fee, even though the private sector is calling on the government to reconsider. But ready to listen I want to move beyond looking at it as someone’s fault. After a WEF report found that over the past 10 years, the ranking of Thai tourism has decreased, indicating that foreign voices have different agendas. But the voice of the people is more important.
Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister, gave an interview about Measures to stimulate tourism Apart from the Chiang Mai area, will there be markers placed in other areas? There are 55 more cities worth visiting, which kick off in Chiang Mai province. and will expand further Thailand is not just Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket or Pattaya, but having over 10,000,000 tourists come in is considered a good
thing. But spending per capita The length of time spent within the country is also an important matter. If tourists come to stay only in Bangkok It will take a few days. But if you come to Bangkok Then continue to Lamphun, Lampang, Phrae and it will become more than 10 days of spending and distributing income to regions or secondary provinces. And it is a matter of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Agree and try to push for it to happen.
As for the measure to collect a 300 baht tax on foreign tourists (fee for stepping on land), which the private sector has come out with. I want the government to reconsider. The Prime Minister stated that it is still in concept. Because we want people to come in first. But if you look at the short term, the income that we get from 300 baht per capita is only a part of what we will get. But you have to know that if tourists come in more than 100 baht and they don’t have to spend 300 baht, but come and spend to help stimulate the economy, restaurants, shops, etc. It is belie
ved that the government will receive higher income from here. But I will listen to every voice.
When asked if such measures are canceled What revenue will the government be able to bring in to replace the missing fund? The Prime Minister said that he believes that if there is additional income from other areas, such as tax collection, We are able to allocate a budget. to come into this fund already
When asked about the ranking Competition in tourism from the Work Economic Forum found that Thailand has fallen over the past 10 years. The Prime Minister said that he has surpassed Whose fault is it? Because of this government Come to develop continuously. Must honor the old government Because many stories have necessary moments. Requires use of resources in many areas And now I believe that everyone can bring in income. Can enter the country And he has not yet seen the said WEF report, which still has many survey results. From many agencies it has been found that many cities and islands of Thailand are rated as
cities worth visiting. So don’t just break down some sounds. Where does listening give you encouragement and reason? It can be developed further. Let’s use the people’s income as the main focus. The most important voice is the voice of the people. which foreigners will have different agendas As for the budget proposal plan of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports At this time, the Minister of Tourism In progress And in the budget for tourism development, if there are any good ideas, the government is ready to support them.
The Prime Minister also mentioned Measures to promote tourism while there is a problem of dust pm 2.5, we have talked about it many times. If you go and see Map of heat spots in the northern region It will be found that the amount of rain has decreased a lot, reduced by 20 to 47 percent. We are still trying to do that. Including measures not to buy corn. from neighboring countries where remains are cremated Ready to accept that there may be some impact on MOUs with neighboring countries. But
if we can prove that there was a fire, it can be used to fight.
Source: Thai News Agency