Dual pricing as Thailand's tourism dilemmaThailand welcomed 32.9 million foreign visitors in 2025, a 7.23% decline from the year before. In the second episode of Bangkok Post’s Why Bangkok, the series turns its lens on one of tourism’s most persistent grievances: dual pricing. The Price of EntryDual pricing is not unique to Thailand. Taxis and tuk tuks operating outside fixed-rate systems have historically been the most common source of complaints, and regulating individual drivers remains difficult. “But now they’ve shifted away from taxis and tuk tuks, they just use Grab or Bolt.

Source: Bangkok Post February 27, 2026 22:07 UTC