The cabinet on Tuesday extended visa incentives for six more months to attract more visitors. Under the measure, visa fees are waived at Thai consulates and embassies and the visa-on-arrival fee is halved to 1,000 baht. The visa scheme was initiated to offset a sharp drop of Chinese tourists following the government's zero-dollar crackdown in late September last year. The visa scheme has increased foreign tourist arrivals since December. During Jan 1-20, Thailand welcomed 1.8 million international tourists, up 6% year-on-year.

Source: Bangkok Post February 07, 2017 11:48 UTC