Visa-Free Travel to Thailand: A Game Changer or a Risky Move?
Do you know why a VISA is mandatory to travel through flights? The answer is to get permission at the deported airport to enter the country. The VISA approval takes time and we can’t get it done instantly except in emergency situation but what if I say you can travel to Thailand without any VISA? Recently the Thailand government announced VISA-free travel from November 10, 2023, to May 10, 2024, with a stay of 30 days. But how does Thailand benefit from this announcement? So let’s check out.
After COVID-19 tourism hasn’t seen much growth but only visitors from a few countries are of high interest. The Indian travelers are 4thlargest who travel to Thailand after travelers from Malaysia, China, and South Korea. This year we can see a 12lakh members went on a trip to Thailand. From this the Thailand government aims to boost the tourism culture further but Why Thailand is focusing on only tourism why not other cultures?
Thailand is a country with a uniqueness that you cannot see in other countries. This country has different kinds of tourist attraction spots and visiting all attractions takes nearly a month this is the reason why for Thailand government provides VISA-free access for only 30 days of stay. For these 30 days, you don’t get any accommodation from the government and all expenses should be covered from your purse.
Before this Sri Lanka has also announced a pilot project that provides VISA-free travel to Indians until March 31st, 2024 which can be observed as the touring culture in India has risen after the COVID with a 2.1 crore abroad footfalls in 2022. After Srilanka Thailand is the second country to give VISA-free access to their countries. From this, we can see how the travel culture in India rose and how other countries trying to gain profit through this kind of promotion.
The benefits of focussing on tourism are evergreen even if the country is in trouble tourism has the capability to lift the country’s economy. For example, the UAE is rich in oil reserves but that may not long last so their next aim is to boost tourism for the future while their economy may fall after several decades if there is no alternative to oil reserves.
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