Unanswered6 years ago
Are there any government subsidies for expats in Thailand for travel expenses like plane or bus tickets?
Halo all ...anyone knows if there is any help for expats staying in thailand for travelling , so i mean subention from goverment for plane,bus or trains tickets or kind of coupons???
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The post inquires if there are any government subsidies available for expats in Thailand to help with travel expenses, such as plane, bus, or train tickets. The responses clarify that such subsidies are typically not available for foreign nationals, as they are designed for Thai citizens. Some comments mention rare instances of discounts for older foreigners on specific services like the MRT. Additionally, there are discussions about the general pricing and limitations foreign nationals may face at Thai tourism venues.
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Borja *********
OPall this people criticizing that foreign or expats, we can have some kind of goverment subsidie for promote the travelling , so they are giving the reason that prices planes and hotels are already down , that is true ,then all of u should thinking how many times they put crazy abusing high prices to travell abusing people bcos high season , do u feel happy they abusing you?? my god!!!!! is common sense!!!! , must be one of 2 , or u are one of them that like to abusing to get your big beneft or u just like splitting up and falling in your face!!!!.......
Bobby ********
Borja Fajardo. Here's another guy trying to get other people to pay for his holiday. He's having no luck but you never know.....🤣🤣🤣
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OP@Bobby *******
quick the bug show up!!! ,,, i bet that u are the second one type, i don't think so u enough smart to abusing people , u are splitting up until fall in your face ,,,.Borja *********
OP@Bobby *******
u see in the planes in the all the seats there is a letter :"Put yourself safety belt first before assisting others " , ....so help yourself first that needed more!!!!Bobby ********
Borja Fajardo. I'm just trying to help you out! 🤣
Sammy *******
hmmmm I remember reading this:
headline:
TAT HIGHLIGHTS TRAVEL PROMOTIONS FOR EXPATS IN THAILAND
headline:
TAT HIGHLIGHTS TRAVEL PROMOTIONS FOR EXPATS IN THAILAND
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Steve **********
@Sammy ******
never listen to TAT promos. They get you here, but promos for ThaisSammy *******
@Steve *********
well, that's not been my experience in the last 20 years-- certainly, they favor Thai citizens, as should be expected.Steve **********
@Sammy ******
of course they favor thai citizens. Thought you wanted the same discounts.
Michael ********
@Sammy ******
yes Richard Barrow went to it and wrote a report, nothing came of itSammy *******
@Michael *******
really, I cant say to that event but I did hear from friends who got discounts at hotels and restaurants similar to the Thais Michael ********
@Sammy ******
yes i have had good discounts and food credits with hotel bookings, but thats for everyone not specifically Thais or expats. You just got to shop around.
Martin **********
If you want something for free as a foreigner go to Germany.
Peter *********
No not for falangs Thai only
Borja *********
OP@Peter ********
and what is this just 2 months ago : There was a domestic travel incentive program for expats, but I'm not sure if it's over now. You can check the list here:**********************************************************************
Arron *********
Normally Farrang have to pay 10 X the cost of Thai for most national parks.
Steve **********
@Arron ********
A farang once living here gets a drivers license. A D/L provides you same rate as a thai at Nat'l Parks, and many other pay venues.Borja *********
OP@Steve *********
i was in a 6 days trip in northeast thailand around 2-3 months ago , we were a group thai and farangs ,even in some tourist attractions as naga cave , the farang we can not go alone without thai company or book on line which was needed to be admitted and go inside ...Borja *********
OP@Steve *********
in the first i didn’t know u talking about maesalong bcos that is around chiangmai north thailand and naga cave is northeast , another province and tottally diferent thing ,also bcos u didn’t say about maesalong just mentioned was a incident cave suppose in naga cave ... if u want say something say it clear and people will understand ...Steve **********
Borja *********
OP@Steve *********
my friend i know very well what happen in maesalong , i follow up like a movie serie , all the world did it ...thats why i told u that naga cave is nothing about that , no sense to forbidden farangs to go alone or booking to go , they ask u for thai id. for booking that u need to do a day bfor arriving , totally no sense....Steve **********
@Borja ********
this wasn't a walk in cave, it was a slither on back, then play contortionist weaving thru tunnels and cracks to reach a cavern Took international cave divers weeks to safely rescue them.
Steve **********
@Borja ********
D/L is Thai Drivers licence. At DMV. Use it for booking domestic flights, hotels, ID etc.As to same price as thais.. No ! only in parks, temples, nat'l and Provincial parks.
Borja *********
OP@Steve *********
ok thanks for your help ,but if u talking about this bullies hanging around like annoying flies ,no problem , they are like little kids trying to make distortion until get a slap in their face ....,,one more last thing , what means D/L and where to get it ,to get same prices as thais....Steve **********
@Borja ********
tried to help... but I give up ! good luck with those windmills Don.Borja *********
OP@Steve *********
aahh ya , of course i know that case ,but this naga cave is not a cave , is a mountain and in the last part is something like a crack in the rocks , is not a cave to go inside , anyway this wrong called naga cave no need guides for thais or farang , everybody go his own , not difficult,only hard steep climbing up ,...anyway i still not understand about why farangs need thai to go this tourist atraction , many others we were was no problem ,...Steve **********
@Borja ********
many scams after cave incident. Guilds were saying govt requires Thai guilds, etc. Same with caves beyond PaiSteve **********
@Borja ********
It was International , #1 story for weeks. Kids stuck in a flooded cave in Maesalong. Borja *********
OP@Steve *********
“safety”?? For who??“Marketing ploy” then is a unmarketting ploy as they will sell less if making difficult to farangs to came in , anyway can u tell me what happen in the cave years ago to put that rules?? And may be i can understand better....Steve **********
@Borja ********
The " without Thai company" is a safety ( or marketing ploy ) from the cave incident some years ago. Cost of entering park was the subject. With D/L I pay thai rate.Arron *********
@Steve *********
I have been here 5 years and all of the above, it only works in a few commercial places.Steve **********
@Arron ********
I use in the National Parks in Central and Northern , we now have many Temples charging tourists ( were, now no tourists ) , just hold your D/L out and keep walking.Arron *********
@Steve *********
you are very lucky. Never worked for me in 10+ attempts. Nong Nooch garden and Floating market are the few exception. Steve **********
@Arron ********
In 16 years its worked ( almost ) all the time. Certainly in Nat'l and Provincial parks.We all have our own experiences
Bobby ********
Arron Simpson. Or pay nothing by not going?
Borja *********
OP@Bobby *******
if u don’t want visit national parks or another touristic attraction better leave ,..my god !!! for what are u here??, Steve **********
@Borja ********
Borja, you're doing fine. Dont let yourself be bullied. Just block bulliesBorja *********
OP@Bobby *******
and by the way u look understand 100% of my english , so thats the important!!!Borja *********
OP@Arron ********
sorry , i didn’t say nothing about u don’t visit places , may be u mistaken with another person comment??...Borja *********
OP@Bobby *******
ok i'l do , but after u do an GoFindUnstingyHappy in thailand , is for your own good , u'l feel better sure...Bobby ********
Borja Fajardo. Your English comprehension, spelling and punctuation is crap. Give it a rest. Start a GoFundMe page for your travels 🤣🤣🤣
Arron *********
It's the government themselves that say they want to stop dual prices but as always nothing happens.
Arron *********
@Borja ********
Who says that I don't visit these places? I was only explaining the situation. I have travelled extensively around Thailand, mostly driving myself.Borja *********
OP@Bobby *******
well u said very clear “pay nothing if not going” ,so not going to national parks to avoid paying ,no need to have a good english to understand that ...i am a cheap charlie and u a stingy bitter , unhappy ...my god!!! We going destroy Thailand !!!Bobby ********
Borja Fajardo. Your proficiency in English is not very good. Where did I say I don't want to go to national parks? My comment was aimed at Cheap Charlies like you, who want discounts on everything because you believe you're doing the country a favour by being here
Steve *********
🤣🤣🤣🤣, you do not know Thailand very well.
Tony *******
I thought the Thai guverment were the only comic's on hear
Alex *******
What have you been smoking this morning mate?
Borja *********
OP@Alex ******
hahaha , all the thieves think that everybody is a thieve , and use like a excuse ,...even i want smoke u didn't left any ...
Darren *******
@Alex ******
paint fumes judging on his previous postBorja *********
OP@Darren ******
looks u know very well how to find smokes , an expert i guess...\Steve **********
Haha. Travel much ?
J ******************
Depends on your age .Some concessions are available if over 60 on MRT
Darren *******
No. Why would they subsidise foreign tourists?
Sara ******
@Darren ******
expat is not tourist.Darren *******
@Sara ***********
correct but he said in an older post he entered as a tourist, went onto amnesty and presumably now 60 day covid extension. As such, my comment is correct for the OP.For expats paying tax I believe they should be subsidised but that's clearly a losing battle.
Darren *******
@Borja ********
sure 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Borja *********
OP@Darren ******
who told u that i not paying tax?? , i am also owner of condo so i paid my owner tax ,so wrong again , talking without knowledge again ..., Darren *******
@Borja ********
so you're still not paying tax. My point stands. Borja *********
OP@Darren ******
the presumably u can not use as for sure ,so your comment is wrong then ,as i am in retire visa so expat now ...Sara ******
@Darren ******
ah I didn't know he entered as a tourist because he wrote "expat". Bobby ********
So you want to Thai taxpayer to subsidise your travels? Interesting! 🤣
Borja *********
OP@Bobby *******
ya same as u are using the facilities that they make for tourist as hotels and more , if no tourist u will not have them , u should down on your knees and say thanks to tourists ....Bobby ********
Borja Fajardo. I don't have to get down on my knees to say thanks to tourists. I am now a domestic tourist, so I'm helping in a very small way to contribute to the tourism sector, but I certainly wouldn't shame myself into asking for subsidies from the Thai taxpayers. Domestic fares are at an all-time low, and hotels are very cheap. If I can't afford that on my
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/month pension income, I'm in the wrong countryBorja *********
OP@Bobby *******
the proof i am very happy here is that i want go travel , thats why my post here, but u look like resentful and bitter , and also u talk too much and mostly wrong .. by the way i drink coffee in ceramic cup , taste better and i can afford it ,sure u can also but probably u are too stingy...Bobby ********
Borja Fajardo. Take your paper cup and go beg for money outside the BTS. Really, if you're that unhappy just leave
Borja *********
OP@Bobby *******
wrong : subsidies are not only from tax payers ,also from the money that tourist left ,and also from all incoming that thailand get about anything, ... and if prices are now down bcos situation, i not feel shame on it , as in normal situation they put abusive prices in high season times for tickets and hotels ,really crazy high prices ,and by the way is not only about your xxxxx/month is about live fair and pay what is the normal in this situation with subsidies or not...
John ****************
@Sara ***********
so wrong
David ********
@Bobby *******
Fair to subsidize foreign tax payers in Thailand though.Bobby ********
David Quax. Every foreigner in Thailand is paying taxes. Fortunately the vast majority don't put their hands out for a holiday subsidy
Bobby ********
David Quax. Tax is tax. Whichever way you look at it, we all pay into the Thai taxation system so it could be argued we are all "entitled" to be treated equally. But anyone who has been here for any length of time knows that doesn't work. I use around
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baht a month which assuming just about everything I spend attracts tax at 7% that equates to *****
baht per annum, which I think warrants equality. But it's not going to happen, and I certainly would not expect Thais (or even you as a worker) to subsidise my transport if I choose to go on holiday. I find it hard to understand how many expats have returned to Thailand over the last 6-9 months paying up to $10,000 on air fares, insurance, quarantine etc who then go into meltdown over the extra 20 baht taxis now charge for excess bags coming from the airport, or the extra 200 baht to get into a national park. At the end of the day, if people are that cheap, just don't do it. We have choiceDavid ********
@Bobby *******
I more specifically mean income tax. As a working and tax-paying foreigner in Thailand, working for a Thai company, is it too much to ask for at least equal entrance fees to national parks and other Thai places that like overcharging foreigners?
เฮนนิ่ง ************
Nope, that's only for citizens.
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