Thailand extends the scheme of waiving VOA fee till October 31

Thailand has some news for travellers that will surely cheer them up. The Thai Government has decided to extend the scheme of visa on arrival (VOA) fee waiver for another seven months. This will give Indians the much-needed window time of visiting the country till October 31 without paying a dime to get a visa.

Earlier, Thailand rolled out its popular VOA scheme from November 15, 2018, to January 13, 2019, which has now been further extended till the end of October. It gives travellers the chance to save a substantial amount of around INR 4400.
The scheme proved to be extremely popular with tourists, thereby prompting the Thai government to extend it further. If the records are to go by, the percentage of foreign tourist arrivals in Thailand increased by 83 per cent from November to March as compared to the stats of last year.

As of now, the VOA scheme is available to tourists from 21 countries and regions, including India and China. A Thai official in the know-how informed that the Immigration Bureau recently introduced a new service called e-visa on arrival (eVOA) to facilitate the immigration process. The new service will cut the processing time for VOA at airports, making things easier for tourists and travellers.

This development should give you a good reason to plan a summer vacation with your family and friends. So yes, you can book your Thailand tickets now and also save big on your travel.