Thai Tiew Thai Plus adjusts budget for September registration

Thansettakij•Economy•18d ago

Reader Briefing

Minister Surasak Pancharoenworakul plans to use a 200 billion baht loan to fund tourism stimulus projects by September 2026.

•Surasak Pancharoenworakul seeks to use 2,450 million baht from a 200 billion baht loan segment for three tourism projects.
•The projects include Thai Tiew Thai Plus, Fly Thai All the Feelings, and Thailand Air Connect.
•Thai Tiew Thai Plus is expected to open for registration in September 2026.
•The 200 billion baht loan is intended for urgent aid to households and businesses affected by the energy crisis.

Overview

•Surasak Pancharoenworakul will discuss with Ekniti Nitithandpraphas to request tourism stimulus funds totaling 2,450 million baht.
•Tourism and airlines have been directly impacted by the Middle East crisis and energy price crisis, increasing operating costs and fuel prices.
•The three proposed projects are estimated to generate approximately 56,000 million baht in tourism revenue.
•Thai Tiew Thai Plus is a co-payment project for domestic tourism providing 500,000 rights with a maximum support of 3,000 baht per booking.
•The budget details will be proposed to the Cabinet for consideration within the end of August 2026.
•Thai Tiew Thai Plus is expected to open for registration in September 2026.
•Surasak Pancharoenworakul prefers using the loan over waiting for the 2027 fiscal year central budget to avoid missing the low season stimulation window.

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Key Quotes

Surasak Pancharoenworakul

"If we have to wait for next year's central budget, these measures might start at the earliest by the end of the year, which is the High Season, causing a missed opportunity to stimulate the market during September or October, which is the low season."

หากต้องรอใช้งบกลางของปีหน้า มาตรการเหล่านี้อาจเริ่มดำเนินการได้เร็วที่สุดในช่วงปลายปี ซึ่งเป็นฤดูกาลท่องเที่ยว (High Season) ทำให้พลาดโอกาสในการกระตุ้นตลาดในช่วงเดือนกันยายนหรือตุลาคม ซึ่งเป็นช่วงโลว์ซีซัน

Key Entities

Person

Surasak Pancharoenworakul(สุรศักดิ์ พันธ์เจริญวรกุล)

Minister of Tourism and Sports.

Ekniti Nitithandpraphash(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาศ)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

Suphajee Suthumpun(ศุภจี สุธรรมพันธ์)ℹ️

Deputy Prime Minister and member of the committee overseeing the Thai Tiew Thai Plus project.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Chairman of the large Joint Public and Private Sector Consultative Committee (JPCC).

Organization

Ministry of Tourism and Sports(กระทรวงการท่องเที่ยวและกีฬา)ℹ️

The government ministry responsible for managing tourism stimulus projects.

Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for managing the loan funds.

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)(การท่องเที่ยวแห่งประเทศไทย(ททท.))

The organization that concluded the conditions for the Thai Tiew Thai Plus project.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี (ครม.))

The body responsible for considering the budget proposal by the end of August 2026.

Policy

Thai Tiew Thai Plus(ไทยเที่ยวไทยพลัส)

A domestic tourism co-payment project with a budget of 1,750 million baht.

Fly Thai All the Feelings

One of the three tourism stimulus projects totaling 2,450 million baht.

Thailand Air Connect

One of the three tourism stimulus projects totaling 2,450 million baht.

Law

400,000 Million Baht Loan Decree(พ.ร.ก.กู้เงิน 400,000 ล้านบาท)

The emergency decree providing funds, including a 200,000 million baht portion for urgent aid.