Thai Tiew Thai Plus postponed to April 2027

Matichon•Economy•2h ago

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The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is postponing the 4 billion baht Thai Tiew Thai Plus project to April 2027 to avoid overlapping with high-season tourism.

•The Thai Tiew Thai Plus project budget is set at 4,000 million baht for 1 million rights.
•Minister Surasak Pancharoenworakul announced the postponement from October 1, 2026, to approximately April 2027.
•The government will support accommodation costs of 1,500 baht per night for up to 5 nights.
•Digital coupons will be provided on a 50:50 co-payment basis for main and secondary cities.

Overview

•The Thai Tiew Thai Plus project, originally slated to start October 1, 2026, is likely to be postponed to April 2027 during the low season.
•Surasak Pancharoenworakul stated that injecting budget during the high season (late this year to early next year) is inefficient as hotels are already full.
•The project has a budget of 4,000 million baht, providing 1 million rights, funded from the first 400 billion baht loan decree.
•The government will offer 1,500 baht per night for accommodation (max 5 nights) and digital co-payment coupons of 1,500 baht/day for main cities and 2,000 baht/day for secondary cities.
•The original travel window was November to February 2027, with a blackout period from December 15, 2026, to January 15, 2027.
•Surasak Pancharoenworakul noted that the Thai Chuay Thai Plus project will be extended to stimulate spending from October to December of this year instead.
•The project details and budget are approved in principle, but the final start and end dates must be finalized before seeking Cabinet approval.
•Surasak Pancharoenworakul will conduct further discussions with the private sector before submitting the final proposal to the Cabinet.

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Key Quotes

Surasak Pancharoenworakul

"From discussions with other ministers, the majority agree that it should be consolidated and implemented once after the New Year period to achieve the maximum benefit for the economic system."

จากการหารือร่วมกับรัฐมนตรีท่านอื่นนั้น เสียงส่วนใหญ่เห็นควรให้รวบยอดไปจัดทำครั้งเดียวหลังจากผ่านพ้นช่วงปีใหม่ไปแล้ว เพื่อให้เกิดประโยชน์สูงสุดต่อระบบเศรษฐกิจ

Key Entities

Person

Surasak Pancharoenworakul(สุรศักดิ์ พันธ์เจริญวรกุล)

Minister of Tourism and Sports who announced the postponement of the Thai Tiew Thai Plus project.

Organization

Ministry of Tourism and Sports(กระทรวงการท่องเที่ยวและกีฬา)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the Thai Tiew Thai Plus project.

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The government body responsible for the final approval and official announcement of the project.

Policy

Thai Tiew Thai Plus(ไทยเที่ยวไทย พลัส)

A 4,000 million baht domestic tourism stimulus project providing accommodation subsidies and digital coupons.

Thai Chuay Thai Plus(ไทยช่วยไทย พลัส)

An existing project to be extended to stimulate spending from October to December of this year.

Law

400 Billion Baht Loan Decree(พ.ร.ก.เงินกู้ 4 แสนล้านบาท)

The source of the 4,000 million baht budget allocated for the Thai Tiew Thai Plus project.