Forgive me if I've written this before.
The proposed 500 Baht 'landing charge' will probably not put tourists off BUT the $100,000 dollar Covid insurance will.
A few years ago, Thailand imposed a surcharge on entering of something like 300 Baht which was to cover Farang who left Thai hospitals here without paying their bills.
This again would be preferable to paying exorbitant fees to insurance companies (owned by General(s) ***?
No problem..I have written about it several times....PUTS ME OFF...the Covid Insurance $100,000 coverage....I have not seen anyother country
which requires this madness, if there is...only a couple....another dumb TH rule....
Is it really costly?Originally Posted by Blueskytoday
Here 30 days with $100,000 coverage costs $85 total for 60 yo, option "COVID" costs additional $0.3 per day for vaccinated person and $1.5 per day for non vaccinated.
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Dodger (October 11th, 2021)
As a percentage of my total holiday bill, it is not costly.
In terms of value for money, it is terrible. I figured that out last year by calculating the odds of a claim and multiplying by the hospital bill. Sure enough, The Bangkok Post confirmed they were paying out something ridiculously low like 2~3% of premiums per month. Bear in mind most policies wouldn't go past 3 months, as most visitors will be on 60 or 90 day visas. So ~10% paid out. Any kind of insurance policy where they pay out less than 10% of premiums is a scam.
However, will it stop me going to Thailand ? Absolutely not, when alternatives like Cambodia are closed and have some kind of insurance requirement of their own.
christianpfc (October 11th, 2021)
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