Thailand offers free domestic flights for 200,000 foreign arrivals ...

[Stillearly]

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3089533/plan-offers-free-domestic-flights-to-200-000-foreign-arrivals
 

The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to offer free domestic flight tickets to 200,000 foreign arrivals to boost tourism nationwide over a three-month period.

The ministry expects the give-away to generate 8.8 billion baht in revenue from a budget of 700 million baht, but it still needs cabinet approval.

Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong said the campaign was themed “Buy International, Free Thailand Domestic Flights”, and would encourage foreign tourists to visit secondary destinations.

Japan had used a similar strategy, providing free domestic seats to tourists, earlier this year.

He said foreigners holding an international flight ticket would be able to claim one round-trip domestic flight ticket with 20 kilogrammes of baggage for free on six Thai carriers - Thai Airways, Thai AirAsia, Bangkok Airways, Nok Air, Thai Lion Air and Thai Vietjet.

 

[Derek Dangleberries]

Thanks for the heads up !! 

My eldest son will be flying in to BKK in October, meeting me, then fly up to Ubon together for a few weeks .. If this happens then that flight will be free !!!

[Bazle]

8 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said:

My eldest son will be flying in to BKK in October, meeting me, then fly up to Ubon together for a few weeks .. If this happens then that flight will be free !!!

Don't get your hopes up too much!

The scheme has yet to be approved. Plus, my understanding is that it won't apply to people who have already bought their international tickets.

[Derek Dangleberries]

3 hours ago, Bazle said:

The scheme has yet to be approved

Yep... and even if it gets approved they will have to find a way to implement it..

 

3 hours ago, Bazle said:

Don't get your hopes up too much!

I am long in the tooth and rarely, if ever, get my hopes up about anything ...