{"id":18079,"date":"2024-02-19T08:40:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T07:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/?p=18079"},"modified":"2024-02-19T08:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T07:40:11","slug":"thailand-traveller-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/blog\/thailand-traveller-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand offers 500,000 baht medical cover to tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the impact of COVID-19 on its tourism sector, Thailand has launched an innovative initiative to boost tourist safety and confidence. The program <strong>\"Thailand Traveller Safety<\/strong>effective from January 1 to August 31, 2024, offers <strong>up to 500,000 baht (<span class=\"currency-convertor\" data-amount=\"500000\" data-currency=\"THB\">13.081 &#8364;<\/span>) medical coverage<\/strong> for visitors in the event of accidents.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This ambitious plan aims to encourage travelers to return to Thailand despite pandemic-related travel restrictions, and to reassure those who fear a lack of medical insurance coverage.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Program duration: January 1 - August 31<\/li>\n<li>Registration deadline: August 31<\/li>\n<li>Medical coverage: up to 500,000 baht (<span class=\"currency-convertor\" data-amount=\"500000\" data-currency=\"THB\">13.081 &#8364;<\/span>) for accidents<\/li>\n<li>Compensation in the event of death: up to 1 million baht (<span class=\"currency-convertor\" data-amount=\"1000000\" data-currency=\"THB\">26.161 &#8364;<\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thailand's tourism industry, dependent on international visitors, was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. To speed up recovery, the country has set itself ambitious targets: to attract <strong>35 million visitors by 2024<\/strong> and generate <strong>55 billion in revenues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that the program does not cover accidents resulting from \".<em>negligence, intent, illegal acts<\/em>\"or \"<em>risk behaviors<\/em>\". In addition, registration on the \"<em><strong>Thailand Traveller Safety<\/strong><\/em>\"You will soon be able to benefit from medical coverage.<\/p>\n<h2>How can you benefit from this coverage in Thailand?<\/h2>\n<p>To take advantage of this offer, travelers simply need to provide documents on arrival in the country, at provincial tourism and sports offices or at tourist assistance centers located at the airports of <strong>Suvarnabhumi<\/strong> And <strong>Don Mueang<\/strong> in Bangkok.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative aims to reinforce Thailand's positive image as a global vacation destination, while reassuring visitors that they will be well looked after during their stay.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the impact of COVID-19 on its tourism sector, Thailand has launched an innovative initiative to boost tourist safety and confidence. The \"Thailand Traveller Safety\" program, in effect from January 1 to August 31, 2024, offers up to 500,000 baht () of medical coverage for visitors in ... <a title=\"Thailand offers 500,000 baht medical cover to tourists\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/blog\/thailand-traveller-safety\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Thailand offers 500,000 baht medical cover to tourists\">Read the article<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[70],"class_list":["post-18079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asie","tag-thailande"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18079\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}