Reminder for tourists going on holiday to Thailand. Reminder for tourists going on holiday to Thailand Reminder for tourists in Thailand Phuket

It is often worth thinking about the problems of getting to Thailand even before purchasing a plane ticket, at the stage of planning your vacation or traveling around Thailand.

Problems when leaving Russia

The problem may arise when purchasing an air ticket or when checking in for a flight. For example, some airlines require you to show a return ticket or an amount of money of approximately $1000. If you are flying on vacation on an organized tour, then this does not concern you. But if you are flying to Thailand for a long time or are planning a tour of Asia, then it is better to take care of the visibility of your return ticket in advance. You can book your return air ticket and show your printed e-ticket. All of the above especially applies to young, single girls who are prejudiced against.

Departure of one parent with a child

You can often hear the opinion that a notarized permission from the second parent is required to take a child abroad. In order not to multiply versions, we will provide a scan of the official explanation of the FSB on this matter.

Reminder for tourists in Thailand

Read a separate article about what you should not do in Thailand.

• Thailand is a safe country when compared with Russia, but some peculiarities are still present. The first thing you should do upon arrival, or better yet at home, is Make a copy of your passport and health insurance and always carry it with you. Leave your passport in the hotel safe. The need for a passport or health insurance always arises suddenly, and not necessarily as a result of an accident. If you suddenly liked a hat in a shopping center and decided to buy it, then you can get 7% of the cost back, subject to VAT Refound for Tourist.
• Remember the scorching sun! Even in cloudy weather on the islands, you will DEFINITELY get burned if you spend several hours on the beach without protective equipment. The consequences of this rash act range from peeling skin to hospitalization. Cases of sunburn are not an insured event and you will pay for your treatment yourself.
• Never carry all your money with you. Unfortunately, cases of bags being torn off on a motorbike are not a rare occurrence, so you should only put in a lady’s handbag what you won’t mind parting with.
• Never, under any circumstances, leave your passport as collateral. Very often, a passport may be required when renting a motorbike. This is the most stupid thing you can do! Read about what this leads to in the material "Renting a motorbike in Thailand"
• Don't even think about buying drugs. For example, the harmless weed offered on Beach Street can cost you a $2,000 bribe for your freedom. Very often they offer to “smoke” on the beaches, in the Walking Street area. After purchasing the “product”, people in uniform will approach you and they will know exactly what, where and how much to look for from you.
• Men who visit go-go bars, you should be wary of offers and friendly advice like: - “That girl over there went to work for the first time today. I recommend...” Behind this is a simple scam for money, very big money. You and this underage girl will definitely be caught by the police, and you will also have to pay very decent money for your freedom, having previously gone on a multi-day excursion to a Thai prison.
• Copies of mobile phones and watches. I thought for a long time whether it was worth adding this to tourists’ instructions, but apparently it’s worth it, since tourists often get burned by buying copies of famous brands. It is very tempting to buy a copy of a mobile phone 5 times cheaper than the same copy costs in Russia. For example, a high-quality copy of a Tag Heuer Grand Carrera Caliber 36 watch in Russia costs about 22,000, while in Thailand such a copy costs 5,000. But... A copy is always a copy and quality control is your responsibility. Imagine that you bought a phone and at the hotel you discovered that the battery is not charging, you bring it back, and a smiling salesman says to you: “No problem! We’ll fix it for free! Come back tomorrow!” You come tomorrow, the same thing for you - “It’s not ready, come tomorrow!” and so on all the time. The seller knows that sooner or later you will fly to Russia...
• For calls to Russia, use a local SIM card. Read more - How to call Russia?
• The king and royal family in Thailand are inviolable and revered persons. Therefore, insulting members of the Royal Family is usually punishable by imprisonment. There is no need to experiment on this topic. For example, an insult to the King would be considered an insult to the local currency, on each banknote there is a portrait of the King of Thailand.

Important contacts in Thailand:

• Your hotel guide's phone number
• Police: 191, 193, 195
• Tour. police: 1699, (+662) 282 11 43 – Bangkok, 1155, (+6638) 425 937 – Pattaya.
• Ambulance: 252 21 715
• Fire department: 199

Representative office of Russia in Thailand

• Bangkok The Consular Section:
  
  Tel: +66 2 234-2012
  
• Pattaya

  Address: 353, Pra Tamnuak, Pattaya, Chonburi 20150, The consulate is located in the Royal Cliff Beach Resort hotel, Grand building on the ground floor.
  Tel: +66 3 825-0421, (ext. 2888)

• Phuket

customs regime

A tourist can import duty free:

• 250 gr. tobacco or 200 cigarettes;
• 1 liter of alcoholic drinks;
• 1 camera and 5 films, 1 video camera + 3 cassettes;

The import of drugs, pornographic materials, certain types of fruits, vegetables and plants is prohibited. The export of images of Buddha and Bodhisattvas, antiques and art objects, and ivory products from Thailand without special permission from the Department of Fine Arts is also prohibited.

Opening hours of shops, banks, museums

Store opening hours: from 8.30 to 20.30, excluding weekends and holidays. Banks are open on weekdays from 8.30 to 15.30.

Useful phone numbers

Police - 191, fire service - 199, tourist police - 1155

Money, currency exchange

Currency exchange can be done at banks or exchange offices. The most favorable exchange rate in Bangkok. Exchange offices are open from 8.30 - 20.00. It is more profitable to exchange foreign currency for tourist checks rather than cash baht.

Mail and telephone

The call can be made from a hotel or from telephone booths, which can be seen on the streets, in the halls of large buildings, and also in shops. To call to Russia, dial 0 (international access when calling a landline number) / 1 (international access when calling a mobile number) + 7 (country code) + city code + number of the called subscriber.

Transport

When you are planning a trip to Thailand, you need to plan ahead all possible problems and obstacles related to departure. Therefore, we decided to write Reminder for tourists in Thailand, in which we have selected the most important information for you.

Thailand has its own characteristics and nuances for tourists, which it would be useful for you to learn about in the article “”, although this country is considered quite harmless compared to ours.

Air tickets and boarding

Be prepared for certain requirements associated with your purchase or check-in. Sometimes he asks for a certain amount of money. These requirements do not apply to those flying as part of a group of tourists. However, if you are planning a trip to Asian countries, or want to stay in Thailand longer, then having a return ticket is easy necessary. It is acceptable to present a printed electronic ticket when booking via the Internet. They especially find fault with young single girls.

Traveling with a child

It is believed that when a child is taken abroad by one of the parents, the consent of the other is required, and certified by a notary. But going to Thailand does not apply here. You must have with you either your child's birth certificate or passport.

Copies of documents

Don’t forget to make a copy of your passport at home and, or do all this immediately upon arrival . Place the original documents in the hotel safe. Always have copies of these documents with you. Sometimes situations arise when they are needed, and at a completely unexpected moment. For example, you want to purchase goods in one of the shopping centers, you will be asked to sign, then you will be returned a certain percentage of the cost of the items. By the way, we discussed that.

Thai sun

Never forget about aggressive sun of thailand. Never go to the beach without protective equipment, here, even in the absence of sun, in a few hours you will burn so much that peeling skin will be a blessing, and it may well end up in hospitalization. And you will have to pay for the treatment yourself in full, since this is not covered by health insurance. Therefore, take care of this in advance.

Tales

Although Thailand, as already mentioned, is considered a safe country, it is by no means uncommon for purses to be snatched by criminals on bikes. Therefore, do not carry valuables in your purses, much less a large amount of money.

By the way, if you want to take it, they may require you to leave your international passport as collateral. Do not agree to this for anything, do not pawn your ID to anyone or anywhere!

Drugs

Sex services

Tourists visiting bars should beware of offers. They can unobtrusively lead you to this, praising, in a friendly manner, this or that beauty. Be sure that you cheated out of a large sum of money. If you are alone with this girl, the police will immediately appear, since the girl turns out to be a minor. Instead of excursions around this beautiful country, you will be taken on an excursion to until you pay a tidy sum.

Buying cheap goods

They are often scammed to buy very cheap copies of famous brands of watches or mobile phones. Many fall for the bait of purchasing a copy, which in Russia costs five times more. Everyone thinks - why overpay for the same thing. But you take a big risk, because no guarantees are issued on copies. A malfunction or defect can be detected already in the homeland. Even if they are discovered during your stay in Thailand and you take the item back, the seller will not be at all embarrassed, will take the item supposedly for repair and politely offer to come back tomorrow. The next day, he will greet you with a welcoming smile and invite you to come again tomorrow, since the repairs are not finished yet. This will continue until you fly home.

Phone calls

Make calls to your homeland only from a local SIM card, since the cost of a minute of Russian communication in roaming will be more expensive than the Thai one.

Insult to the King

Do not even think about mocking the King of Thailand or members of his family, even as a joke. The royal family is inviolable in the country. Even the most harmless joke in your opinion can turn into a prison sentence. Remember this firmly - firmly and do not remember the name of the King at all. Know that even with banknotes you need to be extremely polite here, because on each one there is an image of the King.

I hope our guide to tourists in Thailand will help you avoid possible misunderstandings. If we missed something, you can add it in the comments.