ASEAN to make easier visas for tourists
The East Asia Summit on tourism, trade and travel was held
in Bangkok, Thailand on May 30, as part of the World
Economic Forum on East Asia. The event took place at a time
that ASEAN is said to have a lot of potential to develop
tourism and travel. Tourism has made a huge contribution to
job generation and stimulates economic growth in ASEAN, as
estimated about 4.6 percent of the regional GDP.
In most ASEAN countries, outdated visa procedures have
become one of the hinders to tourism development, therefore,
one of the main objectives of ASEAN’s Strategic Plan for
Tourism during 2011-2015 is to grant a common visa for
non-ASEAN arrivals within five years, to create a Schengen
type ASEAN visa. Once this goal is achieved, tourists can
travel freely within the Schengen type ASEAN territory.
In February 2012, Thailand and Cambodia started to grant a
single visa for non-ASEAN tourists. The region is pursuing
several initiatives focused on intra-ASEAN visas and the
adoption of e-visas. Cambodia has already implemented an
e-visa system while Myanmar started to use the procedure in
March this year. This model is currently in the expending
process to Laos and Vietnam.
All of these efforts will play a significant role in
promoting tourism in ASEAN. Visitors can get easier access
to visas and avoid many restrictions in traveling abroad. If
you are interested in this substantial reform, please
contact us.
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