Getting to Bangkok, Thailand
Visa requirements
Participants should check with the relevant Thai diplomatic or consular mission on visa
requirements and, where required, obtain appropriate entry visas to Thailand.
Also, due to the outbreak of SARS, entry of participants from some SARS
affected countries may be refused at the airport by the immigration office of the Royal
Thai Government; if you have any doubt about it, please contact the Thai Embassy in
country about this regulation.
Arrival at the airport
Participants should make their own transportation arrangements from Bangkok
International Airport (Don Muang Airport) to Prince Palace hotel or Thai Hotel where
accommodation has been reserved (see paragraph 12). Public metered-taxi, and bus services
are readily available at the airport at the following prevailing rates:
- Thai Limousine Service Around Baht 650/per car (pre-pay at the counter and obtain a
coupon)
- Metered-taxi: Fare shown on meter, plus Baht 50 surcharge, Toll way fee is additional
- Airport buses: Baht 100/per person (available between 0500 to 2300 hours, dispatch at
15-minute interval)
To take either a limousine or taxi, it is strongly recommended that participants
contact only the officials manning the respective counters at the airport. The officials
will issue a ticket for the assignment of either a limousine or a taxi. The counters for
public metered taxis are located outside the airport arrival lounge.
Hotels
A block reservation has been made in advance for participants to stay at the Thai Hotel (62-2-6292100) from 17 August 2003. For
further detail, please see the attached pre-registration
form. The rates (net inclusive) quoted in the attached form include daily breakfast
and shuttle bus service from the hotel to the United Nations Conference Center and back to
the hotel during the Meeting. Kindly confirm your flight details and hotel reservation by
completing the attached Pre-Registration Form or contacting
us at schneiderl @ un.org. Each ESCAP-funded participant will receive a daily subsistence
allowance for 5 days at the established United Nations local rate. This allowance is
intended to cover expenses during the stay in Bangkok, including hotel bills, dinners and
other miscellaneous expenses such as exit taxes. Therefore, participants are expected to
pay their hotel bill upon check out.
Return bookings
Participants are advised to ensure that their return bookings are confirmed soon after
their arrival in Bangkok. For this purpose, they should contact the Travel Agent located
on the first floor of UNCC.
Participants are required to pay an airport tax of Baht 500 on their
departure from Bangkok International Airport.
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