Hotels eye Japanese long-stay : TTR Weekly

Hotels eye Japanese long-stay : TTR Weekly:

 "CHAING MAI, 19 April 2012: Chiang Mai’s hoteliers are joining the Chamber of Commerce to pressure the government to extend the non-immigrant visa from one year to three years for Japanese visitors to boost the long-stay market.
Thai Hotels Association Upper Northern Chapter president, Punat Thanalaopanit, told TTR Weekly that the association was backing the Chiang Mai Chamber of Commerce in its efforts to improve long-stay.
The main push is to convince the Ministry of Interior that the non-immigrant visa should extend for three years for Japanese travellers, who are mainly retirees over the age of 50."