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  "id": 13257293,
  "title": "Tourism firms baulk at allocation of arrival fee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/tourism-firms-baulk-at-allocation-of-arrival-fee",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bangkok Post",
    "slug": "bangkok-post",
    "url": "https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3334653/tourism-firms-baulk-at-allocation-of-arrival-fee"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tourism operators do not want the 450-baht tourism tax to fund travel insurance for all foreign visitors, arguing that past unpaid medical bills were more likely incurred by foreign workers than tourists, making the scheme unfair to genuine travellers.",
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        "outlet": "Bangkok Post Business",
        "title": "Tourism firms baulk at allocation of arrival fee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/tourism-firms-baulk-at-allocation-of-arrival-fee-13260279",
        "published": "2026-10-09T22:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}