India, July 14 -- Indian travellers will continue to enjoy visa-free entry to Thailand, the Thai government announced on Tuesday, ending months of uncertainty over a proposal to withdraw the facility.

However, while visa-free access remains in place, the maximum permitted stay has been reduced from 60 days to 30 days.

The decision comes after concerns that the earlier proposal to scrap visa-free entry had discouraged Indian tourists, leading to a decline in visitor numbers despite the plan never being implemented.

India remains a key tourism market

India is among Thailand's largest inbound tourism markets, behind only China and Malaysia.

"If problems arise from this measure in the future, the government can review it then," Surasak w...