rayjay

dav662, Most countries I visit have the same policy. This is happening at Immigration and so far, not on the street. The arrival card asks for your accommodation information . Apparently people who left that section blank were previously allowed to clear immigration in the past. With a new boss at immigration and a general crackdown on visa overstays it should not come as a surprise. By the way here are links and quotes from the stickmanbangkok website. https://www.stickmanbangkok.com/weekly-column/2019/01/more-thoughts-on-thais-in-kiwiland/ "From a long-time reader comes word that when passing through Immigration a couple of weeks ago everyone was being asked to show proof of accommodation which meant much rifling through documents and phone / tablet documents." https://www.stickmanbangkok.com/weekly-column/2019/01/soi-cowboy-a-new-mobile-phone/ Another email to the site: "Being prepared at Immigration. On Immigration officers asking for proof of your accommodation in Thailand, this is something that is done all over the world. When one flies into Thailand they are given an Immigration form on the aircraft to complete and on the form it clearly asks for the name and address of the visitor’s hotel or accommodation in Thailand. I can only assume that some people are not completing the form fully and correctly and are ignoring or missing out that part of the form. On a number of occasions I have queued up at Immigration waiting in line to be processed and there are some who have not completed their forms correctly or fully and they hold up the process much to the annoyance of others as they are either stuck at the desk filling in the missing parts of the form or are sent away to complete the form fully and have to rejoin the end of the queue. My advice is to take the time to complete the form on the aircraft, and if in doubt ask a fellow passenger to help you. Always keep your essential travel documents, passport, hotel reservation form etc on you in a safe place to produce to Immigration when asked. Be organised or expect to be turned away."