What we plan for companies
You need a trip that rewards people, wins over clients or gets a board to agree. We plan the trips and events that companies run for their people and their clients. That means executive retreats, incentive trips, galas and awards nights, product launches, client entertainment, yacht and golf days, and team building. We plan for any group, from a board of eight to a sales team of 30 or more.
Our strength is the small, senior group that expects every detail right the first time. A regional leadership team. A top-performer trip. A week of client visits.
- Incentive trips: a reward trip built around one standout day.
- Executive retreats: a resort or a private villa for strategy days away from the office.
- Gala and awards venues: ballrooms and riverside spaces for a seated dinner with a stage.
- Product launches: the venue, staging and guest list for a launch night.
- Client entertainment: dinners, rooftops and members' clubs for visiting clients.
- Corporate yacht days: a private day at sea with lunch on board.
- Corporate golf days: a round with clients, then dinner and prizes.
- Team building: shared activities for adults, from a cooking class to a sailing race.
- Agencies and planners: local support for event agencies that run trips to Thailand.
Why Thailand for a corporate trip
Thailand is close to most of Asia and the Gulf, and its hotels are among the best in the region. Cathay Pacific flies Hong Kong to Bangkok in about 2 hours 45 minutes. Etihad flies Abu Dhabi to Bangkok in about 6 hours 10 minutes, and Saudia flies from Riyadh in about 7 hours 40 minutes.
Short flights mean a three-day trip loses little time to travel. Business class runs on the main routes from Singapore, Hong Kong, Doha and Dubai, so senior staff land rested. Phuket and Koh Samui have non-stop flights from Singapore, which suits a retreat by the sea.
Visitors from the Middle East already know the country well. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports' 2025 figures show they spent ฿7,713 a day on average and stayed 11.45 days. The average for all visitors was ฿4,865 a day. Visitors from Hong Kong spent ฿6,962 a day, and from Singapore ฿6,331. Five-star service is the normal standard in the hotels and venues we use.
Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya or Koh Samui
Pick the city by the event. Our pick for launches, galas and client meetings is Bangkok, because the offices, ballrooms and best restaurants are there. Phuket and Koh Samui suit retreats and incentive trips by the sea. Pattaya suits larger groups who want the coast within easy reach of Bangkok.
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) offers non-financial support for corporate incentive groups, its own FAQ says. Groups qualify with at least 30 international participants staying at least 2 nights. Ask us whether your trip qualifies.
- Bangkok: the capital, with grand hotels on the river and most of the country's Michelin-starred restaurants. Best for galas, launches and short client trips.
- Phuket: beach resorts, villas and yacht days on the Andaman Sea. Emirates flies Dubai to Phuket non-stop in about 6 hours 5 minutes.
- Pattaya: large hotels, golf and yachts on the eastern coast. U-Tapao airport nearby has a private jet terminal.
- Koh Samui: a quieter island for a board or a small leadership team. Bangkok Airways flies from Singapore in about 1 hour 55 minutes, and the airport is open from 06:00 to 22:00.
On Samui, rain peaks in October to December, so we plan Samui retreats for other months. The Andaman side is driest from November to April, the safest window for a yacht day.
Venues and hotels
Group size picks the venue. A board of eight belongs in a private villa or a hotel's private dining room. A team of 30 to 150 fits a hotel ballroom or a riverside venue in Bangkok. A trade show or a large congress needs a convention centre.
Bangkok has two large convention centres. The Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) lists 78,500 sq m of event space on its own site. It has 8 halls, 4 ballrooms and 50 meeting rooms. IMPACT Muang Thong Thani lists 8 halls totalling 47,000 sq m, and its arena seats 11,000. For those events, we support your agency with transport, hotels and guest dinners.
For a small board, a staffed villa gives privacy no hotel can match. The meeting room looks out to sea, a private chef cooks lunch, and nobody else is in the house. We describe each villa in detail, with its bedrooms, setting and staff, before you choose.
For a conference or a launch, compare the best conference venues in Bangkok: QSNCC, BITEC, IMPACT and the hotel ballrooms.
Client entertainment, done properly
Good client entertainment in Thailand means a great dinner, a rooftop drink and, for golfers, a round or a members' club. Our pick for the dinner is one of Bangkok's two restaurants with three Michelin stars in the 2026 guide: Sorn and Restaurant Sühring. We book the table, the cars and the late-night plan. More ideas are in our client entertainment guide.
Everything we plan is high-end and legal. Licensed entertainment venues in Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Koh Samui, and licensed venues inside hotels, may open until 04:00. So the evening can run late. Thai and visiting colleagues going out together is normal business life here.
Visas and paperwork for business visitors
Since 15 September 2026, nationals of 60 countries and territories get up to 30 days in Thailand without a visa, but for tourism only. A trip for meetings, a conference or a speech may need a business visa. Check with the Thai embassy before your team books flights.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs names the Non-Immigrant B visa as the visa for business visits such as meetings and exhibitions. It also says no foreigner may work in Thailand on any visa without a work permit from the Department of Employment. Ask the embassy early if a guest will speak or present. We collect each guest's passport details early, so arrival cards and hotel registrations are ready.
Budget and timeline
Three things drive the cost of a corporate event in Thailand: the dates, the number of guests and the venue. High-season weeks cost more and book out first. VAT is 7% until 30 September 2027, under Royal Decree No. 807 in the Royal Gazette, and our estimates include it.
We do not publish package prices, because each corporate trip is built to order. Tanner sends a written estimate after your brief. Our planning fee is built into the price, with no separate charge. A 50% deposit comes with the booking, and the balance is due 1 day before the service. Villas are the exception: they are paid in full at booking. Every term sits in one contract with VIP Luxury Services Co., Ltd. We can arrange a trip in as little as 3 days, but 2 to 3 weeks from your first call with Tanner is ideal.
How we work with your agency or planner
Many of our corporate trips come through agencies and in-house planners abroad. We act as your team in Thailand: we source venues, hold dates, manage suppliers and staff the event. You keep the client, and the client sees your brand. Read how this works for agencies and planners.
Example plans
Example plans, not client stories. Each is a starting point that Tanner shapes around your group, dates and budget. One planner runs boats, villas, cars and tables for any group size, with Thai staff in every main town. We quote each plan in writing, because prices depend on the dates and the venues.
- 3-day Phuket incentive for 30: arrival dinner at a beach resort. A full day on two yachts with lunch on board, then an awards dinner on the final night.
- 2-night Bangkok client trip for 8: private car from the airport and a tasting menu at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Then a rooftop drink, a morning of meetings and a river dinner.
- 4-day Koh Samui retreat for 12: a staffed villa with a meeting room and strategy sessions each morning. Then a boat day, a spa afternoon and a private chef each night.
