Event Staffing Thailand

Which event staff can we provide in Thailand?

We provide event hosts, waiters and bartenders, interpreters, cloakroom and valet staff, and licensed security, alone or as one team with a lead on site. Each role is its own line on your quote, so you pay only for what the night needs. Prices for each role are in the cost section below.

Event hosts and brand ambassadors. Professional hosts who welcome guests, run the guest list and present your product with confidence.

Waiters and bartenders. Table service, canapés and mixologists for a cocktail bar, from a single private bartender to a full bar team.

Interpreters. For business guests, speeches and meetings.

Cloakroom, valet and runners. The quiet jobs that keep arrivals and departures smooth. At a villa with a narrow drive, book the valet.

Licensed security. Licensed Thai guards for the door, the room or a VIP; for close protection, see VIP security.

Our hosts and interpreters speak Thai, English and Chinese. Japanese, Korean and other Asian languages come through partners.

A typical product launch for 150 guests. Four hosts run the door and the list from six. A bar team pours from seven, waiters carry canapés, and two licensed officers watch the entrance. An interpreter stays beside your speaker for the Chinese-speaking guests.

Can foreign staff or your own guards work at an event in Thailand?

Your own guards cannot, but some foreign event staff can. Under the Security Guard Business Act B.E. 2558, foreigners cannot work as security guards: security firms must be licensed, majority Thai-owned companies, and each guard needs a licence, Thai nationality, an age of 18 or over and certified training.

So your own bodyguards from abroad cannot legally work as guards in Thailand. They can travel with you, but a licensed Thai team does the guarding; our advance team and security page explains how.

Other roles differ. A Department of Employment notice lists 40 jobs closed to foreigners, and waiting, bartending and hosting are not among them.

Foreign staff on a short job at a conference, seminar, exhibition or trade show need no work permit if the work ends within 15 days. The employer must first notify the Department of Employment on form BT.34. It may extend once by up to 15 more days (Department of Employment notice, June 2024).