Close protection officer
Best for: VIP guests and families
- · 4, 8 or 24-hour blocks
- · Minimum 4 hours
- Licensed Thai officer
- English and Thai
VIP Security Thailand
What you can book
Advance planning
Best for: Visits with public schedules
- · Routes and venues checked
- · Works with your advisers
- · Before you arrive
- Advance plan
- Briefing for your team
Secure car and driver
Best for: Moving between meetings safely
- · Trained driver
- · Officer on board
- · Cars matched to your plan
- Driver and fuel
- Tolls normally included
Event security team
Best for: Villa parties, launches and galas
- · Door and guest list
- · Licensed Thai guards
- · Briefed before the event
- Licensed guards
- Team lead on site
Included and extra
Included
- Licensed Thai officers
- English and Thai speakers
- Works alongside your own advisers
- One written quote, VAT included
Extra
- Secure car and driver
- Advance planning
- Extra officers for events
- 24-hour cover
Every quote is written, itemised and VAT-included before you pay.
How it works
Lead time: About 2 hours' notice is possible; more notice lets us plan the route and team.
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Need to know
What does VIP security in Thailand cover?
VIP security covers five parts: close protection officers, a secure car, your airport arrival, your villa or residence and any venue you visit. Each part can be booked alone or joined into one plan, for a visiting principal, a family with a public name or a delegation whose schedule is in the press. The officer price and shift blocks are in the cost section below.
Close protection officers. Licensed Thai officers in plain clothes, one or more, who stay with the principal through the day. A team leader is your single point of contact.
Secure chauffeured car. A saloon or van with a trained driver who knows the routes and the back-up routes. Read more on our luxury chauffeur service. Quoted to your plan.
Airport arrival with security. Our host meets you in the arrivals hall, and your officers and car wait outside. See VIP arrivals. Full-service arrival from ฿6,500, VAT included.
Residence and villa security. A licensed team for the gate and grounds of your villa or residence, by day, by night or both.
Venue and event security. A check of the restaurant, club or event space, a door team and a plan for arrival and exit.
A typical two-day business visit to Bangkok: our host meets the principal in the arrivals hall, and two officers wait at the car. Meetings run on a set route with a back-up route. Dinner is in a private room, with the car at the side door.
Can my own bodyguard work in Thailand?
No. Under the Security Guard Business Act B.E. 2558, only guards licensed in Thailand may work as guards. A guard must be a Thai national. Security firms must be licensed, majority Thai-owned companies. Your own team leader can still travel with you, plan with us and coordinate, while the licensed local team does the guarding.
This keeps you inside the law and gives you local knowledge. The Thai officers know the venues, the traffic and the language. Close protection here is normally unarmed: an Interior Ministry order published in the Royal Gazette on 19 February 2026 suspended new permits to carry a firearm in public for one year. The full background is in our guide to the advance team and security.
More detail
How much does VIP security cost in Thailand?
Close protection costs from ฿9,000 per officer for an 8-hour shift, VAT included, on the VIP Luxury Services price list (November 2026). Shifts come in blocks of 4, 8 or 24 hours, with a minimum of 4 hours. A secure car, residence cover and event teams are quoted to your plan, because the team size depends on your profile and schedule.
Every officer we book holds a Thai guard licence. The Act text published by the Office of the Attorney General sets the guard licence at 3 years and the company licence at 4 years, so we check both dates before a team starts.
One written quote lists the officers, the cars and the arrival service on separate lines, with 7% VAT included. VIP Luxury Services Co., Ltd. signs the contract and sends one invoice.
How much notice does a security team need?
About 2 hours' notice is possible, and the minimum booking is 4 hours, in blocks of 4, 8 or 24 hours. For events and peak dates, book as early as you can, so we can size the team and plan the cars. Booking takes four steps, and you deal with one planner throughout.
Who plans and contracts your security team?
VIP Luxury Services Co., Ltd., a Bangkok company planning trips in Thailand since 2008, contracts licensed partner firms only. Tanner plans your security together with cars, arrivals, villa and venues, so nothing is booked twice, and we tell you what the law allows, even when it is not what you hoped. Our protection staff have all signed an NDA. Your celebrity and VIP trip gets one contract and one invoice.
Plan it with Tanner
Tanner books the protection team, the cars and the routes for your visit. Send your dates, the number of guests and your cities. We get back to you right away, with a first security plan.
Good to know
Frequently Asked Questions
Can foreign bodyguards work in Thailand?
Not as guards. Thai law allows only licensed Thai guards employed by licensed, majority Thai-owned firms. Your own team leader can travel with you, plan and coordinate while the local team does the guarding.
Are VIP security guards in Thailand armed?
Usually not. An Interior Ministry order published in the Royal Gazette on 19 February 2026 stopped new Por.12 permits to carry a firearm in public for one year, under the Firearms Act of 1947. The team relies on planning, advance checks, trained drivers and fast communication instead.
How much notice does a security team need?
About 2 hours' notice is possible for close protection, with a minimum booking of 4 hours. For events, villa parties and peak dates, book as early as you can, so we can size the team and plan the cars.
Can the security team travel with us between cities?
Yes. We cover Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket, and the team can travel with you between them by car or flight. We plan the cars, seats and timing as part of one schedule.
Do you provide security for events and villa parties?
Yes. We arrange an advance check of the venue, a door team and a plan for arrival and exit. For villa parties we add licensed guards at the gate and in the grounds.
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Written by Tanner · Updated 3 Nov 2026
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