Latest News and Updates

How safe is your holiday booking?... Villa inspected for Hotel Licence during Airbnb booking....
Airbnb pushes for Hotel Act rethink... Mich Koh, head of public policy in Southeast Asia for Airbnb, said its regional team will meet with ...
AIRBNB TEASES MAJOR ‘PARTNERSHIP’ WITH THAI GOV’T... Short-term rental platform Airbnb said Monday it will announce a breakthrough in cooperation with Th...
Big news for Airbnb hosts in Thailand... Yes you are operating illegally....
Foreign Hotel Owner Cuffed and Shackled... Here is the story of a business in Pattaya that has been in operation for a number of years and a co...
200 - 50,000 THB to be made... We are looking for a complete list of Hotels in Thailand with a valid Hotel Licence. If you are visi...
Interseting interview regarding condominium rentals... Do not break the law. If your condominium get a Hotel Licence for your project you can rent on a dai...
Thailand Hotel Act causing a stir in Hua Hin... Corruption and high powered figures are under scrutiny in Hua Hin regarding fake Hotel Licence and B...
Excellent ideas from many new condominium development projec... PHUKET: A new condo development at Mai Khao, on Phuket's northwest coast, is among the first to make...
New Lease Laws Proposed... Transformation of the lease laws which would allow the transfer of leases during its 30 - 50 year le...
Thai Court Rules Against Illegal Hotel Bookings... Making front page news in today’s Bangkok Post is coverage that a Thai court has ruled Airbnb-type...
Chiang Mai hostel & guesthouse owners seeking clarification ... Concerns over interpretation of the current Hotels Act, following a court-ruling last month about a ...
Legal Exemption... A legal exemption for Thai nationality to continue or invest in the very profitable daily rental of ...
30 Pattaya hotels closed for not having licences... Authorities have so far ordered the closure of 30 hotels in Pattaya City that were found to be opera...
Discussion about Building and Land Tax monies owed in Thaila... The topic of Building and Land Tax discussed by many, and the financial burden on Thai communities i...
New OTA for Thailand... The option to rent out your condominium, homestay, guesthouse, villa, house, room or rooms and stay ...
Thailand Hotel Association... Keep hounding illegal hotels, Thai hotel association urges government....
Pattaya swingers' hotel operator faces fine of B18m ... CHON BURI: Police have asked Bang Lamung district office to close the Pattaya hotel where internatio...
Thai Airbnb Hosts Served More Than 1.2 Million Guest In 2017... Thai Airbnb hosts have served more than 1.2 million guest arrivals over the past 12 months and earne...
Crackdown on illegal Hotels... Crackdown on illegal Hotels...
Discussion involving many investors and residents regarding ... With the Condominium Act and the Hotel Act making it illegal to rent on a daily/weekly basis and the...
Illegal Hotel Raided... Condo with up to “ten Arabs in a room” raided for illegal hotel operation in Sukhumvit Soi 11 Ba...
Raids in Pattaya... Pattaya Officials raid multiple Pattaya hotels, make seven arrests for no licenses...
Raids in Krabi... Officers found 10 illegal hotels. Some of illegal hotels had never sought permission to renovate the...
Thai Airbnb hosts serve 1.2M ... Thai Airbnb hosts have served more than 1.2 million guest arrivals over the past 12 months and earne...
More Hotel Raids in South Pattaya... The Hotel Act is being enforced more every day with the 2021 full compliance to the 2016 amendment d...
Discussion about the Hotel Act in Thailand... The discussion about the Hotel Act already has many comments and lots of information. With very few ...
AirBnB Illegal... AirBnB Illegal...
Hua Hin condo owners fined for short-term rentals... Hua Hin condo owners fined for short-term rentals...
Discussion about TM30 Immigration Submissions.... A very contentious subject that is also related to short-term rentals in Thailand. The requirement t...
Phi Phi Island Hotels Inspected... Failure to submit TM30 and other offences...