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TAT tourism license in Thailand

The travel and tour guide business is regulated by the Tourist Business and Guide Act. Before engaging in the tourist business, one has to apply for a TAT license (Tourism Authority of Thailand) with the Tourist Business and Guide Registration Office.

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Tourism laws in Thailand

With the travel and tour guide business being a restricted activity under the Foreign Business Act, a foreigner that wants to get involved in the tourist business will have to incorporate a juristic person to apply for the TAT license.

The following conditions have to be fulfilled in case the applicant is a natural person:

Being of Thai nationality
Being not less than 20 years old
Having domicile or residence in the Kingdom of Thailand
Not being bankrupt
Not being a lunatic or incompetent or quasi-incompetent person
Not being a person whose license is being suspended
Not being a person whose license has been revoked five years prior to the current application

The company will have to have the following characteristics:

Being registered under Thai Law
Having as its business purpose to support business tourists in Thailand
All unlimited liabilities must be of Thai nationality
Of a limited company, not less than half of the directors must be of Thai Nationality and not less than 51% of the capital must be owned by natural persons that are of Thai nationality

Required documents

TAT license application form, signed by a Thai director and stamped with the seal of the company.
Certificate of Registration and objectives of the company under the Civil and Commercial Code (not older than one month).
Do note, only a Thai director has the power to sign and stamp the seal of the company.
List of shareholders’ names, certified by The Minister of Commerce.
Memorandum of association which must be certified by The Minister of Commerce.
Company’s regulation or report of company establishment’s meeting (If the company has no the company’s regulation) which must be certified by The Minister of Commerce.
Copy of the director’s personal ID card and his registered address which must be certified by the director.
Seal of the company
Two photos of the front of the office (showing the address and nameplate).
A map of the office
Ownership or possession evidence of the office
Power of Attorney
Guarantee, cash or cashier’s check which is used as security.

Tourism License Application Fees

Domestic Only License

This type of License allows you to conduct your business within Kingdom of Thailand.

Total pricing is THB95,000 includes security bond of THB50,000 (held by Tourism Authority of Thailand).

Inbound Only License

This type of License will facilitate for conducting tourism business by guiding tourist from foreign country to travel within the kingdom of Thailand.

Total pricing is THB145,000 includes security bond of THB100,000 (held by Tourism Authority of Thailand).

Outbound License

This type of License enables your business to conduct tourism business within the Kingdom and abroad. An applicant for this type of license may conduct other type of tourism business as well without having apply for separate license.

Total pricing is THB245,000 includes security bond of THB200,000 (held by Tourism Authority of Thailand).

Remarks: The deposited security will be returned by the Tourism Authority of Thailand when the travel business license expires and the travel company has complied with relevant laws and regulations.

*Our fees are inclusive of document preparation, gov't fee and other incidental costs.