This is Part II of a blog contribution that discusses the
requirements for obtaining a permit to run a hotel under Thai laws
and regulations:
3. The Applicant for the Hotel License ("Hotel
Operator")
The Act also sets forth that the hotel operator, who is the
owner or the operator of the hotel and applicant for the Hotel
License, can be either an individual person or a juristic person.
Section 16 of the Hotel Act stipulates certain circumstances that
may preclude the applicant as a hotel operator. If the hotel
operator is a juristic person, the managing partner must comply
with the aforesaid requirements.
According to the Thai Foreign Business Act (as amended B.E.
2542, Annex 3), hotel undertakings are not permitted for
foreigners. Therefore, private or public limited liability
companies that engage in this business shall have Thai shareholding
at a rate of 51% or more. The director of the company must be Thai
(if there is 1 non-Thai director, there must be 2
