These information pages can help you get started in learning about some of the laws and registration requirements that may apply to your experiences on Airbnb. These pages include summaries of some of the rules that may apply to different sorts of activities, and contain links to government resources that you may find helpful.

Please understand that these information pages are not comprehensive, and are not legal advice. If you are unsure about how local laws or this information may apply to you or your Experience, we encourage you to check with official sources or seek legal advice.

Please note that we don’t update this information in real time, so you should confirm that the laws or procedures have not changed recently.*

I plan to serve/provide alcohol as part of my experience – do I need any licences for that?

The sale, purchase and consumption of alcohol is strictly regulated in Thailand.

If you are selling alcohol, you must obtain an alcohol sale licence from the relevant Excise Department office in the area in which you are located. You may still be considered to be selling alcohol even where there is no separate fee charged for the provision of the alcohol.

Here are examples where you are not likely to require an alcohol sale licence:

More information on the alcohol sale licence and documents required for licence application can be found here (application form available here). The registration fee would depend on the type of sales licence obtained and it is best that you check with the relevant Excise Department office on what sales licence is applicable to you.

Note that all alcohol sale licences expire on 31st December of each year and will require renewal. If you sell alcohol without an alcohol sales licence, you may be liable to pay a fine ranging from THB 500 to 2,000 depending on the type of alcohol sold.

In addition to the alcohol sale licence, you may need to register for a commercial licence if you are considered to be providing alcohol for a commercial purpose regularly as a normal business. This is to be registered with the Department of Business Development (DBD). More information on the registration process, application fees and required documents may be found here. It is best to contact the DBD if you are in doubt whether you require a licence. Note that if you operate a business without a commercial licence, you may be liable to pay a fine of up to THB 2,000 and an additional THB 100 for each additional day of non-compliance. You may also wish to see our information page on business licensing.

What if my experience takes place at a bar?

You will not require a licence if your experience takes place at a licenced bar and the alcohol is provided by the bar.

What if my experience is BYO, and I want to allow guests to bring their own alcohol?

You will not need a licence to allow guests to bring their own alcohol.

I brew my own beer or produce my own wine. What do I need to keep in mind?

You cannot brew your own beer or produce your own wine unless you obtain a licence from the Excise Department.

The application for a licence to produce beer involves extensive documentation and requires a large minimum scale of production, for example, not less than 100,000 litres per year for production of beer for sale at the production place or not less than 10 million litres per year for bottled beer. You will also need to operate under a limited company incorporated in Thailand with not less than 51% of shares held by Thai national(s) with a registered capital of not less than THB 10 million. Further information can be found here for production of bottled beer and here for production of beer for sale at the production place.

To apply for a licence to produce wine, you will need to register as a business entity, i.e. a cooperative, group of persons, group of farmers or other type of juristic person. You may also need to obtain a factory licence. Further information is available here.