Why Thailand

Streamlined services are essential for the international MICE traveller, and TCEB is focused on providing the very best in services and support for the MICE industry which has the added benefit of promoting the good image of Thailand as the key MICE destination in Asia. Such distinctive and impressive services to welcome international MICE travellers are key reasons that so many MICE organisers choose to hold their events in Thailand.

1. Information services on applying for, and obtaining, a visa before travelling. 
2. Establishing a ‘MICE Lane’ as a special immigration service channel at the airport.
3. Visa on Arrival service
4. Health Control checkpoint at the airport
5. TCEB Information Centre counter near Baggage Carousel #18 to provide information and assistance to incoming MICE travellers.
6. Facilitating the installation of MICE-event signage at the airport. Services are provided in co-operation with Immigration Bureau and Airports Authority of Thailand Public Co. Ltd.

TCEB currently provides an exclusive MICE Lane offering immigration assistance at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang Airports. The TCEB services at the two airports include information and assistance with its counter attended 24 hours a day. In response to government policy, TCEB plans to develop and increase its MICE Lane services in the 2024 fiscal year (October 2023 – September 2024) to five airports - Suvarnabhumi, Don Muang, Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Udon Thani - adding further value to Thailand’s hosting of international exhibitions and conventions. The services provided can be split into three categories: 

1. Special groups of visitors (VVIP) including host nation VIPs, CEOs, top leaders of conferences and international trade fairs.
2. VIP visitors including event management delegates, or key executives of companies participating in events.
3. Event delegates and participants.

Further, the government’s new visa-free policy is expected to lead to an increase in MICE visitors over the coming five months, especially those coming from China. China ranks third in the list of total numbers of travellers to Thailand, and 35,000 Chinese MICE travellers are expected to enter the kingdom during that period, with not less than 3,500 of those visitors making use of the MICE Lane services. These numbers will help generate additional income for the country and further stimulate the economy through the first quarter of 2024. 

2. Yok Team Prachum Rum Rak Muang Thailand Project

TCEB invites entrepreneurs from across Thailand to join the “Yok Team Prachum Rum Rak Muang Thailand” project which aims to rejuvenate the local meetings and events industry. The initiative promotes Thailand as an attractive destination for corporate meetings and events, and offers exclusive deals and creative meeting ideas that promote physical and mental health, and support local communities. It also aims to connect MICE operators with new clients within a single platform. 

How to participate:

• Organise meetings and travel as rewards for groups of a minimum of 20 persons anywhere in Thailand. The location of the reward must be in a different province from the one where the organiser’s business establishment is located and the reward must be for a period of at least two days/one night  
• Organise creative meetings with activities related to the local community, physical or mental health, and/or sustainability 
• Choose at least one provider from the THAI MICE CONNECT platform 
• Submit the documents as required by the project via the project’s website
• Submit photos/short videos from the meeting or reward that meet the project’s objectives and attach the hashtags #ยกทีมประชุมรุมรักเมืองไทย, #ยกทีมประชุมสุขภาพดี, #ยกทีมประชุมสุดสร้างสรรค์, #ยกทีมประชุมรักชุมชน, #คนละไมซ์คนละมือ  to enter a competition on social media platforms such as facebook, Instagram, or TikTok

Application period: 1 June – 30 November 2024

More information: https://yokteam.tceb.or.th