THAILANDSICThailand Standard Industrial Classification

TSIC Activity

55109

Other short term accommodation activities, not elsewhere classified

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What this activity covers

Companies provide various short-term accommodation services for travellers, including unique lodging options not classified elsewhere.

  • Youth hostels
  • Mountain lodges
  • Timeshares
  • Vacation homes
  • Chalets
  • Short-term rentals — Daily, weekly, or monthly accommodation

What companies here also do

Seen in real company registrations under this code — beyond the official definition, so licensing may differ.

  • Internet café services
  • Computer games
  • Claw machine services

Foreign ownership

List 3: Restricted, FBL/BOI route availableinherited from 551

Hotel business, except the hotel management service

Hotel management contracts are outside this item; operating the hotel itself is restricted.

FBA B.E. 2542, List 3 (17)Routes: Foreign Business Licence, BOI promotion, US Treaty of Amity

Auto-mapped, verify against the Act. These TSIC mappings are indicative, not legal advice; the schedules of the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 are the authority. See the full foreign ownership reference.

Industry at a glance

as of 23 ก.ค. 69

The whole registered industry under this activity, every registration year, from the DBD DataWarehouse.

861
active companies operate here
฿10.7Bregistered capital, combined
฿3.1B
Sector revenue · 2025
+26% since 2023
฿-13350725
Net profit · 2025
338 profitable
202320242025

net profitrevenue

Foreign investment

new registrations · 2026 YTD
11%of new registered capital is foreign-held
฿11.0M foreign฿92.3M Thai

Foreigners are actively investing in this activity.

New in 2026

50+72.4%

registrations, YTD

Registered capital

฿10.7B-3.0%

since year-end

Largest by revenue

Latest filed-year revenue, not a multi-year total

  1. 1Santhiya Tree Koh Chang Resort Co., Ltd.฿147.5M
  2. 2Alinta Resort Phang Nga Co., Ltd.฿127.7M
  3. 3Park at M District Asset Co., Ltd.฿115.7M
  4. 4Evana Resident฿92.8M
  5. 5Muanjai Co., Ltd.฿84.1M

Largest by registered capital

  1. 1Cha-am Sea View Co., Ltd.Bangkok฿2.3B
  2. 2Q2 Development (Phuket) Co., Ltd.Bangkok฿2.1B
  3. 3Wealth Inter Development Co., Ltd.Bangkok฿300.0M

Source: Department of Business Development DataWarehouse. Financial figures are combined totals of companies that filed statements; revenue and profit shown for the latest three reporting years.

Companies registered since 2022

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New DBD registrations under this activity since 2022, the period the registry snapshot covers, not the full historical register.

224
Registered
since 2022
212
Still active
12
Dissolved
฿2.0M
Median capital
of active

New registrations per year

2022peak 63 in 20232026

Largest active companies by registered capital

Source: Department of Business Development (DBD) new-registration records, 2022 to present. Counts cover companies first registered in that window, reflect the latest snapshot load, and may lag the live register.

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