Plaza Athénée Bangkok, A Royal Meridien Hotel
This luxury 5-star hotel located at the heart of Bangkok is the world’s first hotel to ever receive the ISO 20121 certification. The award-winning Thai colonial interior design boasts 5,600sqm of meeting space that uses sustainable meeting practices. Events held here feature a fixed eco-friendly air conditioner temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, eco-friendly coffee and lunch menus, and excess food donation to contribute to your company’s CSR activity. After the event, guests can enjoy the hotel’s top-tier spa or head over to the luxury Central Embassy mall.
61 Wireless Road, Bangkok.02-650-8800. BTS Phloen Chit
Queen Sirikit National Convention Center
Named after Her Majesty Queen Sirikit in honor of her 60th birthday, this venue features approximately 65,000sqm of space, and regularly welcomes events of up to 5,000 visitors a day or exhibitions with 900 booths. Past noteworthy events range from the United Nations Conference to the annual Thai Book Fair. The venue also offers bicycle parking to encourage visitors to be more eco-friendly. Stick around for a ride at the breezy Benjakitti Park next door.
60 New Rachadapisek Rd., Bangkok.02-229-3000. MRT Queen Sirikit
Sampran Riverside
This eco-cultural destination is arguably the most unique conference venue in Thailand. Originally formed in 1962, the space sits just an hour’s drive from Bangkok and includes 70 acres of certified organic gardens by the river. Their “Sampran Model” helps local communities promote organic produce to urban consumers and is only one of many ways which the venue supports the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. It’s also home to workshops, river cruises, Thai cooking classes and plenty more activities for downtime leisure.
Pet Kasem Road, Sampran, Nakorn Pathom, 73110. 034-322-544
CPN's Chiang Mai Hall
This MICE venue from the Central Pattana Public Company Limited, Thailand's leading real estate developer, is the first convention center in the north of Thailand to receive the ISO 20121 certification. It's been credited for its fair labor practices in its hiring and employment policies, use of state-of-the-art equipment and facilities and application of systematic waste management procedures, to name a few. Located in Chiang Mai's CentralPlaza mall, it conveniently sits just a ten minute's drive from the airport.
2 Mahidol Road, Haiya, Muang, Chiangmai. 053-999-199
ICC Hat Yai
For conferences in the south of Thailand, this venue is the go-to spot. Only opened in 2010, this venue has already earned itself the ISO 20121 certification. Located just 9 km from the Hat Yai International Airport, it’s extremely convenient to get to and provides everything you need for a top-tier event, be it leading-edge audio and visual equipment or an on-site food court. With Hat Yai also host to weekend markets like Asian Trade and Greenway, as well as the world’s third-largest reclining Buddha statue at Hat Yai Nai Temple, this is also a great cultural destination for foreign guests.
Punnakan Rd., Hat Yai. 074-289-9002
Extension of Choices
TCEB’s Thailand MICE Venue Standard (TMVS) is part of their primary mission to push forward the local MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibitions) industry by being a standardizing tool to systematically measure the quality of venues hosting MICE events and provide encouragement in moving towards international standards, including sustainability ones. Since its conception, TMVS is now used across Thailand and has expanded into the ASEAN region. The latest edition of TCEB’s TMVS directory details the qualified 729 meeting rooms from 243 venues across Thailand including information on the hotel and meeting room profiles and features. Scan the QR code to download an online copy.
What is MICE?
M – Meetings
I – Incentives
C – Conventions
E – Exhibitions & Events
MICE Capabilities
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