Across multiple projects in Thailand’s entertainment and attractions sector, one pattern keeps repeating itself: strong demand, genuinely good product, and a booking infrastructure that hasn’t caught up to either. Dinner cruises along the Chao Phraya River are a good example. The…
Ticket Marketplace Commissions vs Direct Sales: The Real Cost for Thai Venues & Attractions
After more than twenty years working across hospitality and entertainment technology, I’ve noticed the same conversation happening in venue offices from Phuket to Bangkok and beyond. An owner pulls up their monthly reconciliation, looks at what an agent or ticketing marketplace…
ADR Strategy for Independent Thai Resorts: How to Grow Rate Without Losing Occupancy
There’s a fear that sits underneath almost every pricing conversation I have with independent hotel owners in Thailand. Raise the rate, and the rooms won’t sell. It’s an understandable fear, and in low season it can feel like the safest thing…
Pay for Advice, Pay for a Job, or Pay for Results: How a Commission Model Changes Everything
Here is a question worth sitting with for a moment. When you hire someone to help grow your business, what are you actually paying for? Are you paying for advice? Are you paying for a specific job to be done? Or…