Thai Hotel Association (“THA”) recently approved the Thai Ministry of Interiors’ new regulations which allows smaller accommodation operated prior to 2016 to be regulated as hotels, as the government will be able to receive more income from tax collection. However, the association still opposes the plan to exempt large forms of accommodation from registering under Thai Hotel Act.
泰國飯店協會最近批准泰國內政部的新規定，允許 2016 年之前運營的小型建築物作為酒店進行監管，因為政府將能夠從稅收中獲得更多收入。然而，該協會仍然反對根據《泰國酒店法》豁免大型建築物註冊的計劃。
On 20 June 2023, the Thai Interior Ministry announced that ministerial regulations which allowed other types of buildings which does not fall into the definition of “hotel” based on the Thai Hotel Act, but had opened before 19 August, 2016, to be able to register for hotel licenses. Under the regulations of the Thai Hotel Act, these buildings are not required to adjust structural components, such as mandatory empty space, the size of corridors and staircases, but these buildings must have strong foundations and fire safely measure in place.
2023年6月20日，泰國內政部宣布，部級法規允許不屬於《泰國酒店法》 “酒店”定義的其他類型建築物、但在2016年8月19日之前開業的建築物可以註冊取得酒店執照。根據《泰國酒店法》的規定，這些建築物不需要調整空間結構，例如強制空地、走廊和樓梯的大小，但這些建築必須有堅固的地基和消防安全措施。
Further requirements include evidence of property tax payments and land and website advertisement to guarantee their operations have been starting since before August 19, 2016.
進一步的要求包括財產稅繳納證明以及土地和網站廣告，以保證自 2016 年 8 月 19 日之前開始運營。
In the past, smaller operations were struggled to register as hotels due to the structural limitations of existing buildings. With the effect of the new regulations issued by the Thai Ministry of Interiors, making it a fair ground for all. However, there may be potential issues of unfair treatment as these are investing in property adjustments, such as room reduction for additional space in order to fit to prior regulations. The government should consider financial easement, for example, tax reductions or to provide another form of subsidy.
過去由於現有建築物的結構限制，規模較小的企業很難註冊為酒店。隨著泰國內政部頒布的新規定的將生效，所有人都有公平的機會。然而，這些正在投資的財產調整可能存在潛在的不公平待遇問題，例如減少房間以增加空間以符合先前的規定。政府應考慮財政寬鬆措施，例如減稅或提供其他形式的補貼。
Mr. Udom Srimahachota, who is honorary advisor at Thai Hotels Association, claimed that the plan to exempt properties with no more than 8 rooms serving no more than 30 guests from Hotel Act was unacceptable. With the current law, the exemption has been made for properties of no more than 4 rooms with no more than 20 guests, which may bring up safety risk issues for guests who choose this type of property.
泰國酒店協會名譽顧問 Udom Srimahachota 先生表示，對客房數不超過 8 間、服務人數不超過 30 人的酒店實行《泰國酒店法》豁免的計劃不可接受，因為根據現行法律，豁免已適用於以下酒店：房型不超過4間，入住人數不超過20人，對於選擇此類房型的房客來說可能會帶來安全風險。
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