Thai businessmen are quite experienced and will take their time to build relationships before solidifying business contracts. In order to have a good business experience, it is important that you do a bit of research into the city and the etiquettes associated with the Thai business culture.
Getting Around
Although you may find that metered taxis ply their trade on Bangkok’s streets, you will find that you’d need to allow extra hours for traffic jams in order to attend your business meetings. However, there’s absolutely no need for that with the city’s commendable transportation network. BTS, or rather the Bangkok Mass Transit system, allows one to easily get around the city.
Where to Stay
It is vital that you pick your accommodation at a place from where you can easily access your important business meetings. For instance, you could stay at a centrally-located city hotel Bangkok has to offer such as Avani Atrium Bangkok.
Business Meetings
It is crucial that you be respectful of senior members of an organisation. Negative comments directed at a member of the opposite team will cause “losing face”. This mistake can destroy all your hopes of doing business in the ‘Land of Smiles’.
Working Days
Businesses in Bangkok are usually open 5 days per week. Although some companies will remain open on Saturday mornings, it is highly unlikely that they’d schedule meetings on that day.
