Tourism and travel

Tourism Authority of Thailand API.

Attractions, accommodation, routes, events, and tourism services through the Tourism Authority developer surfaces. Keep the classic developer portal and newer tatdataapi.io documentation in sync before describing this as one stable API contract.

Free registration API Free registration/API terms Varies Open source
Runtime role

Catalog only

Access class

Free registration

Access type

API

Free status

Free registration/API terms

Cadence

Varies

Last verified

2026-05-11

Access class note

Publicly reachable, but account creation, an API key, or registration flow may be required.

Used in layers

page reference only

Useful fields

property or place name, lodging type, neighborhood or area, lat/lon, address, phone, website, star/category signals where available, brand/operator where available, room/rate policy only when authorized, cancellation notes, review/rating context, source ID

Reliability rating

Medium-high for discovery and context; operational reliability depends on endpoint stability.

Runtime truth

Runtime role

Catalog only

Production ready

Not yet

Entity scope

No runtime entity scope yet.

Observation scope

No live observation ingestion yet.

Decision scope

Not wired into active decisions yet.

Runtime note

Profiled in the atlas and public pages, but not yet connected to live graph computation.

How this helps travel recommendations

Turns accommodation into source-backed decisions about the right area to stay, whether the hotel type matches the trip, what transport or flood/noise/AQI friction exists around the base, and which source can actually prove map, legal, or commercial details.

Endpoint and API notes

Attractions, accommodation, routes, events, and tourism services through the Tourism Authority developer surfaces. Keep the classic developer portal and newer tatdataapi.io documentation in sync before describing this as one stable API contract.

Open the source endpoint or documentation. Return to the Thailand data atlas.

Developer reference

Best endpoint

Use TAT and official tourism accommodation statistics for destination depth, DBD for operator identity, OSM and Google for map and place enrichment, and commercial partner feeds only when you need live room, rate, cancellation, or inventory fields.

Recommended refresh

Refresh weekly or when the catalog metadata changes; many agency catalogs update irregularly.

Travel scoring role

Turns accommodation into source-backed decisions about the right area to stay, whether the hotel type matches the trip, what transport or flood/noise/AQI friction exists around the base, and which source can actually prove map, legal, or commercial details.

Comparable / backup source

TAT, MOTS accommodation statistics, OSM, Google Places, Booking partner data, Agoda context, Open DBD, and local destination pages with explicit source confidence.

Example request

# Verify the documented accommodation endpoint before production use.
curl -L "https://developers.tourismthailand.org/" -H "Accept: application/json"

Failure modes

  • There is no single public national Thailand hotel-inventory API.
  • Map and review sources do not prove legal operating status or licensing.
  • Legal-entity records do not prove each branch or room product.
  • Rates, cancellation rules, occupancy, and room availability are usually commercial or partner-only data.
  • Flood, AQI, traffic, and nightlife risk are area questions that room-level feeds often do not answer.
  • Dashboard markup or public-page layout can change without notice.
  • Free registration, keys, or rate limits can interrupt automated refresh.

Last checked and source confidence

Last checked: 2026-05-11.

Source confidence: Treat this profile as strongest for the exact role named above. It is weaker when the source is stretched into live availability, legal proof, or traveler-fit decisions it does not directly prove.