11–12 February 2026t · Bangkok.
In February 2026, Bangkok will host Gather · Connect · Grow, a two-day leadership summit focused on the future of short-term rentals in Asia.
On the surface, it looks like another industry event. In reality, it reflects something more important: a sector moving from rapid expansion to structural reckoning.
Across Asia, short-term rentals can no longer operating in a permissive grey zone. Enforcement is increasing. Platform economics are tightening. Capital is becoming selective. Operators are being forced to answer harder questions — about compliance, governance, and long-term viability.
This event sits directly inside that shift.
This event and why now
The timing is not accidental, over the past 18–24 months:
- Several Asian cities have moved from tolerance to enforcement
- Licensing and zoning rules are being clarified — and applied
- Institutional investors are reassessing exposure to fragmented STR portfolios
- Professional operators are separating themselves from informal supply
Gather · Connect · Grow is designed for that moment — not to celebrate growth, but to interrogate what sustainable scale actually looks like in Asia.
Why This Event Is Being Watched
Gather · Connect · Grow reflects a shift in Asia’s short-term rental sector — away from growth-at-any-cost and toward credibility, structure, and decision-making.
This is a deliberately capped working room, not a spectator conference. Many of the voices on stage are also paid delegates, keeping the discussion anchored in real operational and capital stakes.
Conversations that surface in rooms like this often appear months later — embedded in regulation, platform policy, and investment criteria.
What makes this different from a typical conference
This is not a mass-attendance showcase.
Attendance is intentionally limited. Sessions are structured around decision-making, not inspiration. The focus is on:
- Regulatory interpretation and enforcement realities
- Platform dependency and margin pressure
- Trust as an operational and investment requirement
- The cost of professionalisation — and the cost of avoiding it
The real value is not the stage. It’s the alignment that happens when operators, platforms, investors, and advisors compare notes in the same room.
Why TTA is covering this event
At The Thailand Advisor, we track signals, not schedules.
Our ongoing coverage of short-term rentals and hospitality in Asia has consistently pointed to the same conclusion: the next phase of this industry will reward structure, credibility, and regional fluency — not speed alone.
Gather · Connect · Grow fits directly into that editorial arc.
Events like this often surface ideas quietly — in private conversations, working sessions, and side discussions — long before they appear in legislation, platform policy, or investment criteria.
That’s why TTA is paying attention.
Who should care — even if you’re not attending
This event matters if you are:
- Operating or scaling short-term rentals in Asia
- Investing in hospitality, living, or travel-adjacent assets
- Advising founders exposed to regulatory or platform risk
- Dependent on cross-border travel demand
The themes discussed here tend to shape outcomes months later. By the time they become headlines, the window to reposition is usually closed.
11–12 February 2026 · Bangkok
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