Creator collaborations — complimentary Thailand experiences for coverage

No. Explera is the ground operator: we host experiences, transport and agreed stays inside Thailand, but we cannot provide international or domestic flights, visas or insurance. Creators arrange their own travel to Thailand; from the arrivals hall onward, our team takes over.

Hosted tiers start at 150,000 followers. From there: 150k–249k is one night in a three-star hotel with daily breakfast, return airport transfers and one sightseeing visit, activity or tour; 250k–499k is two nights in a four-star hotel with daily activities; 500k–1M is four nights in a four-star hotel with daily activities; 1M–5M is five nights in a five-star hotel with daily activities. Every tier includes return airport transfers. Below 150k we look case by case and it is normally a single activity or tour without hotel or transfers; above 5M we build the trip with you. Reach is verified either way — engagement quality and audience geography matter as much as the headline number. Paid campaigns and commissioned content run separately through our collaborations desk.

Travel creators with a genuine, engaged audience on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, and travel blogs with real organic search traffic. Hosted tiers run from 150,000 followers upward, and your reach sets which of the four applies. Audience quality matters more than raw follower count, and we verify both before accepting.

The experiences themselves — tours, boat trips, beach-club sessions and activities agreed in your itinerary — are complimentary in exchange for the agreed coverage. Personal extras such as additional drinks beyond any included credit, souvenirs, spa add-ons and unagreed upgrades are paid by the creator.

Hotels yes, flights no. Every hosted tier includes hotel nights with daily breakfast and return airport transfers: one night in a three-star hotel at 150k–249k, two nights in a four-star at 250k–499k, four nights in a four-star at 500k–1M, and five nights in a five-star at 1M–5M. Below 150k a collaboration is normally the activity or tour itself, without hotel or transfers. We never fund flights, international or domestic, at any tier.

All collaboration content must be honestly and clearly disclosed in line with ASA and FTC rules: a clear gifted or paid-partnership label on social posts and a disclosure line on blog posts. We put the required wording in the written agreement so there is no ambiguity.

No. You remain free to work with other brands and DMCs. We only ask that competing Thailand DMC promotions do not run inside the same piece of content that covers an Explera-provided experience.

We do not script or pre-approve editorial content — honest coverage is the point. We only check that agreed tags, links and disclosure are present, and we will ask for a factual correction if something is materially wrong, such as a price or a safety detail.

Apply at least 3 weeks before your travel dates. Reviews take up to five business days, and popular experiences — beach clubs in high season especially — need at least a week of scheduling lead time after the agreement is signed.

Usually yes for one companion on day tours, agreed in advance and named in the itinerary. Note the venue rules still apply — for example the Yona afternoon session has a minimum age of 20, while the morning session welcomes children from age 4.