Planning notes from two countries

18 June 2026

Indonesia or Thailand? Choosing between them for your next programme

The two countries are constantly shortlisted against each other. They are not interchangeable, and the right answer usually comes down to four...

27 May 2026

How to read a venue capacity chart without getting caught out

A "1,200 theatre" ballroom seats nowhere near 1,200 once you add a stage, screens and legal egress. Here is how to translate the fact sheet.

30 April 2026

Exhibition freight into Indonesia: work backwards from clearance, not build

First-time exhibitors routinely plan forward from the build date. Indonesian customs does not care about your build date. Plan from clearance instead.

19 March 2026

Designing an incentive when the group is not all the same

Every qualifying group contains people who will not tell you they cannot manage the beach race. Designing around the fittest third guarantees a quiet...

11 February 2026

What to put in a DMC brief so the first proposal is actually useful

Six pieces of information turn a vague enquiry into a proposal you can compare. Most briefs contain two of them.

22 January 2026

Planning around the rainy season in Indonesia and Thailand

Neither country has one wet season. The Andaman and Gulf coasts of Thailand are out of phase with each other, and Indonesia adds a third pattern.