Laguna Resorts & Hotels Public Company Limited was formerly named Thai Wah Resorts Development Company Limited and founded in 1983. It shortly thereafter acquired a large parcel of land on the site of an abandoned tin mine at Bangtao Bay, Phuket, Thailand which was later developed to become the Laguna Phuket integrated resort complex.
| 1987 | Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket (Dusit Laguna Resort) opened. |
| 1991 | Laguna Beach Resort opened. |
| 1992 | Sheraton Grande Laguna and the Laguna Phuket Golf Club opened. |
| 1993 | Thai Wah Development Plc. listed on Stock Exchange of Thailand. Best Western Allamanda Laguna Phuket opened and property sales operations commenced with the Allamanda condominium units. |
| 1994 | Canal Village shopping centre opened. |
| 1995 | The resort’s flagship hotel, Banyan Tree Phuket opened. Quest Laguna Phuket Adventure opened. |
| 1998 | Laguna Holiday Club (formerly known as Allamanda Vacation Club) commenced operations. |
| 1999 | First Angsana Spa opened at Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket. |
| 2002 | The Company acquired a large parcel of land adjacent to Laguna Phuket for future development opportunities. |
| 2005 | The Company acquired Thai Wah Plaza Limited which houses Banyan Tree Bangkok and commercial offices. |
| 2006 | Banyan Tree Lijiang, People’s Republic of China and Laguna Holiday Club Resort opened. |
| 2008 | Banyan Tree Management Academy opened. |