How does one go to Thailand without their wife/SO?
You tell them that you were asked to join CIA/Illuminati/etc fancy order and that they’re having a conference there that you must attend as well as due to be promoted [w more money / status / career ] as a result.
you’d probably have to show some fake ID, say CIA badge, to prove It.
i mean, obviously, the conference can go wrong and one can say that he failed… but, again, takes a maestro to dance lol