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Handicraft Grants Boost Lao Artisans’ Skills

Submitted 2 weeks 1 day ago by Bernie Rosenbloom.

As highlighted by the upcoming Lao Handicraft Festival in Vientiane, preserving and promoting local handicrafts and culture is more important than ever in the times of Covid-19. To contribute to those efforts, the Skills for Tourism Project (LAO/029), which is implemented by the Ministry of Education and Sports and LuxDev, the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency, supported handicraft-related enterprises in providing training to artisans in their existing supply chain, also with the goal to increase producers’ income.
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Going Local: Riverside Boutique Resort, Vang Vieng

Submitted 2 weeks 3 days ago by Bernie Rosenbloom.

Sustainable experiences reach into themed rooms at the Riverside Boutique Resort, while General Manager Mathieu Thaeron cuts consumption by relying on common sense and a clued-in staff.
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WeAreLao Keeps Linking

Submitted 2 weeks 5 days ago by Bernie Rosenbloom.

WeAreLao.com expanded it “Helpful Links” page to include 13 provincial tourism websites and Facebook pages and relevant tourism sites to provide visitors with a fast path to updated and detailed information and contacts for the destination of their choice.
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Lao Thiao Lao Campaign Launched to Boost Domestic Tourism

Submitted 1 month 2 weeks ago by Bernie Rosenbloom.

The Lao Thiao Lao marketing campaign kicked off on 11 September at a launch event in Vientiane, showing how the public and private sector are coming together to boost domestic tourism against the backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tourism and Hospitality Training Hits Top Gear

Submitted 1 month 3 weeks ago by Bernie Rosenbloom.

In its ongoing efforts to support the Tourism and Hospitality sector impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Skills for Tourism Project (LAO/029) continues to roll out its tourism and hospitality training throughout Laos in 2020 with the aim of upskilling more than 1,400 people working in the sector through a variety of programmes.
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Boten.com Boosts Info for “Beautiful Boten” in Laos

Submitted 2 months 5 days ago by Bernie Rosenbloom.

Boten was born in 2003, and suffered through a troubled childhood. Now, it is “finding itself”, and looks set to mature as a major Southeast Asia tourism and commercial hub.
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“GT” Taps WeAreLao as its First Destination Partner

Submitted 2 months 1 week ago by Bernie Rosenbloom.

The "Good Tourism” (“GT”) Blog has selected WeAreLao as its first Destination Partner to present stories and insights into the best practices of the country’s tourism stakeholders.
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30 Travel Statistics That Will Wake Up Your Wanderlust

Submitted 3 months 3 weeks ago by Bernie Rosenbloom.

Check out numbers that will interest travellers, small tourism and hospitality businesses, and even those who pour over travel trade publications. It’s a great 8-minute read.
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Thai Smile Puts Lao Flights on Hold

Submitted 5 months 5 days ago by Bernie Rosenbloom.

Thai Smile had recently announced it would reignite flights to Laos in July, but is now hitting the pause button until October.
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Oudomxay Launches e-Busses

Submitted 5 months 1 week ago by Bernie Rosenbloom.

Oudomxay kicked off an electric bus service on 14 May to offer visitors an environmentally friendly way to get around.
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