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  We Are Lao is proud to announce the endorsement of eGlobal Travel Media, a leading online travel trade publication with more than 60,000 subscribers. We Are Lao will now be a major supplier of trade news and travel stories from Laos, with links to WeAreLao.com. “This will greatly broaden our direct international reach to … Read more

We Are Lao is releasing the second annual “MICE Guide to Laos” at ITB Berlin 2020 on 4-9 March, with eight additional hotels joining the charge to attract business events and incentive groups to “The Last Frontier”. The guide, also available for downloading as an e-brochure, now features 24 hotels with modern event venues and … Read more

  “What is the solution to the coronavirus and the Chinese tourism market, and is there something we can do to mitigate losses?” wonders Luang Prabang View General Manager John Morris Williams, who has some 30 years of experience in the tourism and hospitality business, before offering three simple suggestions. Don’t Drop Room Rates My … Read more

  The Oudomxay Tourism Department is offering a 2-day/1-night homestay at a Khmu village along with a trek a Hmong village and Chom Ong, the longest known cave in Laos. For more information and to book: Website: www.oudomxay.info E-mail: ptdoudomxay@yahoo.com

  The SureStay Hotel Group celebrated the launch of the first SureStay® Hotel in Laos inearly February, with a rooftop party to mark the Grand Opening of SureStay Hotel by Best Western Vientiane. Located in the heart of the Lao capital’s tourist centre, and only 15 minutes from Wattay International Airport, SureStay Hotel by Best … Read more

  by Bernie Rosenbloom Laos, China’s southern neighbour, continues to fend off the coronavirus, with no reported cases, due largely to a quick government response. Meanwhile, the country’s tourism and hospitality sector is feeling the pinch from widespread global fears. According to Luang Prabang View General Manager John Morris Williams, hotels in the UNESCO World … Read more

  Visitors can now enter Champasak’s popular Khone Phapheng and Li Phi (Som Pha Mit) Waterfalls at no charge after axing Ying Sokxay Company’s lease on the two attractions. The province ordered the end of ticket sales as of 23 January, and placed Khong District in charge of managing the two sites. Ying Soksay has … Read more

  The Vientiane Times reported that Chinese visitor numbers skyrocketed by 26.92% compared to 2018. Numbers from Thailand and Vietnam also climbed.   Officials are currently calculating the revenue generated by tourism in 2019.   Read the full story here.   

  Lao Airlines will kick off three direct weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays between Vientiane and Danang commencing 29 March 2020, according to Airpost On-line Asian Aviation and Travel News. Lao Airlines flight QV318 will depart Vientiane on board an ATR72 at 11:10, and arrive in Danang at 12:50. The return flight QV319 … Read more

  We Are Laos has reported on the dwindling numbers of pachyderms in the “Land of a Million Elephants”, and the effort the Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) has put into finding out why and what can be done. Of the 800-some elephants remaining, about half are wild and the rest are domesticated, which ironically hinders … Read more