Lao Derm Launches Lao Lunch Special

Lao Derm Restaurant has launched set lunch menus with three options, and is leading off with a Lao food spread for LAK 320,000. The meal has been carefully and harmoniously selected to tantalize your taste buds. Set A includes: – Duck Larb – Catfish Stew with Pickled Bamboo Shoots – Mixed Seasonal Vegetable & Mushroom … Read more

Just $99 per month at Fan Dee Bungalows

Come and stay with us with our new fully equipped kitchen. All private bungalows with bathrooms are available at only $99 per month. You can enjoy: – Very calm and peaceful garden surrounded by nature with bench and table to relax – Free kitchen – River view balcony – Bar and restaurant with varieties of … Read more

Promos Keep Rolling in 2021

Promos Keep Rolling in 2021 Deals are alive as Laos enters the New Year. Jut Nuk Bestbeef All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Binge eat till your bellies explodes Go to Jut Nuk Bestbeef for an all-you-can-eat buffet experience without a time limit. It’s only 59.000 Kip per person and is open from 11 AM to 11 PM. The … Read more

WHO Questions Covid Vaccine as Travel Panacea

The much-awaited vaccine has started the cellular battle against Covid. Tourists will soon be flooding to newly-opened destinations. One shot and I’m good, right? Wrong. And for once, a doctor responds to a vaccine question with, “Not sure”. Simply put, the main goal of the vaccine is to “prevent widespread death,” said Dr. Michael Ryan, … Read more

Covid Can’t Catch We Are Lao in 2020

“Something is better than nothing” – Ancient Chinese Proverb by Bernie Rosenbloom Covid clobbered tourism and hospitality coffers in 2020. All sizes of businesses took big hits. Plenty shuttered their doors. Others toughed it out and found something to do. WeAreLao joined them. Doing nothing felt naked. Netflix, news, and reruns of sports matches only … Read more

Stay in Luxury at Souphatthra Serviced Apartments in Vientiane

Stay in style at the Souphatthra Serviced Apartments, and experience the recently re-branded elegance and sophisticated appeal of the Vientiane property. Located just 15 minutes from the airport, in the exclusive expatriate district near embassies and ambassador residences, the Souphatthra Serviced Apartments offers 52 amply sized 1, 2, and 3-bedroom suites. The 68-82 sqm 1-room … Read more

24 Hours in Vientiane

Temples always tended to attract tourists in the nation’s capital, but as Love Laos shows, “Vientiane has a wealth of hidden gems to discover for those wanting to get a real feel for this charming city.” “A gentle city with gentle people. Vientiane is known for its old world charm, from the slow pace of … Read more

Souphattra Residence: A Place You Can Call Home

  Souphattra Residence offers community style living just 15 minutes from downtown Vientiane, and provides easy access to both the commercial and embassy districts of the capital. The 20 townhouses present 120-sqm of elegance with two and three bedrooms, and start at $1,800/month. Each home includes a master en suite, three bathrooms, a kitchenette, quality … Read more

Lao Tourism Revenue: Please Check my Math

In 2011, tourism development guru, Peter Semone, told the 3rd LANITH Symposium, “Today we will discuss how…to achieve one billion dollars in revenue by 2020.” His crystal ball appeared to be working, as 2019’s take was USD 934,710,409. A 2020 billion-dollar target looked doable. But who is spending how much? Thailand looks good. They generally spend … Read more