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  Covid-19 has rattled tourism and hospitality marketing. Safety and sanitation have pushed their way to the front of the pathway to purchase. Rooms, menus, attractions, and sustainability are now seeking cover under the umbrella of trust. Photo: Riverside Boutique Resort, Vang Vieng Travel trade communications are currently focusing on building trust. WeAreLao.com publishes original … Read more

  Airlineroute.com is reporting that Thai Airways will resume service to Vientiane on 1 June, when it will operate one daily flight onboard an Airbus A330. The carrier has cancelled flights to Laos from 29 March- 31 May.

  According to routesonline.com, China Southern will begin operating a once weekly flight commencing 8 May on board a Boeing 737-800.  

  How will Covid-19 change Lao tourism? Laurent Granier, Co-founder & General Manager Laos Mood Travel raises interesting issues. How will your business operations change in the post-Covid era? If we learn nothing from this pandemic and its consequences, we are a wasted society. Of course, our way of conducting business is inevitably changed, and … Read more

  By Bernie Rosenbloom  Most agree the global hospitality landscape will forever change in the post-Covid era, and Lao hotels are no different. Even while the country remains in lockdown until 4 May, hoteliers are looking beyond today’s woes to when guests return. Hygiene and sanitation top the list of most hotel and restaurant’s operational … Read more

  By Philippe Richard Decornet, Co Founder & Co Owner Easia Travel I’m sure we all now fully understand the full scope of the challenging situation we’re facing with Covid-19. Our collective reality is that all markets and destinations are totally isolated and incapacitated. Europeans, Americans, Chinese – no matter which continent travellers are from, … Read more

  WeAreLao.com has launched a “Downloads” menu page to provide the travel trade and tourists with a range of useful information they can use and save. The digital library also features a filtered search engine so site visitors can quickly find the information they seek. “People can pinpoint documents in nine categories, from travel guides, … Read more

  By Bernie Rosenbloom On Sunday, 22 March, Laos shut down all overland border crossings with Thailand for tourists, the latest in a string of strict measures to keep the country free of Covid-19. ASEAN Covid-19 Outbreak (20 March) The first major call to action came in late January, when Minister of Public Health Dr … Read more

  By Bernie Rosenbloom The Deputy Minister of Health Phouthone Meuangpak confirmed the first two Covid-19 cases in Laos at a press conference on 24 March at 14:00, after several Facebook posts began spreading the unconfirmed news earlier in the day. Treatment in Thailand At about 15:00, the Lao News Agency (KPL) published an article … Read more

  by Bernie Rosenbloom The Crowne Plaza, Vientiane has taken even stronger measures than those already in place to protect guests and staff after an employee tested positive for Covid-19 on 24 March. “I have been in contact and working closely with the Ministry of Health to minimize any further risk, and we provided them … Read more