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The Villa Luang Prabang is hosting artist Nithakong Somsanith, who will display his artwork and hold workshops from 22-25 October to celebrate Boun Auk Phansaa, the end of Buddhist Lent. Mr Somsanith spent this holy day at The Villa Luang Prabang as a child, when it was his grandmother’s residence. He will bring a collection … Read more

  Submitted by The EU Switch Asia Luang Prabang-Handle with Care project The EU Switch Asia Luang Prabang-Handle with Care project implemented by GIZ, Travelife for Tour Operators and Human Elephant Learning Programs Foundation (H-ELP) would like to invite you to participate in the “Elephant Friendly Mahout Training Workshop” at the Elephant Village sanctuary & … Read more

  When it comes to Lao caves, Vang Vieng is king, with more than 15 distinct caves, and Vientiane Province is adding Tham Nang Oua to the list. While the new site, about 10 km from town, is only 90% complete, tourists are already trickling in, Vang Vieng tourism official, Khotami Syborliban told Vientiane Times. … Read more

  Luang Prabang is staging a range of activities to celebrate Boun Ork Phansa (End of Buddhist Lent) and the Light Boats Festival from 23-26 October.  

  By Khonesavanh Latsaphao Minister of Informational, Culture and Tourism Dr Bosengkham Vongdara spent two days discussing final preparations for a UNESCO inspection of the Plain of Jars to be held later this month by International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) experts. This is the final step for UNESCO in evaluating the site as … Read more

  More than 40 representatives from the state tourism sector, international organisations and tour operators attended a workshop on coffee-related tourism product development in Champasak Province. The workshop was organised by the Tourism Development Department under the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, and supported by Related, GIZ. “This is the first workshop that is … Read more

  Laos will charge US$1 from every tourist entering through border checkpoints across the country for a tourism fund from October 1, a senior official has said. The Deputy Director Gerneral of the Planning and Finance Department of the Information, Culture and Tourism Ministry, Ms Khammay Phengsavanh said, “Tourists who hold all passports and border-passes … Read more

  Champasak District  is aiming to achieve ASEAN Clean Tourist City certification by 2020. The UNESCO World Heritage Listed Old Town of Luang Prabang became the first site in Laos to be awarded the standard earlier this year. According to the Vientiane Times, Champasak’s goal was revealed at a workshop on Dissemination of Information on … Read more

Lao PDR’s tourism industry faces the prospect that the country will close its Visit Laos Year promotion with fewer tourists than recorded in 2017. Laos launched its Visit Year 2018 campaign in October 2017 during the ITB Asia trade show in Singapore harbouring hopes that it would kick-start a positive trend in tourist arrivals after … Read more

  Laos’ clean agriculture cultivation is expected to continue expanding to a total of nearly 8,000 hectares, up by six percent for the year, as demand growth for organic produce persists both domestically and internationally. Officials from the Department of Agriculture reported yesterday that trends in health had seen the consumption of organic products increase … Read more