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You are invited to join thousands of trade visitors at LAOFOOD & LAOHOTEL‘18 – Laos’ No. 1 International Hospitality and Food & Drinks Show at the National Convention Centre, Vientiane from 7-9 June. Save USD 5 and get your free ticket to the expo by pre-registering today! Hosted by the Lao National Chamber of Commerce … Read more

Summit Tours launched their exclusive “Laos from the Sky” helicopter tours this week, taking top Luang Prabang hoteliers for the ride of their lives. The Vientiane-based company – a venture of Lao and foreign travel professionals – markets, sells and operates tours that include helicopter flights to several Lao destinations, with an exclusive partnership with … Read more

Summit Tours took to the skies over Luang Prabang on Thursday 5 April, 2018, to launch their new luxury helicopter experiences, “Laos from the Sky”. Four managers from upscale Luang Prabang hotels lifted off in a Lao Skyway five-seat Airbus AS 350 chopper for the maiden “Laos from the Sky” flight above the UNESCO World … Read more

Bolikhamxay isn’t on many people’s bucket list, yet it sits right next door to Vientiane. I first tapped into the province in 1999, and only a few people I knew had investigated this easy-to-access destination. Many who had hiked in the Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area (PKK) thought they were in Vientiane, and didn’t … Read more

by Sisay Vilaysack Even though it has been supporting the local government for many years, the Luang Prabang View Hotel looks forward to continuing to support social activities, including the Visit Laos Year 2018 campaign. The hotel’s management says that although business is important, backing for social activities is also part of their vision, especially … Read more

by Pichayada Promchertchoo SAVANNAKHET, Laos: The fashion world loves indigo, but its popularity stretches back for centuries.  In Japan, this deep blue colour was worn by aristocrats and samurais. In India, its paste was dried into cakes and traded along the Silk Route, by which it entered Europe. Indigo was known in ancient Greece as indikon, … Read more

Bangkok Airways introduces double daily services on the Bangkok-Vientiane route effective 25 March. TTR Weekly is reporting that the additional daily flight will depart Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport at 1735 and will arrive in Vientiane’s international airport at 1850. The return flight PG940  will depart Vientiane International Airport at 1935 and will arrive in Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) … Read more

Did you know that an estimated amount of 100 million disposable water bottles are consumed by travellers in Laos every year. Most of them are not recycled. In many regions of the country, waste management is simply not yet available, and people burn their waste. This causes a major source of air pollution, and releases … Read more

A Caravan tour through Vietnam and Laos’ localities was launched at the Hanoi-based Thang Long Citadel relic site on March 24. The week-long trip “journey through capitals of Vietnam and Laos” is jointly organised by Vietnam’s Hanoitourist travel agency and Laos’ Xay Mung Khun Company. Tourists will drive themselves through Hanoi – Son La – … Read more

Rosewood Luang Prabang opened on 27 March, as an ultra-luxury escape within an idyllic hilltop forest in north central Laos, where guests can to immerse themselves in the rich cultural history, spiritual heritage and diverse tropical landscape of Luang Prabang.  The exclusive and charming resort provides a unique vantage point to appreciate this rich destination … Read more