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Laos plans to work with foreign countries, including Thailand, to transform its former capital Luang Prabang into a premium destination for international tourists.  The move is part of its national tourism campaign, “Visit Laos 2018”, in Luang Prabang last Saturday, aimed at increasing arrivals from 3.9 million in 2016 to more than 5 million in … Read more

Laos is considering an eVisa system by early 2019, according to a tourism official attending the ongoing Mekong Tourism Forum (MTF) in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Reporting from the MTF, TTR said the official claimed it was now highly likely that Laos would follow the lead of neighbouring Myanmar and Vietnam to introduce an eVisa to boost travel. Discussing travel … Read more

By Phansean (Ole) Saengmeuang. Looking for good pizza in Luang Prabang? Check out these top-notch pizzarias. Pizza Phan Luang Pizza Phan Luang is located in a house’s back garden. The whole garden is decorated with torches, but a bit of a walk from the city centre. Pizza Phan Luang serves only wood-fired oven pizza, red … Read more

by Somxay Sengdara National Assembly (NA) members have proposed for the circumstances around the business of the national civil aviation to be opened for the Assembly through the enforcement of the Law on Civil Aviation. National Committee on civil aviation security, drone management were also among the top issues at the legislative debate on the Law … Read more

Offroad Laos Adventures’ humanitarian association Enfants du Laos (Children of Laos) recently received a major boost from France-based Batisafe, who spent 10 days constructing a computer room in a Hmong village frequently visited by the tour operator.   Enfants du Laos aims to develop access to education in the ethnic villages to enable children to … Read more

L’Horizon Private Charters offers a new dimension in luxury cruising on the Mekong. Based in Luang Prabang, L’Horizon presents a private four-seat modern motorboat and captain to do you want…explore, relax, water ski, fish…you can even power to Vientiane in a day. It’s up to you. Many upscale visitors to Laos envision a multi-day Mekong … Read more

Champasak Province and the local Tavisub Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to undertake a feasibility study for developing a Culture Park in Pakse, according to the Vientiane Times. The Culture Park’s aims to boost tourism development in the province on a 21-hectare site in the city, though the location was not made public … Read more

Inthira Hotels & Restaurants participated in Thailand Travel Mart Plus (TTM+) on 13-15 June, 2018, at the Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Pattaya, Thailand. They joined the Laos Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism’s booth alongside Green Discovery Laos and Sanctuary Hotels & Resorts. “Joining together allowed us to promote Laos as a whole, and … Read more

Champasak authorities and residents have agreed to broaden the Mekong River’s Irrawaddy dolphin conservation zone from 21 to 150 hectares to provide more food and room for less human disturbance. The move ultimately aims to conserve the dwindling population of the critically endangered dolphins in southern Laos near the Cambodian border. The World Wildlife Fund … Read more

The number of people visiting Laos is high compared to neighbouring countries if the nation’s population size is taken into account, as tourist arrivals are more than half the size of the total population of Laos, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara, told the National Assembly last week. He also addressed the … Read more