From here on, Laos is expected to no longer sport a tag as an exotic, landlocked country in Southeast Asia that has innocently locked itself in from the rest of the region, the continent and the world ...

VIENTIANE: More than 3.7 million foreign tourists visited Laos in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of 13 per ...

VIENTIANE, Laos – The recently established Lao Tourism Marketing Board (LTMB) is taking shape and moving ahead with developing and implementing the tourism marketing strategy for Laos. VIENTIANE, Laos ...

For tourism professionals in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos), these are very busy times, especially for those who have the responsibility of bringing their country up to the sort of ...

VIENTIANE: As tourism continues to boom in 2025, Laos is ramping up efforts to strengthen its tourism sector through targeted initiatives and workforce training, aimed at attracting more visitors and ...

It's a foundation myth for those of us in the West. When the god Helios promised his son Phaeton that he would grant him any wish, the boy requested the chance to ride the chariot of the sun. This, of ...

Golden temples, Mekong River cruises, mighty waterfalls and nearly two dozen national parks. On paper, Laos has it all. But the land-locked Buddhist country welcomed only around 4.2 million visitors ...

When it comes to tourism, Southeast Asia is competitive region to say the least. Countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, ...

The recent deaths of six travelers by methanol poisoning in Laos has put the spotlight on moonshine alcohol in Southeast Asia's tourist hotspots. The victims, from Australia, the UK, Denmark and the ...

VIENTIANE, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has instructed operators of the Boten Special Economic Zone in northern Laos' Luang Namtha province to organize tourism activities ...

VIENTIANE, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Lao and Cambodian tourism authorities have pledged to strengthen cooperation and encourage more people to travel between the two neighbors. According to Lao News Agency ...

At a conference in Hanoi with Lao Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Suansavanh Viyaketh, Vietnam’s Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung suggested activities. strengthen ...