Category: Travel News

Two border crossings between Luang Namtha province in Laos and China’s Yunnan province reopened on Monday, September 11, after being closed for 20 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A National Assembly member from Vientiane Capital, Mrs. Valy Vetsaphong, called on tourism police to be more prompt in assisting tourists visiting Laos during her trip to Nongpanai village in Vientiane Capital last month.

Many social media users, especially those in the Vientiane Capital, have once again expressed their anger and frustration over the poor state of the roads in the city, which have deteriorated to worse conditions during the wet season.

Cable cars are often a staple to a country’s tourism development and modernization, yet Laos and Brunei remain the only two countries in ASEAN to not have one.

BANGKOK (AP) — Xinyu Wen traveled to Thailand in June, planning a two-week vacation around Bangkok’s Pride parade.

Last year, Niels Borum, a 61-year-old former lawyer from Denmark, embarked on a remarkable three-year, 200,000-kilometer journey around the world in his faithful 1992 Land Cruiser HDJ 80, which he calls “Toto.” He was recently in Laos and spoke to the Laotian Times about his memorable experience in the country.

In a highly-anticipated event that exuded opulence and innovation, Lao Land Rover

Cambodia’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) has requested Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (APA) to consider restarting direct flights between the two nations.

The planned Laos-Vietnam Railway, running from Thakhek district in Khammouane province to the Lao-Vietnamese border, is expected to be completed and open for service in 2028.

In a bid to bolster tourism and grow the country’s foreign currency reserves, Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has issued a government notice instructing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to explore the possibility of introducing multiple-entry tourist visas.