Category: Travel News

From January to May 2023, Bokeo province reported that 116,142 tourists entered across the 4th Lao-Thai International Friendship Bridge and through the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone Border Checkpoint.

The province’s five-year tourism plan hopes to attract 4 million tourists by 2025. Currently, at its midway point, Luang Prabang has seen 1.1 million tourists spending over USD 500 million.

Udon Plaza Company Limited, along with the UD Town Shopping Center, Moko Hotel, and Monthathip International Convention Center, has reported a significant rise in sales as Lao visitors increasingly flock to shopping malls and popular hotels in Udon Thani.

Regulators worldwide, including those in ASEAN countries, are implementing precautionary measures and drafting regulations to establish “guardrails” around the growing adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology.

Luang Prabang authorities are assessing the possibility of offering a concession to a private company to develop tourism at Pak Ou caves.

The country is currently getting ready to launch the Visit Laos Year 2024 campaign to attract more visitors and boost its tourism sector.

Lao Airlines has issued a statement regarding its plane that lost a wheel while landing on Saturday afternoon.

Xaysomboun province officials have permitted a local company to construct tourist facilities in three public parks in the Anouvong district, at a cost of around LAK 20 billion.

Hospitality businesses in Vietnam’s popular northern town of Ha Long report mass cancellations of hotel bookings during this peak season due to power outages.

The Lao government and Korean investors plan to construct a golf course and resort on an island in the Mekong River in Vientiane Capital in a bid to attract more international tourists.