Tourism

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Saturday added the Plain of Jars in Xieng Khuang province to its list of World Heritage Sites.The inscription of the megalithic jar sites on this prestigious list is a great success ...

Laos is bolstering tourism promotion by appointing a leading media company from China to showcase local destinations to the Chinese market and attract more of their visitors.    Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism’s Tourism Marketing Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Beijing Fenghuanghe International ...

Laos will begin offering electronic tourist visa (eVisa) applications in July this year, allowing visitors to apply for a visa online prior to arriving in the country.The official website for the e-visa application process is https://laoevisa.gov.laThe eVisa website will be jointly managed by the Lao Consular Affairs Department, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government recently advised the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism to work with other ministries to promote tourism and generate more revenue for the state budget.Earlier this year, the government launched Visit Laos-China 2019 in a bid to attract more ...

YUNNAN, China (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao Mass Media Institute of Culture and Tourism signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Yunnan College of Tourism in China to further develop its tourism human resources. The pact was signed at the 2nd Yunnan-South-Southeast Asia Education Exchange ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Boten Beautiful Land Specific Economic Zone in Luang Namtha province promoted Visit Laos-China Year 2019 activities and a cross-border cooperation conference at the zone.The Visit Laos-China Year campaign is taking place nationwide and was officially launched by the two countries ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara, has asked for cooperation from the relevant state agencies to protect and maintain tourist attractions in Vangvieng after learning that they are under threat from the growing number of manufacturing ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is committed to developing and improving five tourism sites in each province along with road access and other facilities over the coming year, in a bid to attract more tourists.This was the message from the Minister of Information, Culture ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Tourism representatives from Laos and China met in Vientiane last week to share their experiences of tourism services as part of exchanges to strengthen cooperation in the field.The event was part of China Culture Week, which took place from May 30 ...

VIENTIANE, May 27 (Xinhua) — The majority of foreign visitors to Laos said they were coming to the country for a holiday, a new survey has revealed.The survey was carried out by the Tourism Development Department of the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. ...