Travel

Laos Draws 1.36 Million Tourists in First Three Months of 2026, Up 8 Percent

Laos welcomed 1.36 million tourists in the first three months of the year, marking an eight percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to official data. January saw the highest number of visitors, while February recorded the lowest monthly total during the period. Data from the Tourism Development...

Luang Prabang Tourism Halves Year-on-Year During Pi Mai Lao

Luang Prabang recorded a dramatic drop in visitor numbers during the Lao New Year...

Vietnam Introduces Pre-Arrival Digital Declaration for Foreigners at Ho Chi Minh City Airport

Vietnam has introduced a mandatory digital pre-arrival declaration for all foreign nationals entering on...

Laos, China Launch New Cross-Border Bus Route Linking Yunnan to Luang Namtha

Laos and China have launched a new international bus route connecting Xiang Hung City...

Thousands of Lao Workers Return Home via Mukdahan Border as Pi Mai Lao Travel Peaks

Thousands of Lao workers are crossing the Mukdahan border checkpoint each day as they...

Bangkok Beats

From electro-folk to gritty blues, the live music scene in Bangkok is one of the best in South East Asia…with a song for everyone...

Seven things you didn’t know about Lao Airlines flight attendants

The jet-setting lifestyle of a flight attendant has long been viewed as a glamorous and glitzy affair, and one which continues to fascinate us....

Sunny Side Up: Getting Your Hands Dirty at Phutawen Sunflower Farm

At the end of a long, dusty red road in Bolikhamxay Province stands a ticket booth, a turnstile, and fleet of electric buses. Festive...

Embankment Road to Offer New Southern Route for Vientiane

A road stretching 26km along the Mekong River in southern Vientiane, which also serves as an embankment, will soon be paved and ready for...

Top Lao Government Websites You Didn’t Know About

While most of us are familiar with visiting state offices and calling public hotlines for access to various government services, few would have considered that the Lao...

Laos Tourism Numbers Decline in 2017

The number of tourists visiting Laos totaled only 3.86 million last year, some 8.73 percent less than in 2016, according to statistics revealed by...