Tourism

Champassak provincial authorities anticipate the tourism sector will double in the next five years, with visitor numbers expected to comfortably reach the goal of more than 500,000 this year after 400,000 last year. According to an official from Champassak Information, Culture and Tourism Department, recent figures ...

The Revenue Department may renew the 15,000-baht tax break on domestic tour packages and hotel accommodation that expired last month.  The tax-collecting agency will also decide whether to extend the deduction for one year or two, director-general Prasong Poontaneat said. Keep reading ...

A large number of Chinese tourists are expected to visit Luang Prabang province this year and may constitute the largest number of all nationalities visiting the world heritage site. Last year most visitors to the northern town came from Thailand, with Chinese nationals ranking second. An official ...

Business leaders in Nakhon Phanom are scrambling for facts to verify the reported construction of Disney Laos, with fears that this could be a hoax which could spark land price speculation in the northeastern province. Charnyuth Uppapong, chairman of the provincial chamber of commerce, said on ...

Domestic passengers commuting through the planned Laos-China railway project are expected to reach 3.98 million in its first year, a study has showed. The number of domestic passengers is forecast to rise to 6.11 million annually in the short term and jump to 8.62 million annually over ...

Thai police have arrested four men and one woman, all Vietnamese nationals, for allegedly stealing 4,000 baht (US$110.6) in cash from local tourist shops, news website The Nation reported on 3 January. Keep reading ...

The operator of the only canal tour in Ho Chi Minh City has said that it is still building toilets and other tourist facilities and, in the meantime, cannot receive more than a hundred visitors a day.   Phan Xuan Anh, chairman of tour operator Saigon Boat, ...

As the year-end festivities get into high gear, provincial tourism officials are reporting a sharp increase in Cambodians travelling to popular holiday spots across the country to ring in the New Year. The temple town of Siem Reap this year is seeing an increase in hotel ...

Total foreign arrivals recorded in Laos are expected to reach 4.33 million for the year, compared to a total of 4.15 million the previous year, according to new statistics released on 23 December. Keep reading ...

Visa exemptions for diplomats and officials / special passport holders of Laos and Kuwaiti came into force on 28 October after the two sides signed an agreement in Vientiane in June. However the passport holders of Lao and Kuwaiti nationality are allowed to stay in one ...