With three points in focus, promoting domestic tourism, establishing travel bubbles with countries with low risks and the greening of tourism for environmental friendliness, the plan has three themes, protecting jobs and intervention to revive the tourism sector, building confidence and strengthening the sector and improving, expanding and diversifying tourism products, services and markets
As we approach the best time period for visiting Laos, October to April, the country has launched a Tourism Recovery Roadmap for this financial year. A Southeast Asian country, dotted with French colonial architecture, hill tribe settlements and Buddhist monasteries, is replete with picturesque locales. The Mekong River flows through it. Vientiane is the capital that has the Luang Buddha monument and the Patuxai war memorial. Major attractions here are food, clothes and craft stalls at Talat Sao (Morning Market).
Thongloun Sisoulith of Lao People’s Democratic Republic is the current president of Laos, since March 22, 2021. The Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism announcement made by Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Ounthuang Khaophanh comes in the backdrop of the country having faced a 75 per cent slump in tourist traffic because of Covid-19 travel restrictions.
With three points in focus, promoting domestic tourism, establishing travel bubbles with countries with low risks and the greening of tourism for environmental friendliness, the plan has three themes, protecting jobs and intervention to revive the tourism sector, building confidence and strengthening the sector and improving, expanding and diversifying tourism products, services and markets.
One of the most beautiful countries in Southeast Asia in a mountainous landscape, adventure travel is big here as one can go zip-lining, kayaking, hiking, and cave tubing all in one day
UNDP Resident Representative Ricarda Rieger is of the view that Laos can promote nature-based tourism that will lead to green jobs and livelihood opportunities, a green recovery, and green growth.
Though termed safe country, Laos is known for petty crime in Vang Vieng. One of East Asia’s poorest, it is heavily dependent on foreign aid. Bounded to the north by China, to the northeast and east by Vietnam, to the south by Cambodia, to the west by Thailand, and to the northwest by Myanmar (Burma), French and English are the most commonly used languages especially in the major tourist centers.
Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religion here, with 53.2 per cent of the population practising it, while 48 ethnic minority groups practice animism and ancestor worship.
One of the most beautiful countries in Southeast Asia in a mountainous landscape, adventure travel is big here as one can go zip-lining, kayaking, hiking, and cave tubing all in one day.
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