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What's New @ Ecotourism Laos
Visit Laos Year 2012 Plans Countdown
The Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA) will launch Visit Laos Year 2012 with a grand ceremony in Vientiane on 31 December 2011, as part of the country's... Read more >>
Salavan Info Panels Now Online
The Lao National Tourism Administration and Asian Development Bank's (LNTA-ADB) Sustainable Tourism Development Project has placed Salavan Province's ... Read more >>
Phou Iu Travel Laos Announces New Lineup
Luang Namtha-based green tourism operator, Phou Iu Travel Laos, has announced its 2011-2012 lineup, with 10 action-packed, one-to-four-day responsible adventures ... Read more >>
Exotissimo Launches Northern Heritage Route Biking Tour
Exotissimo Travel announced this week it is stepping deeper into the Mekong Region to open travel to secondary destinations by launching three new itineraries to rarely ... Read more >>
"Lao Food - What's That?!" Part 4
Xaixana Champanakhone presents "Pa Daek – Defining Lao Cooking", an inside view of Laos' indigenous fermented fish condiment, which admittedly smells like "rotten fish" ... Read more >>
Spot the Newly Discovered Bald Bulbul
Though first spotted in 1995 in Khammouane Province by Biologist Robert J. Timmins of the Wildlife Conservation Society, the bald or bare-faced bulbul was not ... Read more >>
Laos Tourism in the News
Treetop Explorer Goes Global
Chicago Tribune contributor, Henry Wismayer, recently published a feature story, "Swooping in to help Laos", which presents a colorful portrayal of Green Discovery Laos' ... Read more >>
Champa Holiday Features Five Champasak Highlights
Lao Airlines in-flight magazine, Champa Holiday, has begun featuring a column by Ecotourism Laos, which spotlights five top green attractions for a different province ... Read more >>
Better Trained Guides Needed Says Lao Tourism Official
Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA) Vice President Silavong Mounthalavong said improving the tourism and hospitality sector by boosting the skills of tour ... Read more >>
Construction Begins on Don Khong Bridge
Construction has begun on a bridge to the Mekong River's largest island, Don Khong, the gateway to the 4,000 Islands, district center, and a growing tourism ... Read more >>
Laos, Malaysia Discuss Tourism
Representatives of Laos' travel industry met with their Malaysian counterparts in early July in Vientiane to discuss ways to boost tourism between the two countries ... Read more >>
Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam Pledge to Further Boost Tourism
Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam pledged further cooperation in developing tourism among three adjoining provinces: Savannakhet (Laos), Mukdahan (Thailand), and Quang ... Read more >>
Festivals & Events
Buddhist Lent Begins
Boun Khao Pansa held on the eighth full moon of the lunar calendar (15 July 2011), marks the beginning of Buddhist Lent, a three-month period when monks are ... Read more >>
Boun Khao Padap Din
On Boun Khao Padap Din, held during the ninth full moon of the lunar calendar (29 August 2011), Lao people visit their local temples to present special offerings to ... Read more >>
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