Believing These Four Myths About Laos Tourism Keeps You From Growing

The elephant problem is threefold: firstly, logging, the business of felling trees for which elephants are widely used to move heavy loads across steep terrain. As the country opens up, with an increasing number of roads and bridges being built the amazing tourist attractions in Laos are becoming more and more accessible.

Even the capital Vientiane feels like a relaxed riverfront town. Travelers are drawn here by a laid-back lifestyle that has disappeared elsewhere in the region. A visit to Laos is, in many ways, a trip back in time.

Laos Tourism Information - www.laostourism.info, is a mountainous and landlocked country in South-East Asia that has long been isolated from the outside world. No one wants the reason for its splendidness to be taken away. Think about how to be a responsible traveller when visiting the marvelous city.

Tourism in Luang Prabang has both positive and negative sides and people planning on travelling to the city can contribute in forming the role tourism is going to play in the future of Luang Prabang. The Lao National Tourism Administration and other related organizations are trying to make sure that the effect is held at at responsible levels, (Vang Vieng is an example of when that didn't go well). The impact of tourism on Luang Prabang and Laos is significant and the impact can be seen everywhere.

MTF 2018 will be hosted in Thailand by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MoTS). Take a look at the sessions by clicking on the link below. Don't miss this year's Mekong Tourism Forum, which is testing a new concept to showcase the destination by matching 8 topic tracks with 2 sessions each with 16 experiential sessions.

Optional post-MTF technical tours allow to explore the area around Luang Prabang. MTF2017 is under the theme: Prosper with Purpose. On the same day in the afternoon, will also have a half-day session to educate travel and tourism operators how to engage with influential bloggers.

The day prior, we will host the first MIST (Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism), in partnership between ADB and MTCO to support local travel and tourism startups. After inspiring keynotes in the morning, MTF2017 will feature eight topical tracks with two sessions each in experiential venues all around Luang Prabang. Hosted by the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism (MICT) in UNESCO World Heritage Town Luang Prabang from June 6-9, the three-decade old event is now free of charge for all tourism professionals.

Refer to Phonsavan for detailed information about what to do and how to get there. There are also much more interesting ecotourism and culture tours that have been developed together with UNESCO , Helvetas or DED such as a two-day trek to the remote Hmong village Ban Phakeo or a one-day trek to Ban Napia and Ban Namka to learn about sustainable energy and the making of War Spoons" from UXO war scrap. Standard tours visit the major jar sites and the once magnificent capital of Muang Khoun.