Lao

13 03, 2008

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS – Asean to set hospitality standards

By |March 13th, 2008|Asia, Lao, Regional developments|Comments Off on REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS – Asean to set hospitality standards

Asia News Network, 02/23/2008
VIENTIANE, Laos — Asean countries will set service standards in the tourism and hospitality sector through the development of a tourism curriculum for the region. Representatives from government and private sectors working in the tourism and hospitality sector met in Vientiane to discuss the final outputs of a Common Asean Tourism Curriculum […]

15 01, 2008

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS – Tourism as a good Samaritan for the poor

By |January 15th, 2008|Lao, Regional developments|Comments Off on REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS – Tourism as a good Samaritan for the poor

eTN, Jan 09, 2008 Since 2004, SNV and the UNWTO has forged ahead with pro-poor sustainable activities, especially in regions where SNV is active such as West/ East/ Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, the Himalayan region, the Andes/ Amazon region, the Central American region and the Balkans. The organization seeds money to launch activities.“It is […]

31 10, 2007

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS – Flow of tourists from Indochina seen surging

By |October 31st, 2007|Lao, Myanmar, Regional developments, Thailand, Vietnam|Comments Off on REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS – Flow of tourists from Indochina seen surging

Bangkokpost, 15th October 2007Private tourism operators are being urged to prepare for an influx of foreign tourists as the East-West Economic Corridor linking Burma, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam approaches completion.According to Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, deputy secretary general to National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), the East-West Economic Corridor linking Thailand, Laos and Vietnam has […]

3 07, 2007

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS – Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia join forces to develop tourism

By |July 3rd, 2007|Cambodia, Lao, Regional developments, Vietnam|Comments Off on REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS – Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia join forces to develop tourism

Vietnam Net bridge, 29/06/2007 Dinh Hai, director of Quang Nam’s Department of Tourism, told the Daily that the tourism authorities of Siem Reap, Luang Prabang, Champasak and Quang Nam would sign the deal on the sidelines of a tourism festival.The four-day Quang Nam – Heritage Road Festival 2007 kicked off on Wednesday in the […]

23 01, 2007

DEVELOPMENTS – New bridge brings swell of Thai tourists

By |January 23rd, 2007|Lao, Regional developments, Thailand, Vietnam|Comments Off on DEVELOPMENTS – New bridge brings swell of Thai tourists

VietNamNet Bridge, 19/01/2007The new Second Friendship, Bridge linking Thailand and Laos has provided for a swell of tourists entering Vietnam on the Trans-Asia Highway.The new bridge across the Mekong River has connected the central coast of Vietnam with Thailand via the Trans-Asia Highway, which runs from central Vietnam through Laos and Thailand to Myanmar. […]

8 01, 2007

INFRASTRUCTURE – Locals give new bridge lukewarm welcome

By |January 8th, 2007|Lao, Regional developments, Thailand, Vietnam|Comments Off on INFRASTRUCTURE – Locals give new bridge lukewarm welcome

Bangkokpost.com, Wednesday December 20, 2006Mukdahan _ Despite being planned as a commercial link, the second Mekong bridge linking Thailand and Laos is receiving only a lukewarm welcome from local people, who do not expect any immediate benefits. They welcomed this symbolic and significant part of the East-West Corridor, but said it would be a […]

19 12, 2006

DEVELOPMENTS – Bridge opens route for ‘caravan tourism’ in Mekong Delta

By |December 19th, 2006|Cambodia, Lao, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam|Comments Off on DEVELOPMENTS – Bridge opens route for ‘caravan tourism’ in Mekong Delta

eTN Asia, 12-12-2006Typhoons which have become more frequent lately have not stopped Vietnam from being a tourist destination for land ‘caravan tourists’ which is booming.The opening of the East-West Economic Corridor in the Mekong Delta has brought with it an unexpected boom in ‘caravan tourism’ to Da Nanag, in central Vietnam, according to latest […]

21 11, 2006

MARKETS – Asia on their minds

By |November 21st, 2006|Bali, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Lao, Singapore, Thailand|Comments Off on MARKETS – Asia on their minds

TTGasia, Nov 17 – 23, 2006 / No.1502 UK tour operators say the region will be a hotbed of holiday activity next yearNO surprises as to what is hot in the market for 2007 as Indochina continues to feature strongly in brochures of UK tour operators next year.With more people recognising the value for […]

13 11, 2006

MALAYSIA – rail tracks adds to SKRL project

By |November 13th, 2006|Cambodia, China, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Regional developments, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam|Comments Off on MALAYSIA – rail tracks adds to SKRL project

eTN Asia, 11-09-2006 ASEAN looking to China for assistance to build next stretch covering 257km.KUNMING, China (eTN): The ASEAN-led Singapore to Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) has taken another step with the addition of used rail tracks donated by Malaysia.Cambodia will start lying the rail tracks in early 2007, and on completion of the […]

20 09, 2006

ASIA PACIFIC – Tourism Breaks Records in 2005

By |September 20th, 2006|Australia, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hawaii, India, Lao, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam|Comments Off on ASIA PACIFIC – Tourism Breaks Records in 2005

PATA COMMUNICATIONS, September 13, 2006 The ‘PATA Annual Statistical Report 2005 Summary & Extracts’ was launched today in Hong Kong, at a PATA Travel Mart 2006 luncheon workshop on Asia Pacific travel and tourism’s state-of-play. The new report by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Strategic Intelligence Centre (SIC) brings together in one […]