Laos Prepares to Welcome Foreign Tourists From January 1
The limited opening ends an 18-month shutdown that has had serious impacts on the country’s economy.
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The limited opening ends an 18-month shutdown that has had serious impacts on the country’s economy.
January 18, 2021 Sunset over the Mekong river in Luang Prabang, Laos. The town should be at its busiest at this time of year, but international tourists cannot enter the country because of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Jobs have been lost and businesses closed, but domestic visitors should help the tourist trade survive. South China Morning Post An eerie peace has descended on Luang Prabang in Laos. Residents describe a tranquillity that has not been seen in the increasingly popular Southeast Asian tourist destination for decades. This should be high season for tourism in the town, which has...