People across the country this week joyfully gathered to celebrate the start of a new year – 2568 in the Buddhist Era ...

Travellers who visit the Unesco World Heritage town of Luang Prabang in Laos can immerse themselves in the local culture and customs at a Buddhist Learning Centre located at the foot of Mount Phousi.

Mass tourism has arrived in Luang Prabang. Credit - or blame - is widely pinned on a new Chinese-built railway, Luang Prabang being a stop on the Boten-Vientiane line.Planned for decades, both ...

As the calendar turns to mid-April, the entire nation of Laos erupts into colour, laughter, and the splashing of water as the ...

The first in a series of studies examining the impact of tourism on culture and the environment in selected sites in the Asia-Pacific region, this IMPACT publication: Tourism and Heritage Site ...

People participate in the celebration of the Songkran Festival in Luang Prabang, Laos, April 15, 2025. Laos celebrates the Songkran Festival, or the Lao New Year from April 14 to 16 this year.

Luang Prabang is naturally blessed, too, situated where the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers meet, surrounded by jungle-cloaked limestone hills and calm river waters ideal for kayaking, rafting or sunset ...

Since its December debut, the ship has offered a rare view of Laos' culture and scenery to a new wave of cruisers that ...

VIENTIANE: More than 2.3 million Lao and foreign tourists spent time in Luang Prabang province this year, an increase of 1.2 million compared to last year. This tourism surge has helped generate ...