• Country Reopening Preparation Committee Meeting

    On 15 December 2021, Country Reopening Preparation Committee Meeting was organized at Landmark Hotel, Vientiane Capital. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune, Deputy Prime Minister of Lao PDR. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss about the country reopening preparation progress of the relevant ministries. The report…

  • Consultation Meeting on MICT Ministerial Agreement on National DMN Structure Improvement

    On 28 Oct 2021, Second GMS Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project (TIIGP 2), Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICT) organized a Semi – Virtual Consultation Meeting on MICT Ministerial Agreement on National Destination Management Network (DMN) Structure Improvement. It aimed to discuss about the MICT Ministerial Agreement, review…

  • Laos COVID-19 Recovery Roadmap 2021 – 2025_MICT_Lao

    ກ່ອນປີ 2020, ການທ່ອງທ່ຽວແມ່ນຂະແຫນງການເສດຖະກິດຫນຶ່ງຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ ທີ່ມີແຫ່ງລາຍຮັບເປັນເງິນຕາຕ່າງປະເທດ ຮອງຈາກຂະແຫນງໄຟຟ້າ ແລະ ບໍ່ແຮ່. ໃນປີ 2019 ມີນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວສາກົນເຂົ້າມາທ່ອງທ່ຽວ ສປປ ລາວ ສງເຖິງ 4.79 ລ້ານຄົນ ແລະ ມີລາຍຮັບ 934 ລ້ານໂດລາສະຫາລັດ, ຈາກຕົວເລກດັ່ງກ່າວສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນວ່າການທ່ອງທ່ຽວໄດ້ປະກອບສ່ວນທີ່ສໍາຄັນເຂົ້າການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ ຊຶ່ງກວມເອົາ 9,1% ຂອງເສດຖະກິດ ໂດຍລວມ, ພ້ອມນັ້ນ ຍັງສາມາດສ້າງວຽກເຮັດງານທໍາໄດ້ຫາຍກວ່າ 300.000 ຄົນ. ການລະບາດຂອງພະຍາດ COVID-19 ໄດ້ສົົ່ງຜົນກະທົບຢູ່າງຫວງຫາຍຕໍ່ອຸດສະຫະກາໍການທ່ອງທ່ຽວເຮັດ ໃຫ້ການທ່ອງທ່ຽວຢຸດສະຫງັດ, ຈໍານວນຕົວເລກຂອງນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວສາກົນໄດ້ຫຼຸດລົງ 74% ຊຶ່ງເຮັດ ໃຫ້ບັນດາທຸລະກິດ ໃນຂະແຫນງການທ່ອງທ່ຽວໄດ້ຮັບຜົນກະທົບຢ່າງຮ້າຍແຮງ, ຂາດລາຍຮັບ 70-80% ຂອງລາຍຮັບທັງຫມົດ, ແຮງງານໃນຂະແຫນງການທ່ອງທ່ຽວ (ແຮງງານທາງກົງແລະທາງອ້ອມ) ກໍ່ໄດ້ຮັບຜົນກະທົບເຊັ່ນ: ບໍ່ໄດ້ຮັບຄ່າແຮງງງານ, ຖືກພັກວຽກຊຶ່ງບັນຫາດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ສົົ່ງຜົນໃຫ້ສະພາບເສດຖະກິດ ຂອງຄອບຄົວຕົກຢູ່ໃນສະພາບທີ່ຫຍຸ້ງຍາກ,…

  • Laos COVID-19 Recovery Roadmap 2021 – 2025_MICT_English

    Before 2020, tourism in Lao PDR was one of the largest sources of foreign exchange earnings, only behind mining and electricity. International tourism arrivals reached a peak in 2019 as 4.79 million visitors came to Laos and spent $934 million dollars. This makes for a contribution of tourism spend to…

  • Consultation Meeting with LNCCI on Draft National DMN Structure

    On 05 October 2021, Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project (TIIGP 2), Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICT), supported by Asian Development Bank – ADB organized a consultation meeting with the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) to discuss about the National Destination Management Network (DMN) structure….