One city in Laos is a major hit with Thai tourists right now. Luang Prabang, Laos’s former capital, is seeing the majority of its room reservations filled by Thai travellers. Since Laos lifted its entry restrictions in May, Thais have made up 90% of the country’s room reservations.
Laos has fewer tourists coming from Europe, Korea, China, and other countries. Travel is still tricky, and people around the world are dealing with the economic crisis. But thanks to Thai tourists, the president of the Luang Prabang Hotel and Guesthouse Association said that hotels and guesthouses are almost fully booked.
The Luang Prabang Tourism Department said that over 67,000 domestic visitors arrived in the city in the first 3 months of 2022, a 74% jump compared to the same period last year. Now that Laos’s travel restrictions have been lifted, tourism operators are preparing for an expected…
