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May 2010

LNTA Presents Public-Private Partnerships:

Laos presented a wide selection of public-private partnership (PPP) opportunities at the Mekong Tourism Forum (MTF) on May 7-8 in Siem Reap, to seek private-sector investors in the country’s many publicly-funded tourism projects.

The Asian Development Bank-Lao National Tourism Authority’s GMS Sustainable Tourism Development Project presented over a dozen private-sector opportunities - such as restaurants, eco-lodges, canopy walks, tour agencies and other products - at sites that include provincial welcome centers, waterfalls, hot springs and other key attractions.

To view the PPP fact sheets, click here.

For more information on PPP opportunities in Laos, contact Rik Ponne [email protected].

Ecotourism Laos Launches Premier Partnership Program:

Award-winning www.ecotourismlaos.com is launching a Premier Partner Program that aims to connect tourists with responsible tourism businesses, which offer exactly what they seek.

To accomplish this, the Premier Partner Program is offering responsible Ecotourism operators, eco-accommodation managers and Lao handicraft seller/producer in Laos a full-page promotional listing on www.ecotourismlaos.com, which directly links the site’s visitors to tourism business websites and email contacts.

For more information about the Premier Partner Program, visit www.ecotourismlaos.com/primer_partners or contact [email protected].

Mekong Tourism Forum Moves to Laos in 2011:

The Mekong Tourism Coordination Office has announced that the 2011 Mekong Tourism Forum will be held in Pakse in early June. Pakse, the capital of Laos’ southernmost province, Champasak, is located on the banks of the Mekong River and serves as the gateway to a variety of sustainable nature and culture-based tourism activities in the Xe Pian National Protected Area and along the Mekong River including the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vat Phou.

For more information on Champasak, click here.