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Continue readingSHORTLIST FOR THE 2020 EXPERIENCE MEKONG SHOWCASES ANNOUNCED
SEARCH FOR MEKONG HEROES BEGINS
Seeking nominations of inspiring, dedicated and innovative leaders in travel and tourism in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Continue readingTAT launches “Better Together” video to cheer up the world
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a “Better Together” video to cheer up the world during the current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Continue readingRecommendations on Sustainable Development of Indigenous Tourism
Indigenous peoples are characterized by some of the richest, most unique and diverse cultural expressions of humankind which have developed over thousands of years across our planet and are spiritually linked to indigenous traditional lands. These expressions represent a clear pull factor for potential tourists who wish to experience indigenous natural and cultural heritage in physical, intellectual and emotional terms.
Continue readingThe Journey Begins in Mystical Myanmar
A golden mystery up heaved itself on the horizon – a beautiful, winking wonder that blazed in the sun, of a shape that was neither Muslim dome nor Hindu temple spire,” wrote Rudyard Kipling in 1898. “There’s the old Shway Dagon,” said his companion. “This is Burma, and it will be quite unlike any land you know.”
Continue readingMekong mini movie fest returns
Mekong Region’s tourism office has launched the second edition of is popular travel consumer contest Mekong Mini Movie Festival.
Continue readingMEKONG TOURISM PARTNERS WITH TAT TO FEATURE NINE NEW TRAVEL CORRIDORS ON TRAVEL INSPIRATIONAL PLATFORM MEKONG MOMENTS
Together with TAT, Mekong Tourism has launched a new promotional campaign on Mekong Moments to shine light on regional tourism and thematic attractions in Thailand and the region to inspire tourism in the GMS.
Continue readingAmazing Thailand
Start your northern Thai travels where others stop, and experience three distinct Mekong circuits: “River of Three Cultures” in Chiang Rai, “A Bond between Two Cities” in Nan, and “The Pact of the River” in Loei.
Continue readingWelcome to Laos…Simply Beautiful
People began traveling to Laos more than 3,500 years ago and settled in river valleys that cut through the country’s lush green mountains. Several millennia later King Fa Ngum unified these far flung settlements into Lane Xang, the Kingdom of a Million Elephants, and established the first Lao capital in Luang Prabang.
Continue readingExperience Southern China’s Ancient Wonders
Shangri-La…the mystical setting in James Hilton’s 1933 novel, “Lost Horizon”…a land of green valleys and crystal-clear lakes isolated by snow-capped peaks, jagged rock formations and rivers rushing through ravines…a lost utopia where people live to 100 years old…a paradise found where the Mekong River springs to life.
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