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Official newsletter of the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office |
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In this issue: Myanmar Holds GMS Sustainable Tourism SymposiumSuccessful PATA China Responsible Tourism Forum Goes Annual GMS Endorses New 10-Year Strategic Framework Lao Travel Agents Urged to Attract Asians GMS ST-EPs Up in Seoul The Green Corner ADB Ponders STDP for Myanmar UNESCO Recognizes Vietnam's Xoan Singing Clouds Threaten Clear Skies over Vientiane's Hotels CLV Trade Event Held in Laos. Single Visa Discussed Connecting the GMS Government Gears Up for "Visit Laos Year2012" Myanmar Begins to Blossom A Minor Diversion: Hill Tribe Trekking In Chiang Mai HCMC May Open Walking Streets Special Announcements Myanmar Holds GMS Sustainable Tourism Symposium
Successful PATA China Responsible Tourism Forum Goes Annual
A series of case studies presented at the first China Responsible Tourism Forum (CRTF) in Beijing on 16 December and a commitment to making CRTF an annual event confirmed responsible tourism is firmly on the agenda among small and medium-sized enterprises in China. Organized by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in co-operation with the Organizing Committee of the China International Heritage Towns Exposition, the sold-out inaugural forum ... Full story >> GMS Endorses New 10-Year Strategic Framework The Fourth GMS Summit themed "Beyond 2012: Towards a New Decade of GMS Strategic Development Partnership" endorsed a new 10-year strategic framework for the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Economic Cooperation in the Myanmar capital on 20 December. The GMS Ten-Year Strategic Framework (2012-2022) is anchored ... Full story >> Lao Travel Agents Urged to Attract Asians
The Lao Association of Travel Agents (LATA) is telling its member agents and tour operators to shift their focus to the Asian market as Europeans are embroiled in a debt crisis and less likely to travel. ...Full story >> GMS ST-EPs Up in Seoul
Tourism officials and tour operators from the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) joined their counterparts from Southeast Asia and Mongolia in the 10-week ASEAN Plus Project in South Korea to boost green ...Full story >>
UNESCO Recognizes Vietnam's Xoan Singing
UNESCO voted to recognize Xoan singing in Vietnam's Phu Tho Province as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Protection at the 6th meeting of UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Bali on 23 November. Xoan singing, a vocal art of villages in Phu Tho, is usually performed in front of the communal house during springtime village festivals. Researchers say historical and archaeological records show Xoan singing first appeared when the Hung kings established the nation. ... Full story >>
Clouds Threaten Clear Skies over Vientiane's Hotels
"The forecast for Vientiane's hotels looks sunny," Horwath HTL's Shyn Yee Ho-Strangas told the 5th Lanith Quarterly Symposium at Vientiane's Settha Palace on Friday, 9 December 2011. "But bring an umbrella." Lanith (Lao National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality) Chief Technical Advisor Peter Semone opened "Hotel and Tourism Development in Vientiane: Current Trends and Future Prospects" by stating, "Vientiane is making a big mistake in its haphazard hotel development and assuming customers will come. They need a plan." Singapore-based Mrs Ho-Strangas, Horwath HTL Assistant Director, Marketing and Special Projects for Asia Pacific, then presented, "The ASEAN Hotel Sector: Key Market Trends", placing Vientiane's hotel performance alongside ... Full story >>
CLV Trade Event Held in Laos. Single Visa Discussed
A trade fair to promote commerce and tourism among Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Zone ran from 6-9 December in the southern Lao province of Attapeu, with 320 booths from the three countries' private and public sectors. The fair was part of the 7th Meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee on the CLV Development Triangle Zone. Speaking at the opening ceremony for the trade fair, Attapeu Governor Dr Khamphanh Phommathat ... Full story >>
Government Gears Up for "Visit Laos Year2012"
The government's preparations for Visit Laos Year 2012 are continuing despite recent changes to the leadership and organization of its tourism arm. Deputy Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism Buangeun Xaphouvong confirmed that the preparations will continue as planned even though the former Lao National Tourism Administration has now merged with the Ministry of Information and Culture. Activities for Visit Laos Year will be added to the country's main cultural events: ... Full story >>
"Travel Trade Magazine" has reported that tour operators are starting to see increased interest in Myanmar holidays in the wake of the recent visit to Myanmar by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Pamela Lassers of Abercrombie & Kent said the company created three programs for 2012 in response to the rapidly growing interest for travel in Myanmar. General Tours World Traveler Marketing Manager Mickey Huang said they are placing Myanmar itineraries on their 2012-2013 brochure. He added their "Visions of Burma" itinerary is one of the most viewed ... Full story >>
A Minor Diversion: Hill Tribe Trekking In Chiang Mai
Diya Luke, a contributor to the popular blog, Huffington Post, recently headed to Chiang Mai to see if treks being offered are authentic or staged experiences, and she landed a local guide, who led her into Doi Inthanon National Park to meet ethnic Karen who have resided there for 200 years. ... Full story >>
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)has completed a study to introduce walking streets in the city's downtown districts, but success will depend on whether local communities agree to close busy streets to traffic, TTR Weekly reported. HCMC Department of Planning and Architecture's Centre for Zoning Information identified the streets around Ben Thanh Market and Saigon Opera House as a popular tourist area with shops and restaurants. The study also addresses projects such as improving public transportation, planting more trees, ... Full story >>
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