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Air Asia plans to launch the first low-cost airline services to Laos as of November 06 2007 linking the two capitals, Kuala Lumpur and Vientiane with 3 weekly flights. The flight will take 2 hours and 30 minutes. Services are scheduled every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, according to information supplied by Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s e-timetable. Currently, Laos is the only ASEAN country that has yet to open its doors to a low-cost airline.
Source: TTR Weekly
October 9th, 2007
Construction of the first Friendship Railway linking Laos and Thailand has already kicked off and is expected to be completed in 2008. The 3.5 km railway will connect the existing Thai railway track in the centre of Lao - Thai Friendship Bridge to Tha Na Laeng train station in Dongphosy village (outskirt of Vientiane).
March 8th, 2007
As of April 10 2007, Bangkok Airways will begin its direct services from Bangkok to Pakse, another exotic destination in Laos two days a week on Tuesday and Saturday.
Flight schedules are:
Flight number: PG# 947
Departs Bangkok at 1125 hrs.
Arrives Pakse at 1255 hrs.
Flying time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Flight number: PG# 948
Departs Pakse at 1605 hrs.
Arrives Bangkok at 1735 hrs.
Flying time: 1 hour 35 minutes
For more information, please visit airline’s website on:
http://www.bangkokair.com/
February 15th, 2007
China Southern Airlines, the world’s 10th largest airline – is pleased to announce a major international expansion during 2007.
Slated to open in 2007 are all-new air routes to eight Asian nations, including Cambodia, India, Japan, Laos, United Arab Emirates, as well as Nigeria and Angola, with cities including: Dubai, Luanda, New Delhi, Phuket, Sendai, Sapporo, Siem Reap, Vientiane and Yangon.
This new International expansion is a major step in China Southern’s construction in building Guangzhou as a major global business and logistic destination.
Mr. Si’s announcement comes on the heels of China Southern’s recent opening of new service from China to Lagos, Nigeria and Kathmandu, Nepal.
International routes slated for opening in 2007 include:
Guangzhou-Dubai-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Luanda-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Sendai-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Sapporo-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Katmandu-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Delhi-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Siem Reap-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Phuket-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Yangon-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Vientiane-Guangzhou
By the close of February 2007, China Southern Airlines will operate 82 International and regional services. Guangzhou and Beijing will serve as its major airport hubs, with regional airports in Urumqi in China’s northeast and Shenyang in the northwest serving as an air network covering all of Asia, with convenient connections to Africa, Australia, Europe and the United States.
With world headquarters In Guangzhou, China Southern Airlines currently operates 22 Guangzhou-outbound International and regional routes, with direct services to the major cities in North America, Europe, Australia, South East Asian areas, Japan and South Korea.
The largest airline in The People’s Republic of China for the past 28 years, China Southern Airlines – www.cs-air.com/en – connects more than 80 cities around the globe. Major business and vacation destinations served in China include: Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, Kunming, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan, and International service as well, including: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Paris, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
For China Southern Airlines reservations and information, please check out its website on:
http://www.cs-air.com/en
Source: businesswire
February 15th, 2007
There are so many restaurants offering Laotian, Western, Thai, Chinese and Indian food around Luang Prabang. We only select the TOP 3 which are our most favorite restaurants that we highly recommend you try out:
Les 3 Nagas
Sakkarine Road
Located right inside the beautiful Les 3 Nagas Hotel. Nice outdoor atmosphere. Excellent Laotian cuisine. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. One of the nicest places in town!
L’ Elephant
Ban Vat Nong, Luang Prabang
This is probably the most stylish place in town. This French restaurant offers a colonial atmosphere for fine dining. Just about every dishes served here are good especially the imported steaks. Prices are relatively expensive (maybe the most expensive in town) but certainly worth it. No air-conditioning. Open from 10.00 a.m.-10.00 p.m. daily. Advance reservation is a must!
Tamnak Lao
Opposite Villa Santi Hotel, Sakkarine Road
Great Laotian food in western-style taste. Great atmosphere especially out at the balcony overlooking the Sakkarin Road. No air conditioning. Average prices. Open for lunch and dinner only. Advance reservation recommended.
February 9th, 2007
New Singapore-Udonthani service operate 3 weekly flights as the carrier continues to spread its wing over Southeast Asia.
Tiger Airways launched its Singapore-Udonthani route last week with the fares starting at THB 4,200.00 including taxes and insurance. Fares will increase as seats are booked and flights are full as the date-of-travel draws near.
The Singapore-Udonthani service operates 3 time a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday leaving Singapore at 0645 hrs. and Udonthani at 0900 hrs. This newly-launched flight services will offer another choice of traveling into Laos from Singapore via Udonthani.
Udonthani is Tiger Airways’s 6th destination in Thailand. Currently, the carrier flies to Bangkok, Hat Yai, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Krabi as well as cities in Vietnam, China, the Philippines, Australia and Indonesia.
The carrier only operates 180-seat Airbus A320-200 aircraft. The airline is owned by Singapore Airlines.
January 27th, 2007
More links planned to span the Mekhong, opening transportation options for the Southeast Asia corridor.
The recent-launched Thai-Laos bridge across the Mekhong connecting Mukdahan province in Thailand and Savannaket Province of Laos has obviously boosts travel between the two countries. There are plans for the third bridge linking Nakorn Panom in Thailand with Khammouane (Tha Khek) in Laos and the fourth bridge connecting Chiang Rai with Huay Xai in Laos.
The first bridge connecting the countries across the Mekhong River is at Nong Khai opened in 1994. It links northeast of Thailand with the Lao capital, Vientiane.
Source: TTR
January 27th, 2007
Those of you who are traveling on your own to Luang Prabang should read this latest news from our local office in Laos:
As of March 01 2007, the new entrance fees will be applied at the tourists’ sites as follows:
Kip 20,000 (US$ 2) for the entrance fee at all temples in Luang Prabang
Kip 30,000 (US$ 3) for the entrance fee at Royal Palace Museum
Kip 20,000 (US$ 2) for the entrance fee at Kuangsi Waterfall, Phousi Hill, Pak Ou Caves
Kip 15,000 (US$ 1.5) for the entrance fee at Sae Waterfall
January 20th, 2007
Laos will exempt Japanese from visa requirements for short-term stays from January 01 2007 in a bid to strengthen the two countries’ ties, visiting Laotian Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulit said Thursday, December 14 2006.
Thongloun said he hopes the visa exemption will help promote tourism and encourage cultural and academic exchanges between the two countries, and lead to an increase in direct investment from Japan in the future.
Source: manager.co.th
December 19th, 2006
The new bridge across the Mekhong River linking the western Laotian province of Savannakhet and the northeastern Thai province of Mukdahan will be opened on December 20 2006 with Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to presider over the opening.
There will be 3 days of celebration from December 20-22 2006 in Thailand to mark the event, whil Laos will organise a border fair from December 17-24 2006 featuring 200 booths selling local products.
The bridge spaning the Khong River is 12-meter wide and 1.6 kms. long. It is the second bridge across the Khong River, following the first one (The Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge) linking Nong Khai and Vientiane, capital of Laos.
Source: Bangkok Post and Tourism Authority of Thailand
December 7th, 2006
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