VIENTIANE – Luang Prabang is proving a magnet for European travellers, with visitor numbers from Europe rising 36 percent in the first 10 months of the year, compared to a similar period last year.
Overall, arrivals to Luang Prabang, during January to October this year, surged 32 percent to 36,981 over last year’s 28,087.
UK was the top European market with a 39 percent jump over last year’s 2,890 arrivals to reach 4,010. France climbed 24 percent from 2,276 to 2,820 arrivals.
Arrivals from Thailand to Luang Prabang topped the list with 6,285 visits
The Laos National Administration of Tourism reported that from January to September this year, Vientiane arrivals at Wattay International Airport and the Friendship Bridge reached 545,291, an 11 percent increase over 490,345 visitors recorded during the same period last year.
Of these figures, arrivals from Thailand climbed 15 percent to reach 355,085.