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<Report>Laos Tourism Promotion Seminar

The ASEAN-Japan Centre co-organized “Laos Tourism Promotion Seminar” with the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICT) of Lao P.D.R. in conjunction with Laos Festival 2019, in order to update the Lao tourism information with the travel industry and the general audience.

The seminar started with a remark by the H.E. Prof. Dr. Bosengkham Vongdala, Minister to MICT, followed by a presentation by the Deputy Director General of Tourism Marketing Department on the general information on Lao tourism, tourism statistics, and on Plain of Jars, a prospective UNESCO world heritage site. Then, Lao Airlines presented their plan of future service to Japan and their marketing promotion in both arrival and departure cities. A speaker from H.I.S.LAO CO.,LTD spoke on the tourism products for Japanese market, and its potential for the future, based on the experience of running the tour offices in two cities in Lao P.D.R. The last speaker, a female travel influencer shared her experience of her last visit to Luang Prabang from a perspective  of a female traveler, and also introduced her full-utilization of social media as information tools to trigger travel among the younger generations.

Date: May 24, 2019
Time:  14:00~17:00
Venue: ASEAN-Japan Hall, ASEAN-Japan Centre
Co-organizers: ASEAN-Japan Centre, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism of Lao P.D.R.
Supporters: Embassy of Lao P.D.R. in Japan, Japan Association of Travel Agents, Overseas Tour Operators Association of Japan
Attendees: 88 people

Speakers:

  • Bounlap Douangphoumy, Deputy Director General of Tourism Marketing Department, MICT
  • Fumiyasu Sakata, Director of International Project, Lao Airlines, Vientiane
  • Masahiro Niimi, General Manager, H.I.S.LAO CO.,LTD
  • Anna Haneishi, Pro-traveler (Social media influencer)

 

Secretary General of AJC Mr. Fujita,
H.E. Prof. Dr. Bosengkham Vongdala, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism
H.E. Mr. Viroth Sundara, Ambassador of the Lao PDR to Japan
Mr. Itsuo Hashimoto, former Ambassador of Japan to Lao PDR.

Mr. Bounlap Douangphoumy
Deputy Director General of Tourism Marketing Department, MICT

 

Mr. Fumiyasu Sakata
Director of International Project, Lao Airlines, Vientiane

SG Fujita and Ms. Anna Haneishi

 

Mr. Masahiro Niimi
General Manager, H.I.S.LAO CO.,LTD