Lao tourism ministry eyes partnership with online travel services operator

Senior officials from the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, and Booknea, meet for the Booknea App Travel Presentation. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism is considering partnering with Booknea Inc, an online Lao travel agency, to foster the growth of tourism by advertising services through the Booknea app.

For several years, advertising and the provision of information in the tourism sector has not developed to the best advantage of both tour operators and tourists themselves because of a lack of cooperation between the state and private sectors, the Director General of the Tourism Management Department of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Darany Phommavongsa, said.