Cross-border railway gives tourism a welcome boost


Maiden trip: Passengers on board the first cross-border passenger train from Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan province, to Vientiane. — Xinhua

TOURISM facilities are expected to be upgraded in northern Laos’ Luang Prabang in order to cater to the influx of visitors as the launch of China-Laos Railway cross-border passenger train service has brought more travellers to the famed tourist destination.

Vice-Governor of Luang Prabang province, Bounleuan Manivong, told reporters that the eponymous provincial capital is a magnet to visitors in the South-East Asian country as well as those from abroad.

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