Laos records almost​ 1.7 million foreign tourists in first six months of 2023

Thai visitors climb up get a good view of the Tad Fan waterfall in Champassak province. - Laophattana newspaper

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Almost​ 1.7 million foreign tourists spent time in Laos in the first six months of this year, with Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese​ nationals topping the list.

Statistics compiled by the Tourism Marketing Department of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism showed that 668,595 visitors came from Thailand, 398,937 from Vietnam,​ 317,634 from China, 72,958 from the Republic of Korea, 30,455 from the USA, 18,145 from the United Kingdom, and 18,794 from France.