Laos govt confident of influx of foreign tourists to year’s end

Bungalows line the scenic Nam Lik river in Meuangfeuang district,​ Vientiane province. - Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The government is anticipating the arrival of 400,000 to 800,000 foreign visitors this month and next, which will bring the total number of foreign visitors this year to 2.9 million or 3.3 million.

With the last three months of the year being the high season, an influx of visitors is anticipated, which will push the total for the year well above the figure of 1.68 million people who took trips in Laos last year.