Laos receives 2.6 million foreign tourists from January to August 2024


Tourists pose in front of the Patuxay monument in Vientiane, Laos. - Photo: Xinhua file

VIENTIANE: (Bernama-Xinhua) Laos received 2.6 million foreign visitors in the first eight months of 2024, up 19 per cent from 2.2 million over the same period last year, reported Xinhua.

From January to August, Thailand, Vietnam and China were the top sources of foreign tourists for Laos, Lao Economic Daily reported on Saturday (Oct 5).

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