Nine Exclusive Video Interviews with VIPs at ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024 in Vientiane, Laos

(15/02/24)
Rotating alphabetically between the ten member
countries that make up ASEAN, the annual ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF)
traditionally takes place in January and is one of the most
important yearly travel trade shows and conferences for those who
sell the region.

This year, it was the beautiful and still
relatively undiscovered country of Laos that was the host. The
main ATF events took place in Vientiane, the capital city, and
from there many of the delegates went on post-mart trips to
experience places like Nam Pien, Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang.

Luang Prabang is a treasure trove of important historical and cultural buildings. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

The post-mart trips not only allow delegates to
see for themselves what a destination has to offer, but also allow
the host country to show off new infrastructure developments such
as the recently opened highway between Vientiane and Vang Vieng,
which has cut the travel time by road from about 4 hours down to
just 1 hour, as well as the new high-speed train service that
operates between Vientiane, Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang.

The ATF is also used by each member country to
update international travel trade media on the latest visitor arrival
numbers, tourism revenue, targets moving forward, new visa
strategies, air connectivity and any other new developments and
projects that they wish to promote.

Below you will find nine exclusive video
interviews conducted with VIPs working within the travel, tourism
and hospitality industry. The interviews, each available in HD
video and podcast formats, include: Crowne Plaza Vientiane and
Holiday Inn & Suites Vientiane; Settha Palace Hotel in Vientiane;
Cosi Vientiane Nam Phu Hotel; Inthira Vang Vieng Hotel; S Vang
Vieng Boutique Hotel; Full Moon Island Resort in Kaoh Sdach,
Cambodia; DiscoverLaos; Lao Airlines; and the Dansavanh Nam Ngum
Resort.

In addition to the nine exclusive video interviews
featured below, Travel News Asia also published

videos of the NTO press conferences
held during the ASEAN Tourism Forum
2024.

The ASEAN Tourism Forum 2025 will take place in
Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 19-25 January 2025.

Nine Exclusive Video Interviews with VIPs at
ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024 in Vientiane, Laos

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Settha Palace Hotel in Vientiane,
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