BANGKOK: Laos has announced plans to partially reopen to foreign travellers in the new year, throwing a lifeline to the tourism industry after borders were sealed for more than 18 months to keep out COVID-19.
Health authorities are now rushing to deliver COVID-19 booster shots to people living in tourist spots along the train line in anticipation of an influx of travellers.Laos was receiving about 4.7 million foreign tourists each year before the pandemic. Economic growth declined to 0.4 per cent in 2020, the lowest in three decades, according to the World Bank.Above Laos Ballooning Adventures, based in Vang Vieng, said it used to run two hot-air balloon flights a day during the high season.
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