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VN, Lao localities step up tourism cooperation

Champassak province of Laos welcomed over 300,000 foreign tourists in 2010, of which the number of Vietnamese visitors sharply increased compared to the previous percentage.
Champassak province of Laos welcomed over 300,000 foreign touristsin 2010, of which the number of Vietnamese visitors sharply increasedcompared to the previous percentage.

This was agood translation of the cooperative agreement signed in 2009 by theChampassak Tourism Association (CTA) and the Ho Chi Minh City TourismAssociation, CTA Chairman Somleth Phosalath said on July 18.

The rise is mostly attributed to the introduction of package tours,the improvement in transport routes, capacity and quality of the tourismsectors of both sides, she said.

She expressed herhope that the resumption of the Vientiane – Pakse - Ho Chi Minh Cityflight in January, 2011 would help to increase the number of Vietnamesearrivals, including those from Ho Chi Minh City, to Champassakprovince./.
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