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Laos welcomed 4,580,709 international visitors in 2025, an 11 percent increase on 2024 and ahead of the government's target. The three largest markets were all neighbours: Thailand (1,484,319), China (1,157,278) and Vietnam (1,129,109).

The Laos-China Railway changed travel from the north. Since April 2023, international passenger trains have run between Kunming and Vientiane, stopping at Boten, Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng, which puts Lao destinations within a day's journey of southern China.

These travellers research, compare and book in Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese, on the apps they use at home. A Lao hotel or tour operator that only speaks English online is invisible to most of them.

The checklist

Be found in their language

• Publish the main pages (rooms or tours, prices, location, how to book) in the languages of your top markets.
• Give each language its own URL and mark it up with hreflang so search engines show the right version.
• Write place names the way each audience searches for them (หลวงพระบาง, 琅勃拉邦, Luang Prabang).

Be reachable on the apps they use

• Thai travellers expect LINE, Chinese travellers WeChat, Vietnamese travellers Zalo. Add the ones your guests use, and make sure a staff member answers.
• Keep your listings on maps and booking platforms complete, with recent photos and correct opening hours.

Make booking easy

• State clearly which currencies and payment methods you accept.
• Explain how to reach you from the nearest railway station, border crossing or airport.
• Answer the usual questions (check-in times, transfers, dress codes at nearby temples) before visitors need to ask.

Use AI carefully, with a human behind it

A multilingual chat assistant can answer routine questions at 2 AM in Chinese, but it must be grounded in your real policies and hand over to a person for bookings and problems. Check its answers regularly.

Our own Travel Laos guide is built this way: practical information in seven languages, with an AI assistant that answers in the visitor's language. Talk to us about doing the same for your business.