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Visit Laos Year 2018 Laos officially launched the “Visit Laos Year 2018” on Saturday, aiming to promote tourism and preserve unique and fine traditional culture of the country. “Over the past years, the government of Laos likewise has come to regard tourism as a priority sector for driving the socio-economic development of the country,” said Lao Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Bosengkham Vongdara while addressing the opening ceremony. “Moreover, the government considers tourism development and promotion as a means for expanding and enhancing cooperation between Laos and foreign countries,” he said, adding that the government has determined the directive for developing and growing natural tourism, historical and cultural tourism based on the Slogan of “Visit Laos Year 2018: Visit Laos, Experience the Diversity of Nature and History.” Over the past years, Lao tourism sector has been constantly growing with rising numbers of tourists visiting Laos annually. In 2000, tourist arrivals reached 737,208 people and generated the income of nearly 113.9 million U.S. dollars. By 2015, the figure had risen to nearly 4.7 million people, generating nearly 725.4 million U.S. dollars in revenue. It is projected that tourist arrivals will reach over 6.2 million people by 2020 and generate revenue of more than 993.4 million U.S. dollars. “During ‘Visit Laos Year 2018’, we will seek to attract at least 5 million arrivals and generate revenue of about 900 million U.S. dollars,” said the minister. The “Visit Laos Year 2018” will comprise activities to be organized in Laos and overseas including festivals in various provinces across the country. Laos has previously organized two Visit Lao Year activities, one in 1999- 2000 and another in 2011-2012 to promote tourism. Improvement of infrastructure and services including road access to tourist attractions and internet speed is also critical. The government has organised Visit Laos Year on two previous occasions – once in 1999-2000 and again in 2011-12 to encourage more tourists at home and abroad to visit sites within the country. In 2000, tourist arrivals amounted to 737,208 people and generated income of US$113,898,285. By 2015 the figure had risen to 4,684,429 people, generating some US$725,365,681 in revenue. It is projected that tourist arrivals will reach about 6,206,423 people by 2020 and generate revenue amounting to US$993,427,000. During ‘Visit Laos Year 2018’, the nation will seek to attract at least 5 million arrivals generating revenue of about US$900 million. FURTHER CONNECTIONS IN THE US Icelandair has beyond 19 destinations in USA and Canada, also more partnerships with regional airlines there. Alaska Airlines, Jet Blue, West Jet, Sun County and Potter Airlines which means that being the 19 destinations of Icelandair itself, further desti in North America include LAS, LAX, SEA, SFO, SAN, SAC SJC and GEG. Sigga Sveinsdottir, account manager Global Sales Team: “This also means, that it is always possible to make a Stopover for up to seven days, when changing flights in the USA e.g. in NYC. Another advantage of Icelandair, so it is possible to visit three destinations in the USA on the same ticket. Of course Stopover in Iceland also is permitted and included in the fare” Sigga Sveinsdottir, sales manager Icelandair in Copenhagen at PATA Long- Haul workshop together with known faces like Ingrid Edmonds and Carina Sudhoff, senior sales advisers at Vindrose Rejser. 12 >> Travel Trade OUTBOUND - Scandinavia
PATA WORLDWIDE WORKSHOP 180 countries "Auto Europe has sales offices in more than 20,000 locations in 180 countries with call centers in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland," said Sven Köhler, Sales Director, Munich and Marline Ballari, Sales Executive, Auto Europe, Munich, to Michael Jensen, CEO, Pacifictours, Denmark. Focus "South Africa has introduced Scandinavia as a focus market, which is going to be developed in the coming years," Patrick Menzies, Manager, South African Airways, told Peter Jørgensen, Sales, Profil Rejser, Denmark. Sout h America Polish Airlines is adding 2 new long-haul charter routes to La "LOT Polish Airlines is adding 2 new long-haul charter routes to Latin America for its winter <strong>2017</strong>/18 schedule. The additional winter flights will operate every 10-11 days between Warsaw and Rio de Janeiro and between Warsaw and Panama City," Maciej Graczyk, Country Sales Manager for Scandinavia, LOT, could tell Mie Josephine Schou, and Johnny J Schou, Director Nordic, Discover the World. Discover the World represents AeroMexico which has 45 destinations in Mexico and 15 markets in Central and South America. Seven "TAL Aviation Group, now represents Air Baltic, Aerolineas Argentina, Aegean, Jet Airways, Hainan, Sri Lankan and Binter," says Fernando Olalla Oberreuter, Sales Manager, TAL Aviation, Denmark and South Sweden, with Henrik Lund, Sales Manager, Aegaen and June Nielsen, Inter Travel and Vice Chairman, PATA. New service "Air Canada has gained a new Premium Economy service on routes from Paris to Montreal and Toronto from London to Vancouver and seasonally between Zurich, London and Copenhagen to Toronto," said Natalia Strauss, Sales Account Manager and Marc Sam, Air Canada, Denmark to Ditte Lykke Eisner, Product Manager, Svane Rejser, Denmark. Travel Trade OUTBOUND - Scandinavia
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