The Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA) is the
government agency
A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administrati ...
responsible for managing, promoting, and developing the
tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...
industry of Laos. The LNTA is a ministry-level agency, reporting directly to the prime minister's office.
, the chairman of the LNTA was Somphong Mongkhonvilay.
LNTA's headquarters is in
Vientiane
Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of ...
.
See also
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Government of Laos
The politics of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (commonly known as Laos) takes place in the framework of a one-party parliamentary socialist republic. The only legal political party is the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). The head of s ...
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Tourism in Laos
Tourism in Laos is governed by a ministry-level government agency, the Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA).
Statistics
Annual statistics
Notes:
:1.COVID-19 pandemic.
:2.SARS epidemic
:3.September 11 attacks
International visitor arri ...
References
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Government of Laos
Tourism in Laos
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
Vientiane