Laos tourism takes off

Record number of visitors flock to top tourism destination

Named the world's best tourism destination for 2013 by the European Council on Tourism and Trade, Laos offers visitors an outstanding historical and cultural experience through a combination of its century-old traditions and heritage, lush landscape, rare flora and fauna and welcoming hospitality.

Leading attractions include UNESCO World Heritage Site Wat Phu - one of the oldest archaeological and religious sites in Laos and Southeast Asia that boasts a stunning temple and buildings dating back centuries.