Luang Prabang Province has integrated sustainable tourism development of culture, history and nature as a key component to creating more income for local people in the province and reducing poverty, Lao News Agency reported.
Soutdaphone Khomthavong, deputy director of the Information, Culture and Tourism Department of Luang Prabang Province, reported to the 10th Party Congress on Jan 20 that Luang Prabang currently has 228 tourist sites that are open for public service, of which 86 are culture, 108 are nature and 34 are historical sites.
The province intends to improve and facilities including hotels, transportation services and promote the rich cultural and traditional heritage of the nation, she said.

Luang Prabang was awarded the Golden Award for Top Tourist Destination for seven consecutive years. It has also been named an outstanding world heritage town of Asia.
Over the past five years, Luang Prabang Province has welcomed over 1.8 million tourists that generated income of over US$650 million for the province.
Last year, over 600,000 tourists visited Luang Prabang Province including domestic and foreign tourists which contributed more than 1.6 trillion kip (US$200 million) to the provincial economy.