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\"Mekong<\/p>\n

T<\/span>he Mekong Tourism Forum provides a cooperative platform for public and private sector stakeholders in the tourism industry to discuss the development, marketing and promotion of travel to, from and within the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), and monitor sustainable and responsible tourism growth.<\/p>\n

Hosted by the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism (MICT) in UNESCO World Heritage Town Luang Prabang, the\u00a0Mekong Tourism Forum 2017 (MTF2017) is free of charge for all tourism professionals. After inspiring keynotes in the morning, MTF2017 will feature eight topical tracks with two sessions each in experiential venues all around Luang Prabang. Optional post-MTF technical tours allow to explore the area around Luang Prabang.<\/p>\n

This is an excerpt from an article first published by trainingaid<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Read the original article here: Mekong Tourism Forum, Luang Prabang, Laos, 6-9 June 2017<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On June 6, the Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism initiative event will take place in Luang Prabang, as shortlisted finalists pitch their business plans to a panel of venture capitalists and industry experts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":17715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[123],"yoast_head":"\nMekong Tourism Forum, Luang Prabang, Laos, 6-9 June 2017<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On June 6, the MIST event will take place in Luang Prabang, as shortlisted finalists pitch their business plans to a panel of industry experts.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2017\/03\/mekong-tourism-forum-luang-prabang-laos-6-9-june-2017\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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