Southeast Asia’s emerging Underdog Country Laos Nails Tourism Sustainability

Laos Vows that Green Equals Gold

By Bruce Northam
Senior Writer

I’ve been visiting Laos, my favorite Southeast Asian country, for decades and still can’t get enough. In terms of development, which is always a murky term, people say Laos is 20 years behind Thailand. Sounds good to me.

But, large-scale development is arriving rapidly, as a high-speed train and a modern highway now cleave the country.