Senior tourism officials from the five nations in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region said there was a possibility for Cambodia, Lao PDR., Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand – or CLMVT – to be packaged and promoted as a single destination given that the five countries share similarities as well as have their own distinctions on cultural and natural heritages.

Post-forum trips visit the world’s widest waterfall and the Four Thousand Islands wetland area
PAKSE in southern Laos will be the venue for the ASEAN Ecotourism Forum 2016, 22-25 June, 2016. The event is being organised by the Lao PDR government, which has the chairmanship of ASEAN in 2016.
The forum includes a two-day conference with an ASEAN ministerial roundtable, followed by a choice of two tours in southern Laos, one of them to Khone Pahpheng, at 10 km across, the world’s largest waterfall.

Thailand is positioning itself as a dream destination for sports tourism by promoting the kingdom’s world-class sporting facilities, wide-ranging expertise, and reputation for hosting successful regional and international sporting events and tournaments. H.E. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, unveiled the plan to turn Thailand into a sporting hub to delegates attending the Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Sub-Region 2016 (TTM+ 2016).

The Beijing International Tourism Expo (BITE) 2016 was successfully held for the 13th time at the National Agriculture Exhibition Center. The three-day tourism exposition saw almost 1,000 exhibitors from more than 81 countries and regions, as well as 24 provinces and autonomous regions, spanning a floor space of 22,000 square metres.

The Thailand Travel Mart 2016 Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Sub-region (TTM+ 2016) opened with a creative and colourful display that welcomed delegates by showcasing the cultural wonders of the Lanna kingdom. The welcome reception was presided over by H.E. General Tanasak Patimapragorn, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, and was held at the state-of-the-art Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre (CMECC).

The 4th Chengdu International Tourism Expo (CITE) 2016, will be held at New Century City International Convention Centre from 2 to 4 December 2016, Mr Edward Liu, Group Managing Director of Conference & Exhibitions Management Services Pte Ltd and CEMS (Bejing) Conference and Exhibitions Co., Ltd, announced at a press conference held at the Tourism Administration of Sichuan Province.