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Laos, India boost cooperation on tourism development
VIENTIANE,28 JAN (KPL) -Representatives of eight tour operators and the Lao Star Channel are visiting India on a Buddhist circuit tour and Buddhist conclave on 29 Jan-8 Feb. The Lao delegation left Vientiane yesterday.
The group will join tour operators from other South East Asian countries and those from other parts of the world.
The Lao representatives are from the Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA), Diethelm Travel Laos, Green Discovery Laos Travel, Lao Youth Travel, Inter Lao Travel, Travel group, FA Travel, and the Lao Star Channel – a TV programme producer.
The visit comes in the wake of rigorous efforts made by the two countries to develop cooperation on tourism between Laos and India.
That Buddhism originated in India and has spread to several countries in South East Asia. Buddhist related travel to India has gained increasing popularity over the last decade and Bodh Gaya has become a popular destination for Buddhists as well as tourists from all over the world.
Several countries have constructed their temples in the complex. Lao President Choummaly Sayasone had also visited Bodh Gaya in August 2008 during his visit to India.
The visit will take the group of tour operators from the Lao PDR to Taj Mahal and other tourist attractions near Delhi. They will also join tour operators from other countries on ‘Mahaparinirvana’ train which will leave Delhi on 30 January for Nalanda.
The train will take the tour operators to several places of Buddhist interests like Bodh Gaya, Varanasi, Saranath, Gorakpur, Kushinagar, Lumbini and Patna before finally arriving in Nalanda on 6 February where Buddhist conclave will be organised on 6-7 February.
Nalanda has been chosen as the venue for Buddhist conclave because it was internationally well known centre for Buddhist learning around 2,000 years ago. The revival of Nalanda as an international university is now a project under ASEAN.
The group will join tour operators from other South East Asian countries and those from other parts of the world.
The Lao representatives are from the Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA), Diethelm Travel Laos, Green Discovery Laos Travel, Lao Youth Travel, Inter Lao Travel, Travel group, FA Travel, and the Lao Star Channel – a TV programme producer.
The visit comes in the wake of rigorous efforts made by the two countries to develop cooperation on tourism between Laos and India.
That Buddhism originated in India and has spread to several countries in South East Asia. Buddhist related travel to India has gained increasing popularity over the last decade and Bodh Gaya has become a popular destination for Buddhists as well as tourists from all over the world.
Several countries have constructed their temples in the complex. Lao President Choummaly Sayasone had also visited Bodh Gaya in August 2008 during his visit to India.
The visit will take the group of tour operators from the Lao PDR to Taj Mahal and other tourist attractions near Delhi. They will also join tour operators from other countries on ‘Mahaparinirvana’ train which will leave Delhi on 30 January for Nalanda.
The train will take the tour operators to several places of Buddhist interests like Bodh Gaya, Varanasi, Saranath, Gorakpur, Kushinagar, Lumbini and Patna before finally arriving in Nalanda on 6 February where Buddhist conclave will be organised on 6-7 February.
Nalanda has been chosen as the venue for Buddhist conclave because it was internationally well known centre for Buddhist learning around 2,000 years ago. The revival of Nalanda as an international university is now a project under ASEAN.
