00:00A delegation from the European Council on Tourism and Trade has arrived in Vientiane, where they represent Laos with the Council's Award for World's Best Tourist Destination.
00:13The aim of the recognition is to continue promoting a new concept of community-based tourism in Laos, which is friendly to nature, has low ecological impacts and helps protect and preserve endangered species and natural biodiversity,
00:29especially rainforest eco-climates.
00:38According to senior official from Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Laos offers tourists not only an outstanding historical and cultural experience, but also the possibility to explore nature.