laos tourism_3="laos tourism" Laos and Cambodia travel spots ?
are these 2 countries worth travel ? i hear Laos is like an upcoming hong kong. what are the things to do in these area's ? or what are best asian travel spots? im definitely going to japan first and most likely singapore, but looking for another spot. i've already been to thailand; im into great food, beaches, eco tourism, local shows, and safe travel...
WHAT? How can one compare Laos with Hong Kong? Ain't even a working ATM Machine in the whole of Laos! Laos is a great country to travel, its friendly, laid back people speaks a sort of Thai dialect, the nature is unspoiled ( as it is unspoiled in Cambodia, too) the pace is slow, and the landscape is beautiful. If you are into spirituality , well, you have dozens of temples to visit ( or stay in) in Laos, meditation courses to attend to and, of course, the magnificence of the biggest religious complex ever built in the planet, Angkor Wat ( Cambodia) Fancy some nice beaches? Or tropical islands? Well, coastal Cambodia has more than 20 deserted or semi-deserted islands and beautiful beaches, as well as a dozen of national parks and reservoirs. Both the countries are safe to travel and much cheaper than Thailand.
I had been running an art business for about ten years and had enjoyed moderate success. I had established a large gallery, a thriving picture framing business and was even beginning to publish exclusive limited edition prints. A business many would have been proud of and content to run and develop. But not me, I wanted to achieve more.
My father had always taught me to know my place and not to over extend my abilities, such as he believed had been determined by my modest education. I wanted to write, more than anything and had done so as a hobby all my life. Songs, short stories, poems and a few magazine articles had kept my appetite alive but not satisfied, I still wanted more. So, after setting up a few businesses along the way and a family store that still runs today, I finally decided to end my career in art and concentrate on my writing, or at least, something that would give it an outlet.
By chance an acquaintance introduced me to a magazine that needed help. It was struggling for circulation and lacked a professional touch. This was my chance to get involved and really put my faith in my abilities to the test. I joined the company, determined the problems, cleared out most of the staff and changed the magazine title. The result was superb and very exciting, our clients loved it and we seemed to be on the brink of a whole new lease of life. However, such was the improvement in the product, that I was approached by another company and invited to become their partner publication. I was delighted of course and accepted, only to discover that what they really wanted was me and another new magazine, not the company I had been working with. So, I toughed it out and went it alone. I produced a first edition of "Taste of Asia Magazine" www.tasteofasiamag.com which was to focus on bringing the Asian continent to the UK with a culinary theme providing the draw to attract readers. I wanted to educate people about the Far East and dispel the cliché views I had experienced all my adult life having been married to both a Burmese-Chinese and, to this day, a Malaysian. The magazine hit the shelves and was well received by both reader and retailer. Once again it looked as though I had a potential hit on my hands. I was very excited but there were still mountains to climb. Magazines survive on advertising and advertising revenue is based on circulation. This venture was going to take time and money to develop and I was not that well funded. It was going to be really tough.
I made sure the magazine reached all the right readers and soon decided it would be easier to build circulation, and therefore advertising revenue, if I gave it away for free. So that was what I did and how I reached a whole new opportunity to develop my ambition to become a successful writer.
Taste of Asia Magazine was read by many in the diplomatic circles and soon reached key individuals in two major Asian Development organisations. They loved what I was doing and applauded my efforts, but they wanted something bigger, something that would give a real voice to countries like Myanmar and North Korea, Indonesia and Laos amongst many others. Producing a bigger magazine was one option but that would just compound my overheads, it would still take time to build circulation and printing magazines isn't cheap. I had to find another option that was easier to manage, wider reaching and less demanding on the pocket.
My objective was to reach as many readers as possible and provide the best platform for my favourite part of the world. I also wanted to appease my supporters who were essentially inviting me to provide a promotional platform for the whole Asian continent, quite a responsibility on one hand but an immense opportunity on the other. I gave the prospect long and hard thought. Had many meetings with people I trusted to guide me well and underpin the ideas I was beginning to hatch.
As you can see I had placed Taste of Asia on line to enable anyone anywhere the ability to read it. It was free after all so I had no qualms about revenue, the more readers – the better. It was obvious that the internet was the way to go. No costly printing, no distribution expense or restrictions and a much broader exposure for my advertisers. This had to be the way forward – but I wasn't happy with the name. Taste of Asia did not seem right for this new angle. I wanted to make sure my readers knew what we were to be about - promoting Asia. The people, cultures, food, tourism, trade – everything. I was to establish an entire platform dedicated to supporting all that Asia had to offer. I was to be an Ambassador for Asia! Of course, that was it. "Asia Ambassador" it said exactly what I wanted it to say and gave us an added credibility – I loved it.
No sooner had we started building the site than it became very obvious that focusing on Asia alone was to impose boundaries on our potential. That seemed pointless and naive. So this was the day we arrived at our final destination "Global Ambassador". Suddenly all the pieces had come together. I knew what I had to do and where I could take this potentially enormous project. Of course I had increased my workload seven fold as we included the other continents, but I had to be sure that before I started to build anything I knew where I was heading and that the foundations were right.
This month we launched the site in its skeletal form www.global-ambassador.org , now ready to receive our nation clients, advertisers and freelance editorial content.
Global Ambassador is born.
Now I seek a team of dedicated visionaries to work with me, for this is way too much work for one man alone. Hopefully the right people will present themselves and we can share the journey together, building and expanding an incredibly exciting platform for the promotion of nations all around the World.
Not only will Global Ambassador deliver news and information intended to increase awareness and encourage interest in international cultures, we can also use the power of the site to do good for charity. I tell people we are going to buy children... but that's whole other article.
You can contact Trevor Krueger and follow his personal blog at: www.trevorkrueger.com
About the Author
I am a writer / entrepreneur with a deep rooted interest in Asia and true global integration. My aim is to encourage a global community attitude and thus promote tolerence and peace through cultural understanding and mutual appreciation.
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Luxury Travel Vietnam To Attract High-end French Travelers at Top Resa Paris
This year’s exhibition at Paris, 22 -25 September 2009, IFTM - Top Resa is the professional show B2B dedicated to the Travel Industry in France.
IFTM is bursting with potential; delivering a full program of strategic content and bringing together the largest global industry gathering of destinations, tour operators, hotels, airlines, technology and online travel services under one roof.
Vietnam increasingly is being recognized as a destination for high-end global tourists especially coming from Western European countries: France, the UK, and Germany.
Luxury Travel Company particularly eyes on French luxury travel market and look for a luxury tour operator and travel agencies selling Vietnam and Indochina. The company has a new representative office in Geneva.
Vietnam’s appeal is vast to attract high-end French travelers. Vietnam has world class hotels and resorts, cuisine and nature beauties, rich in history and culture. The French luxury travelers are keen to visit and discover the country in the lap of luxury.
Luxury Travel Co., Ltd, a 100% fully registered and privately-owned Vietnamese company, has an excellent French speaking team and very few tour operators in Indochina specializes in French Speaking Markets including Quebec (Canada), Belgium, Switzerland and France.
In 2008, Vietnam has welcomed 170.000 French tourists and they often travel to Vietnam in a big group. Luxury Travel (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) only targets in the luxury market segment which has not yet fully been tapped.
The company’s depth of experience and large infrastructure enable it to create unique itineraries with the operational confidence to fulfill French client expectations. French Ministers and the current French Embassador to The Socialist Republic of Vietnam are among the Luxury Travel Company’s Vip Customers.
Luxury Travel has won numerous travel awards. Luxury Travel is headquartered in Hanoi and has offices around Vietnam and management offices in all over Indochina.
Visit LUXury Travel’s booth sharing with the Vietnam National Of Administration of Tourism to see what Luxury travel team can do to help to arrange land services, luxury tours, mice groups to Indochina (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia).
