【摘要】旅游业是拉动老挝经济增长、创造就业市场的重要来源，与电力和矿业位居老挝产业前三。老挝政府高度重视推动旅游产业的发展，宣布2018年为老挝旅游年，2019年为中老旅游年。老挝政府对旅游业的高度重视为老挝旅游市场发展提供了机遇，但其发展仍然面临道路基础设施薄弱、旅游服务不周等困境。
【Abstract】The development of tourism plays a great role in promoting the development of economy and increasing employment. Tourism, Minerals and Electricity are the top three revenue incomes of Laos. The Lao government attaches great importance to promoting the development of the tourism industry and has declared 2018 as Visit Laos Year and 2019 as Visit Laos-China Year which provides opportunities for the development of Laos’ tourism market. However, its development is still faced with such difficulties as weak road infrastructure and poor tourism services.
【关键词】旅游；旅游年；老挝
【Keywords】Tourism; Visiting Laos Year; Laos
老挝信息文化旅游部宣布1月25日举办2019老中文化旅游年开幕式，以促进两国在2019年全年的旅游合作，中老双方加紧为2019年中老旅游年活动制定详细计划。中老合办旅游年是老挝首次与另一个国家就此类活动进行合作，这是老挝继实施2018年旅游年后，又一推动其旅游业发展的重大举措。2018年，中国到老游客数量达80万，同比增长26%。老挝政府希望通过举办“老中文化旅游年”，吸引