Hello readers, and welcome to the first edition of the newly rebranded Champa Meuanglao, the official inflight magazine of Lao Airlines.
As you sit in your seat and browse these pages, we are keenly aware that this could well be your very first experience of Laos and everything it has to offer. Alternatively, you might be a resident or regular visitor, unaware that there are many facets of this country waiting to be discovered.
Either way, we are proud to show you the country we know and love, one defined by tradition and natural beauty on the one hand, and bursting with new talent and innovation on the other.
From the burgeoning café scene in Vientiane to the slow food movement, the cutting-edge technology start-up sector and the hip pop-up bar scene on the bank of the Mekong, Laos is a country that is evolving constantly.