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Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is launching its four-day Double 12 (12.12) Deals today in which passengers can get savings of up to 30 per cent in economy class.
The national carrier said yesterday passengers would have to book their tickets from today until Friday to selected destinations
They can visit Malaysia Airlines’ website www.malaysiaairlines.com, participating travel agents and on the MHmobile app. 
“The four day promotion is applicable for economy class travels only and valid for travel from Decemeber 19, 2017 to August 31, 2018,” it said.
It said direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Guangzhou start from as low as 849 ringgit, from 899 ringgit to Chongqing, from 919 ringgit to Shanghai and from 999 ringgit to Fuzhou. 
Other destinations include Beijing with fares from as low as 1,029 ringgit, Nanjing from 1,069 ringgit, Xiamen from 1,149 ringgit and Haikou from 1,169 ringgit.
Malaysia Airlines will also be offering discounted fares for travels from Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong from as low as 569 ringgit and from 839 ringgit to Taipei. 
The 12.12 Deals include departures from Kota Kinabalu with fares from as low as 709 ringgit to Taipei and 909 ringgit to Shanghai. 
It said the economy class fares include 30kg check-in baggage allowance, complimentary meals and in-flight entertainment. – The Star

RIVER TRANSPORT, SIGNAGE FOCUS OF LAO TOURISM 

Lao government officials, private sector representatives and development partners discussed the nation’s tourism activities plan for 2018 at the Lao National Destination Management Network annual meeting 2017 (DMN) in Vientiane last week. .
The meeting reviewed efforts on destination management as well as facilitating idea sharing among government and private sector representatives on tourism activities. The meeting gave authorities a chance to discuss with stakeholders the challenges facing tourism in the past to guide and improve future efforts, Director General of the Tourism Marketing Department of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Soun Manivong said.
Focus on tourism-related support activities in 2018 included the development of river transportation standards (tourist boats), he said.
Sectors involved will work towards development and implementation of national tourism signage guidelines for both directional and interpretative signage.
Development of a national standard certification for ‘greening’ Laos’ hospitality sector (reducing waste, water and energy consumption, responsible employment and minimising impacts) would be undertaken. Content databases such as photo, video and text would be created.
The plan also works towards a national tourism language curriculum for specific languages needed for implementation at national and provincial levels and an assessment and review system for tour guides to ensure quality and continual updating of skills.
The DMN plays an important role to enhance cooperation between government, individual sectors, projects and international organisations with stakes in Lao tourism. – Vientiane Times