Laos officially commences 15

外国游客在老挝一处传统建筑前。 图源：老挝新闻文化旅游部官网

Lao's 15-day visa-free policy for Chinese tourists officially took effect on Monday, according to a document issued by the Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism of Laos.

根据老挝新闻文化旅游部部长签发文件，老挝对中国游客免签政策正式生效。

The document states that ordinary tourists from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan who　are accompanied by travel agents　are　eligible for　the policy.

根据文件内容，老挝对通过老挝旅游公司组织、持普通护照的中国内地（大陆）及港澳台游客实施15天免签政策。

The policy, which commenced on July 1 and lasts until December 31 this year, is designed to encourage tourism and strengthen cultural and economic ties between Laos and China.

该政策于7月1日生效，有效期至2024年12月31日。

"As 2024 is the Visit Laos Year, we hope that we will have more tourists coming to Laos," said Darany Phommavongsa, Lao deputy minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, in a previous interview.　

文化和旅游部副部长达拉尼·蓬玛冯萨(Darany　Phommavongsa)表示，2024年是老挝旅游年，我们希望能有更多的游客来老挝。

Phommavongsa noted that Laos welcomed more than 3.4 million international visitors in 2023.

他指出，老挝在2023年接待了340多万国际游客。

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