As tourism in Laos grows so do the opportunities for locals to get involved. Drawn to showing guests the beauty and culture of Loas, here our guide Amphay Soukan discusses the need for tourism sector and his experience…
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Name: Amphay Soukan
Age: 38 years old
Family: Married with 3 kids.
When I finished high school, I continued to work at a hotel to share more experiences with visitors at the hotel and to improve my English, which was not so strong.
I do not have any certificate from university, only high school. The reason I chose to be a tour guide because in my country there are not so many factories or other industries — especially in Luang Prabang province. The main income of the province is from tourism and at tour companies they still need a tour guides. I think working with a good tour company is a good life because every year visitors are increasing here in Laos.
To be a tour guide is not easy for me — I have to learn a lot about Laos: history, geography, culture, religion and daily life of local people. Before picking up a client, I have to understand the itinerary of my guests and when they ask for some thing I have to understand their questions and how to assist them. That is the most challenging part of being a tour guide.
I love to show guests things that are the different like the daily life of local people and the unique culture of Laos. When the guests come to my country I recommend for them to try local food as we have so many different Lao foods.