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Hi Carl, Thank you again for taking the time to meet with our team during our recent travel to Lao PDR as part of the initial consultations for the Rapid Tourism Sector Diagnostic. We greatly appreciated your insights, which have been instrumental in shaping the initial findings of the tourism sector diagnostic. We are pleased to invite you to a stakeholder validation workshop in Luang Prabang, where we will present and discuss the preliminary findings and recommendations of the diagnostic. The workshop will provide an opportunity to: * Share key findings on tourism sector performance, competitiveness, and constraints; * Present proposed actions to support sustainable and higher-value tourism development; and * Gather your feedback to help refine and validate the recommendations. The details of the workshop are as follows: Date: Tuesday 12th May Time: 9:30AM - 11:30AM Location: Luang Prabang - location to be confirmed Your participation would be much appreciated to ensure that the final recommendations reflect the perspectives and priorities of key stakeholders across the tourism sector. Please kindly let us know your availability, and we will share more details on location as soon as possible. Best regards, Jess Jessica Wilson Tourism Specialist M: +61 423 293 155 jwilson6@worldbank.org<mailto:jwilson6@worldbank.org> www.worldbank.org<http://www.worldbank.org> [cid:image001.jpg@01DCD8E9.D92A4D40] [Text Description automatically generated] Official Use Only

to: tchisca61@gmail.com, pb@thenamkhan.com

Dear Mdme. Xisca. Good morning. I hope this message finds you well. It is a good time for you to return to TNK. Ms. Jessica, a tourism consultant working with The World Bank in Luang Prabang invited you to join the event. Please let me know if you are interested and I will reply to her again. Have a nice day ahead. Embrace the freedom to nurture your connection with nature, NAROUT Chamnong [image: https://thenamkhan.com/] <https://thenamkhan.com/> [image: Khun Narout.png] <https://www.tripadvisor.com/UserReviewEdit-g295415-d19140836-The_Namkhan-Luang_Prabang_Luang_Prabang_Province.html> [image: https://www.facebook.com/Namkhanecolodge] <https://www.facebook.com/Namkhanecolodge> [image: https://www.instagram.com/the_namkhan_resort/] <https://www.instagram.com/the_namkhan/> [image: https://www.slh.com/] <https://www.slh.com/> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jessica Rose Wilson <jwilson6@worldbank.org> Date: Sun, May 3, 2026 at 8:14 AM Subject: RE: Invite to Validation Workshop - Laos Rapid Tourism Diagnostic To: rom@thenamkhan.com <rom@thenamkhan.com> Cc: Soujanya Krishna Chodavarapu <schodavarapu@worldbank.org>, Boualamphan Phouthavisouk <bphouthavisouk@worldbank.org> Dear Mr. Oud, I’m a Tourism Consultant working with the World Bank on a rapid diagnostic of the tourism sector in Lao PDR. The objective of this work is to identify barriers and opportunities for sustainable tourism growth, and to develop a set of targeted recommendations for policy reforms and investment priorities. In February we visited The Namkhan and met with previous General Manager, Carl Sladen. We greatly appreciated Carl’s insights, which have been instrumental in shaping the initial findings of the tourism sector diagnostic. We are now hosting stakeholder validation workshops, where we will present and discuss the preliminary findings and recommendations of the diagnostic. We would like to invite you to attend this workshop, which will provide an opportunity for us to: - Share key findings on tourism sector performance, competitiveness, and constraints; - Present proposed actions to support sustainable and higher-value tourism development; and - Gather your feedback to help refine and validate the recommendations. The details of the workshop are as follows: *Date:* Tuesday 12th May *Time:* 9:30AM – 11:30AM *Location:* Choasis Hotel, Luang Prabang Your participation would be much appreciated to ensure that the final recommendations reflect the perspectives and priorities of key stakeholders across the tourism sector. Please kindly let us know your availability. Best regards, Jess *Jessica Wilson* *Tourism Specialist* M: +61 423 293 155 jwilson6@worldbank.org www.worldbank.org [image: Text Description automatically generated] Official Use Only