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