In his opening speech, the Vice Governor of Champasak Province, Buasone Vongsongkhone said that ‘…like the anniversary of our country, today’s brand launch event is about our identity, about who we are, about what we stand for.’ He further stressed that ‘…the brand reminds us about what we need to treasure and what kind of tourism we want to promote: a sustainable tourism which is respectful to our culture, to our environment and which helps to share economic benefits amongst all members of the society in Southern Laos.’
The branding process took place in a participatory manner over a period of 10 months, facilitated by Swisscontact and supported by top notch international branding expertise from QUO, based in Bangkok.