According to data from Fliggy, within one hour of Laos’ visa-free policy announcement on June 26, searches for flights to Laos surged nearly twofold. Kunming, Guangzhou, and Chengdu are among the popular departure cities for travel to Laos in recent times. Xu Jie, Fliggy’s head of international flight operations, stated that Laos is one of the favored Southeast Asian destinations for Chinese tourists.