Paper Title
TOURISM POLICIES TOWARD THE TOURISTS' ARRIVAL IN LAOS PDR AFTER COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract
This academic article presents the impact of tourism policies on the tourists’ arrival in Laos PDR after COVID-19. However, this article developed from the research of the impact of tourism policies toward the tourists' arrival in ASEAN that has been focused on the analysis of the effectiveness of tourism policies of Laos PDR which showsthe guidelines data of tourism policies including the tourism management and practices of policies and compare to the results of tourists’ satisfactions in tourism activities in Laos PDR and another country in ASEAN. In accordance with the academic article's purpose, an approach is adopted and the qualitative data has been collectedbased on interviewing personnel who have been involved with the matter from various departments such as academic staff that has been responding to the tourism department and research department in the national university of Laos. The main pointsuggests even though tourism policies for Laos PDRwereeffectivein some policies and should improve the fiscal policy to launch KIP currency (Laos Dollar ISO 4217 LAK) on all of the business in Loas PDR because the situation after the COVID-19Loaseconomy breakdown by the currency which is too many currencies in Loas, the business sectors inLoas haven’t been aiming to use in KIP currency but on the businesses have been using many currencies such as USD, YEN, YUAN, and THAI BAHT. Anywise, the methods of tourism promotion of Laos PDRhaven’tbeen successfulenough inthe tourism sector even though the Laos PDR has a good environment and good nature that have impacted tourists focusing exploration and experience at Laos PDRso the government should concentrate the KIP currency to use on the businessesalongsideto promote the tourism policies Keywords - Fiscal Policy, Public Policies, Tourism Management, Laos PDR