Loikaw Lodge by the Lake

JOIN US AT THE DESTINATION MEKONG SUMMIT: Register for free to attend great sessions featuring social enterprises from the member countries, as well as the announcement of the 2021 MIST: Mekong Innovations in Sustainable Tourism winners and 2021 Experience Mekong Collection Showcases. Our Loikaw Lodge is proud to be an Experience Mekong Collection member, a curated portfolio of the small businesses that drive sustainable innovations. Event registration at https://www.destinationmekong.com/dms21/

WE WILL ATTEND- WILL YOU? Our Lodge is one of the Mekong Experience Collection members, selected because we use sustainable principle to guide our actions. Yes, even now in this situation we think about how to best support our staff and the local community in this regard.

SURPRISE VISIT: Friends from Loikaw's LGBT community dropped by for a quick photo shoot today.

R.I.P. KO NAY MOE AUNG: It is with great sadness that we have learned about the death of our (young) business partner and industry colleague Ko Nay Moe Aung (third from the right in the photo) this morning. With his travel agency "Nine Generations" here in Loikaw he passionately promoted Kayah State as a tourist destination and managed to put it on the global travel map, handling guests from all over the world. He consistently supported the community based tourism initiatives right from the start when even within Myanmar hardly anyone knew about the diversity and beauty of Kayah State as a travel destination. What united us and what we shared was the passion for Kayah and its amazing people and the believe in a better and peaceful future for the communities through a sustainable tourism development. As a matter of fact, Kayah State's nascent tourism has been thriving until COViD hit. He did succumb to COViD eventually and leaves behind his wife and two small children. He also leaves behind a great legacy as without him Kayah would not be known in many parts of the world now as a place of rich and unique travel experiences. Kayah will always remember you and so will we, brother!

DESPITE COViD AND THE COUP, we kept our lovely Loikaw Lodge staff employed until now and will continue to support them and their families throughout these difficult times. They keep our Lodge clean and shiny and well disinfected to meet COViD hygiene standards and hope to welcome back guests back soon.

DESPITE COViD AND THE COUP, we kept all our lovely Loikaw Lodge staff until now and continue to support them and their families throughout these difficult times. They keep our Lodge clean and shiny and well disinfected to meet the COViD hygiene standards, hoping for guests to come again soon.

WISHING YOU ALL A JOYFUL SEASON!