Tourism Malaysia recently hosted a 7-day familiarisation trip for travel agents from Vientiane, Laos with the aim of generating sales leads to Malaysia, specifically highlighting Sabah as a new destination for the Lao market, including the floating resorts. The trip was co-hosted by Sabah Tourism Board, Columbia Leisure, Sky Mirror Kuala Selangor and Vivatel Kuala Lumpur. The floating resorts, such as Sipadan Kapalai Dive Resort, Gayana Marine Resort and Mataking Resort, are expected to appeal to Lao people, especially for beach and island enthusiasts. Other highlights of the tourism products included the beautiful Sky Mirror in Kuala Selangor and Saloma Link Bridge, apart from modern shopping malls in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia welcomed 26,995 tourists from Laos in 2019. Although there is no direct flight from Laos to Malaysia, travellers can transit through Bangkok and fly to Kuala Lumpur or Sabah via Thai AirAsia or Thai Airways. Alternatively, they can enter Malaysia via the land route to Johor Bahru after boarding Scoot from Vientiane to Singapore.