Davone Souvannaphong, has gained a wealth of experience from both private and official enterprises. In 1973 he was employed in the Royal Air Lao and thereafter with Lao Airlines as Deputy General Director in charge of commercial duties. In 1993 he worked for Sodetour Co., Ltd as General Manager and in the year 2000 joined Diethelm Travel Laos as Deputy Managing Director. He now holds the role of Managing Director of Viengchampa Tour Co., Ltd. Drop him a line in French, English or Russian.

Ket Thipphachanh, is one of our youngest creative figures, with a strong customer service mind.  This was developed initially by graduating from respected hospitality schools in Asia and in Europe and extended via a decade of managerial experience in the hotel industry in Laos. Ket then moved into the tour operator industry where he was employed by Diethelm Travel Laos for many years and is now currently Deputy Managing Director of Viengchampa Tour Co., Ltd. Mainly in charge of Sales & Marketing activities. His expertise lies in researching new challenging destinations to customers and partners in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar, through travel in and out of these neighboring countries.

Somphanh Xayarath, who has amassed much experience in the tourism industry, and is now widely experienced in ground handling services.  Somphanh graduated with an MBA from Theme College, after which he was employed at Novotel in 1992.  After 6 years experience there he joined Diethelm Travel Laos in 1998, and was then invited to manage Viengchampa Tours Co., Ltd as the Inbound Sales Manager mainly ensuring  all ground agent services in Laos run smoothly.

Robert Hanson previously gained valuable experience working for a very sought after Tour Operator in the UK as a specific specialist in the South East Asia region. He has a real passion for Laos and Indochina and has travelled to most parts of Laos as well as the neighbouring countries of Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.  Being an expatriate, with vast travel industry experience, he has a very good understanding of the expectations of a western traveller. Employed as European Sales Manager by Viengchampa, Rob is responsible for liaising with Viengchampa’s European partners, generating new business, and ensuring that all communication goes smoothly.

Chomkeo Symahano, Has gained over seven years experience in the hotel industry prior to joining Viengchampa.  This background, coupled with some time working for a foreign investment company and extensive knowledge from travelling around Laos, means he is ideally suited to managing the operations side of Viengchampa.
He is employed in Viengchampa Tour Co., Ltd in the role of Branch Manager, he thus ensures that every clients tour runs perfectly on the ground in Laos.