The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation for excess.

Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21, were among the six young people who died after drinking suspected poisoned alcohol at a backpacker's hostel in Laos

The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected methanol poisoning outbreak.