The Laos hostel where six people — including two young Australians — are believed to have been fatally poisoned with methanol a year ago is set to reopen.

At least 11 people visiting the backpacker town Vang Vieng were reportedly hospitalised in November last year after drinking contaminated alcohol.

Among them were Australians Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones, both 19, who died after being transferred to a hospital in Thailand.

The young women's parents, still grappling with their grief, say the Laos authorities' failure to hold those responsible to account has compounded their pain.

Meanwhile, one of the survivors of the poisoning outbreak says the hostels should be turned into a memorial.

The other travellers who died in the mass poisoning were Simone White, from the UK; James

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