- Thai tourists top the list of Myanmar’s tourist arrivals this year
- Myanmar to allow tourists through Kayin border
- Peninsula group to open hotel in Yangon
- French firm to invest in Myanmar’s tourism industry
- Japanese business travellers flock to Myanmar
- Tourists to Inle region surge 50 percent
- Inle floating market nearly disappearing
- Mandalay to build 20 hotels providing over 1400 rooms
- More passports issued in this summer
- Myanmar starts online tour guide services
Old Arakan city to reopen for tour destination
Myauk U, also known as Mrauk U, the old city of Rakhine State is supposed to reopen its doors to visitors soon, the Deputy Minister of Hotels and Tourism Tin Shwe said at the Lower House on February 21.
Last Updated on Sunday, 24 February 2013 01:52
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Innwa’s bad roads prompt tourist complaints
Bad roads are the major complaint of tourists visiting the ancient city of Innwa, located about 20 kilometres south of Mandalay, tour guides say.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 22:40
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Bagan’s bag snatchers target female cyclists
Police in Bagan are searching for thieves targeting female cyclists in the town of Nyaung U, a few kilometers from the country’s most popular tourist destination.
Last Updated on Monday, 18 February 2013 14:47
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Student monument at Shwedagon Pagoda
A trip to Yangon is not complete without a visit to the famous Shwedagon Pagoda. It is the most sacred pilgrimage in Myanmar. The pagoda is believed to more than 2,600 years old.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 17:56
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Nay Pyi Taw to offer 10,000 accommodations in 2014
Over 10,000 hotel rooms will be available at the Nay Pyi Taw Hotel Zone in 2014, according to a release from the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism.
Last Updated on Monday, 18 February 2013 00:02
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