By WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTERS KAY LAR, Myanmar—In the evenings, as the sun disappears behind the hills south of Mandalay and water laps against the hulls of wooden fishing boats here, it’s possible to imagine the outside world is slipping away. In fact, it’s Myanmar’s famous Inle Lake that’s disappearing. Inle, best known for the fishermen who glide across ...
Myanmar Travel NewsThe Myanmar aviation authorities will increase the airport tax of the Yangon International Airport to 3,000 Kyats (about 3 U.S. dollars), which is six times the previous rate of 500 kyats, starting July 1 this year, sources with airline industry said on Wednesday. The new tax rate will be collected for Myanmar citizen passengers taking flights ...
Myanmar Travel NewsTravel demand in the Asia Pacific picked up strongly at the start of this year, with a 10 percent increase in international visitor arrivals recorded for the first quarter. According to the latest statistics from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), international arrivals to most areas of the Asia Pacific increased in the first three months ...
Myanmar Travel NewsA rare “white elephant” – traditionally viewed in south-east Asia as a symbol of good fortune and power – has been captured in Burma, state media reports. Reports say the elephant was tracked down in Maungdaw in western Burma. It is likely to be brought to the capital, Naypyidaw, for the military ruler, General Than Shwe. White elephants ...
Myanmar Travel NewsAirAsia is offering 10,000 tax only fares from its international destinations to Bangkok from 28 May to 1 June, 2010 for travel between 7 June and 31 August, 2010. The low cost airline through its travel holiday division AirAsiaGo is also offering guests traveling into Bangkok free night offers (stay, pay promo) for hotel stays in ...
Myanmar Travel NewsFOREIGN travellers are coming back to Myanmar and the outlook for the industry is positive, a leading tourism body said last week. At the annual general meeting of the Myanmar Marketing Committee, an organisation of tourism industry companies, memb-ers heard that tourist arrivals have recovered from a series of setbacks in 2007-8. Recent positive developments included the ...
Myanmar Travel NewsSittwe: All flights scheduled along the Sittwe – Rangoon route have been postponed since Saturday due to bad weather with heavy rain, said one spokesperson from a travel agent. He said, “Flights scheduled between Sittwe and Rangoon were postponed from Saturday because an airplane owned by Air Mandalay could not land at the Sittwe airport as ...
Myanmar Travel NewsYANGON, May 21 (Xinhua) — The flight services between Yangon and Bangkok were operating normal despite Thailand’s political crisis, according to travel agencies here on Friday. No cancellation or postponement of flights between the two destinations for those on unavoidable business trip, said the Myanmar Airway International (MAI), adding that but tourists destined to Bangkok were ...
Myanmar Travel NewsVietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi-based agency Luxury travel has begun a promotion; six days and five nights touring in Myanmar. The tour is the best choice for Vietnamese and worldwide travellers when Thailand – the traditional favourite destination in the Southeast Asian region – has been in political crisis. Myanmar has emerged as quite a safe and peaceful ...
Myanmar Travel NewsBy Zaw Win Than (Volume 26, No. 522) TOURISM operators have hailed the surprise introduction of visa on arrival facilities last week as a “breakthrough” for the industry and said it was likely to boost tourist arrivals. As of May 1, foreign visitors from any country can apply for a visa on arrival when passing through Yangon and ...
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