The government of Ayeyawady Region has approved the test operation of a floating hotel on a luxury cruise ship near Aungmingalar Island of Chaungtha Beach. It has been allowed for a one-year test period after building a jetty near the island and the government will continue to monitor whether it will adhere to rules and […]
Myanmar’s beach destinations to watch
Myanmar’s four key beach destinations – Ngapali, Kawthaung, Ngwe Saung and Chaungtha – are emerging as up-and-coming tropical getaway spots in Asia, each with its own distinct characteristics. According to C9 Hotelworks’ new Ngapali Beach Tourism Market Review, the impact of more airlift to Ngapali’s main gateway of Thandwe last year pushed growth up 28 […]
6 hotels linked with Jovago offer 10 to 50 per cent promotion
To boost the number of travellers to Ngapali, six hotels linked with Jovago will offer 10 to 50 per cent promotion, it is learnt. Jovago has linked with a total of nine hotels in Ngapali which receive a small number of travellers mostly because of costs and difficulties in transportation. There are four wellknown beaches […]
MIC Gives Amazing Holidays go Ahead to Build Golf Course, Hotels in Thandwe
Amazing Holidays Hotel and Resorts Co Ltd has won the contract to kick off a construction project on a 100-plus acre plot in Thandwe Township, a statement from the Myanmar Investment Corporation (MIC) said. The land comes under the jurisdiction of the Rakhine State government. In a meeting on Friday, MIC decided to grant permission to […]
Luxury project planned in Ngwe Saung
A Hong Kong-Myanmar joint venture plans to build a luxury mixed use development aimed at high net worth individuals, to the south of Ngwe Saung village in Ayeyarwady Region. The project will include hotels, residential units, 20 kilometres of white sand beach, a jetty and a golf course. Hong Kong based H&Co Real Estate Holdings […]
Stays at Yangon’s first Sheraton Hotel are two years away
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, the corporation behind the Sheraton brand, has announced its first Myanmar outpost will open in 2017. The Sheraton Yangon Hotel will be the country’s first of its kind, as US sanctions had previously deterred Starwood from doing business in Myanmar. The hotel’s construction – including the price of land – […]
Condo developers go small-town
As the market for condominium developments in Yangon becomes increasingly crowded, developers are looking at other locations across the country for opportunities to build new projects. Yangon’s skyline is changing quickly as developers race to build high-end condominiums, but elsewhere in Myanmar, the pace of growth has been much slower. Mandalay’s first condominium was built […]