Tourists are cancelling bookings with Myanmar tour companies as cases of coronavirus spread around the world, tour operators said Sunday. U Myo Yee, of the Union of Myanmar Travel Association in Mandalay, said cancellations have come from around the world, not just China, where the outbreak of the disease started earlier this month. “I think […]
Myeik Tour Companies Accused Of Failing To Take Responsibility After Deadly Boat Accident
February 13, 2019 by
The speedboat sliced across a calm, glimmering sea late last month around three hours after leaving the jetty at the emerging tourist destination of Myeik, southeastern Myanmar. It was a picture of paradise, complete with an azure sky, that tour operators hope will draw more local and international travellers in the coming years despite recent […]
Tour operators barely surviving due to “incredibly shaky” demand
September 10, 2018 by
Small tour operators are on the verge of collapse as market demand in the tourism sector took a hit among Western visitors, as bookings for the impending peak season are “incredibly shaky”, according to a local company. In addition, hopes on wooing Asian investors were dashed by the now-abandoned “$1,000 in cash per tourist” entry […]
About 50 pc of tourist trips cancelled, suspended last year
June 12, 2018 by
At the instigation of some western media about Rakhine situations, about 50 per cent of tourist trips were cancelled and suspended last year, said Ohn Maung, Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism, at a coordination meeting on tourism development and the smooth operation of tourist entry, exit and visit, in Nay Pyi Taw on June […]
Home-stay tourism expected to take off when law approved
March 13, 2018 by
The home-stay programme in the countryside will become a reality once the new tourism law which is being discussed in a Pyithu Hluttaw committee is approved. The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has been trying to amend the Myanmar Hotels and Tourism Law enacted in 1993. According to the law, the ministry only issues four […]
