Kayah State is the smallest state in Myanmar with an area of just a little more than 3,500 square miles. Among the various indigenous people in the region, the Kayan or Palaung are renowned for their ‘long-neck’ women who were brass coils around their necks and are dressed in colourful traditional costumes. As Myanmar opens […]
Myanmar expects over 1 mln tourists through Thai border crossings this year
November 19, 2019 by
Tourist arrivals to Myanmar via the country’s border checkpoints with Thailand have been increasing significantly this year and are expected to reach 1 million soon. The number of day-trippers from Thailand and other countries who visited Myanmar through Tachilek border gate in Eastern Shan State during the period from 1 January to 17 October this […]
Myanmar Airways International announces direct flights from Yangon to Incheon in December
October 4, 2019 by
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) will offer non-stop flights between Yangon, Myanmar and Incheon, South Korea from December 3 onwards. The airline will deploy a 144-seater A319 aircraft to service the route. It will operate four flights a week on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Flights will depart Yangon at 4.45pm and arrive in Incheon at […]
GMA expands fleet despite rising costs, low passenger volumes
August 30, 2019 by
U Kyaw Nyein, chief executive officer of Golden Myanmar Airlines (GMA), has been seeing a rise in the number of Chinese passengers flying between local destinations in Myanmar this year, with the number of domestic destinations having risen to 29 from 25 in 2018. This has been able to offset the fall in the number […]
Myanmar to Host Forum to Lure Foreign Investment in Deep South
August 21, 2019 by
The Tanintharyi regional government is preparing to hold an investment forum to attract foreign investment to Myanmar’s southernmost region, which is rich in natural resources, particularly pearls and minerals, and home to many tourist destinations on the Andaman Sea coast and islands. The Tanintharyi Investment Forum is set to be held from Oct. 26-27 in […]
Maha Myat Muni Pagoda to charge foreigners K5000
April 29, 2019 by
Foreign visitors to Mandalay’s Maha Myat Muni Pagoda will be charged K5000 (US$3.25) each starting on July 1, according to the Myanmar Tourism Entrepreneurs Association. The pagoda, which has had free admission until now, will use the entrance fee for maintenance and conservation, the group said. It is one of Mandalay’s most popular tourist destinations, […]
Flooding not putting a dent in tourist agendas
August 7, 2015 by
Despite flooding occurring in 11 of Myanmar’s 14 states and regions, tourism to the country has not been affected and travellers are still visiting the most popular destinations, tour operators say. U Myat Thu, operations manager for Columbus Travel and Tours, told The Myanmar Times that flooding has not impacted major tourist destinations. “Everything is […]
Hotel Market in Yangon 2Q, 2014
October 21, 2014 by
Subscribe to our Myanmar Property Mailing List and get notified immediately whenever we have a new report Research & Forecast Report Yangon | Hotel Market 2Q 2014 More hotel zones planned to serve rapidly increasing demand Both foreign-invested and local hotel developments are projected to heighten on the back of increasing business and tourist arrival […]
