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Category - Myanmar Travel News
Breaking news from Myanmar – Travel & Tourism, Fashion, Entertainment, Culinary, Culture, Events, Safety, Security, News, and Trends.
Myanmar travel & tourism news for travelers and travel professionals. Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country’s largest city, is home to bustling markets, numerous parks and lakes, and the towering, gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, which contains Buddhist relics and dates to the 6th century.
Myanmar Has Everything Tourism Needs — Except the One Thing Travelers Cannot Do Without
Myanmar should be one of Southeast Asia’s great tourism destinations. Instead, conflict, human...
Tourists, Traffickers and Thailand: The Disturbing Questions Emerging From Mae Sot Kidnappings
A disturbing account from Thailand’s Myanmar border alleges foreigners are being kidnapped and...
Myanmar Tourism Push Raises Questions Across ASEAN Over Safety and Human Rights
Myanmar is promoting a major international travel expo as part of its tourism revival strategy...
Art for Tourism Celebrates Myanmar’s Beauty
An innovative art exhibition titled Art for Tourism will be presented in Yangon this June...
Myanmar Airways International Deploys Maxamation’s Aviator System to Strengthen Revenue Strategy
Myanmar Airways International has implemented Maxamation’s Aviator revenue management system to...
Why a U.S. Travel Ban Punishes Innocent Travelers—and Hurt Tourism: WTN Calls for Action
U.S. travel bans are once again reshaping global mobility—punishing innocent travelers, disrupting...
ASEAN-China Tourism Forum On Safety For 80 Million+ Visitors
H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN from Cambodia, delivered pre-recorded remarks at...
Tourism Resilience and Humanity To Assist Myanmar & Thailand Jamaica-Style
The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center responds when tourism regions get into...
UN Tourism’s Collective Duty on The Myanmar Earthquake by Gloria Guevara and Harry Theoharis
UN Tourism Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvil was campaigning in China using UN funds to travel...
Eyewitness Report: Deadly 7.7 Earthquake in Myanmar Caused Chaos in Bangkok
UPDATE: Bangkok's airports are open again, and public transport resumed many hours after one of the...
ASEAN and UN-Tourism Convert 10 Countries into a Destination for Every Dream
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) was convened on 19 January 2025 in Langkawi...
CLEAR Sky Strategy Launches to Combat Smog in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar
In an attempt to pre-empt and prevent the annual dry-season haze and smog caused largely by forest...
Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam Want Asian ‘Schengen Zone’
The proposal entails creating a region in Southeast Asia that resembles the European Union's zone...
India to Scrap Visa-Free Border Regime With Myanmar
Manipur Chief Minister called for permanent termination of free movement arrangement along the Indo...
Benefiting for the next decade by new Radisson Hotel Partnership
Radisson Hotel Group is on the way to compete with larger groups, including Marriott in top markets...
How good are Trains, Roads, and Flights in Southeast Asia?
Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Brunei, Laos and Cambodia...
Russia ends COVID-19 restrictions on flights to 52 ‘friendly’ countries
Russian Prime Minister announced today that starting from April 9, Russian Federation will lift...
IATA: Strong improvement in airline safety performance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released 2021 safety performance data for the...
My Passion for Christmas is Peace in Myanmar
Guido van de Graaf, was a former consultant of the Ministry of Hotel and Tourism in Myanmar, who...
Executive Director Exits as Mekong World Tourism Day Forum Now in Final Stages
Mekong Tourism is heading for a busy October with two key events to round off Jens Thraenhart’s...
Online freedoms decline gravely for 11th year in a row
In total, at least 20 countries blocked people’s Internet access between June 2020 and May 2021...
People’s Defensive War in Myanmar: The Official Declaration
Diplomatic efforts in Myanmar (Burma) to end the military take-over and turmoil have failed...
The End of Democracy may also be the end of Tourism for Myanmar
The end of democracy in Myanmar may be the end of tourism ? This may be the result out of a...
Thailand Tightens Myanmar Border Control Due to COVID-19
Dr. Tanarak Plipat, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Disease Control for the Ministry...
Mekong Tourism Forum postponed until February 2021
The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) announced on Saturday, May 30th during a webinar...
Asia Coronavirus COVID-19 Update: Travel Restrictions, Current Situation
In early January 2020, a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown cause was detected in Wuhan City...
Secret Escapes: Peter Pan Neverland
An Undercover Tourist and travel writer found Peter Pan Neverland. Looking for a secret escape? ...
Flydubai launches Dubai-Yangon flight
Dubai government-owned budget airline flydubai celebrated its inaugural flight to Yangon in...
UK, Australia and Canada warn citizens about possible terror attacks in Myanmar
Great Britain, Australia and Canada joined the United States in advising their citizens about...
Centara and KMA Group Sign HMA for a New Myanmar Resort
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, and KMA Group, a subsidiary of...
AVIS Car Rental now in Myanmar
AVIS rental car has announced its latest expansion into Myanmar to support both business and...
Over 23,000 people flee monsoon flooding in Myanmar
More than 23,000 people were forced from their homes by days of heavy monsoon rain and high river...
FESTURIS Brazil: Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar increase Asian representation
The International Tourism Fair of Gramado (FESTURIS) continues to invest heavily in attracting...
Myanmar Tourism Police arrests accused Sri Lanka Terror Suspect
Myanmar Tourist Police arrested a Sri Lankan man Thursday afternoon. The tourist from Sri Lanka is...
Centara Signs MOU with KMA Hotels for Six Myanmar Hotels
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, and KMA Hotels Group, a subsidiary...
Biman Airlines plane skids off runway at Yangon Airport, breaks into three pieces
A Biman Airlines’ Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft has skidded off the runway at Myanmar’s Yangon...
Hilton Hotels in Myanmar launches “CoffeeBriques” program
Hilton Hotels in Myanmar has launched a program that turns waste coffee grounds into...
Myanmar’s Thingyan water festival kicks off Saturday morning
Traditional Thingyan water festival has kicked off in Myanmar’s regions and states in full...
MICE travelers from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam to Thailand grow
The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) – Business is fine tuning its marketing...
Thinking globally: Victoria Cliff Resort in Mergui Archipelago , Andaman Sea
Victoria Cliff Resort, a new snorkeling and dive resort in the Mergui Archipelago is ‘thinking...
New Island Paradise Mergui Archipelago: Chic eco-resort opening
A chic, back-to-nature resort. Awei Pila, has opened recently in the remote tropical Mergui...
Myanmar-India Business Summit indicates tourism cooperation
There are growing links between India and Myanmar in tourism. Visiting Consul General of India Mr...
Dusit International to operate Myanmar’s first ASAI-branded hotel in Yangon
Thailand’s hotel and property development company, Dusit International, has signed a hotel...
A bat which looks like actor Lance Bass in Greater Mekong Region
A bat which looks like singer/actor Lance Bass, a gibbon named for Luke Skywalker, and a toad which...
Hilton Myanmar appoints GM from Belgium
New GM for Hilton Nay Pyi Taw, Hilton Ngapali Resort & Spa and Hilton Mandalay. Hilton has...
Hahn Air Group: A20 new partners implemented
Hahn Air has already integrated 20 new carriers into its global network of more than 350 air, rail...
Myanmar Tourism invites: Be Enchanted
After five years, Myanmar is replacing its tourism branding — Let the Journey Begin — with “Be...
Bringing Europe to Myanmar: Best of European Cinema in Yangon
• Free entrance to 17 award-winning films from across Europe on 21 – 30 September • Myanmar’s...
Myanmar Vice President: Tourists need good services and safety
Myanmar Vice President U Henry Van Thio has called for cooperation among tourism organizations to...
The Fantastic Four Turn Their Dreams into Reality
Hilton and Eden Group Company Limited, together with the Ministry of Hospitality and Tourism...
Yangon Airways: Owned by drug dealers and expanding due to new French technology?
Yangon Airways was established in October 1996 as a domestic airline in a joint venture between...
Hilton Myanmar hires hotel executive Ashok Kapur
Hilton Hotels & Resorts in Myanmar has announced the appointment of Mr. Ashok Kapur as Cluster...
Hilton Mandalay opens today in Myanmar
Set amidst four acres of idyllic gardens, Hilton Mandalay opens today, offering upscale...
Beautiful Theint Zar Chi became Miss Myanmar Mandalay Region
Twenty-year-old model Theint Zar Chi came out as the winner of Miss Myanmar Mandalay Region 2018...
Strong earthquake strikes Myanmar
Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar today. Preliminary Earthquake Report:...
Qatar Airways Cargo launches dedicated service to Yangon
The Doha-Yangon-Doha route is served once-a-week with the Airbus A330 freighter, providing more...
Myanmar tourism – the moral dilemma
Does tourism promotion have any role in resolving complex religious, political, socio-economic...
Singapore – Yangon now serviced by SilkAir
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will be taking over five-times-weekly services to...
Visiting Myanmar now is safe and “the right thing to do”
Myanmar Tourism Marketing would like to express its support for all displaced people in Northern...
Myanmar wants Japanese Tourists: Attending a JATA Tokyo
With its gorgeous islands in the south, pristine beaches in the west and picturesque mountains in...
Why it is the right thing for tourist to visit Myanmar ?
It’s important for peace and sustaining development through tourism. It’s important to...
Myanmar Tourism issues statement on terror attack
Myanmar Tourism Marketing would like to express its support for all displaced people in Northern...
Hotel of choice for The Prime Minister of the Republic of India His Excellency Shri Narendra Modi
The management of Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon led by May Myat Mon Win, General Manager of the...
Myanmar enters season of festivities
September is a month of celebrations and festivities in Myanmar, which makes it an excellent time...
Myanmar enters season of festivities to mark the end of Buddhist Lent
September is a month of celebrations and festivities in Myanmar, which makes it an excellent time...
Vietjet launches Hanoi – Yangon, Myanmar route
Vietjet recently launched its newest international route connecting Hanoi (Vietnam) with Yangon...
Rescuers find bodies in search for crashed Myanmar plane
Myanmar Navy and Air Force personnel were joined by the fishermen Thursday in recovering bodies and...
Traveling and like to breathe fresh air? Where not to go
The Gulf region may be the leader in luxury travel and tourism, but it does have the worst air...
