Myanmar
7.7-magnitude earthquake hits near Mandalay on 28 Mar, causing severe damage and killing at least 1,644.
Latest monthly intl arrivals
10,575
Jul 2020
Recovery vs 2019
3%
Jul 2019: 330,843
YTD Intl Arrivals
--
No 2024 data
Percent of 2024 Target
--%
of unknown target
Source: Intl arrivals - Ministry of Hotels & Tourism. Page last updated: 30 Mar 2025.
Latest Travel Industry News
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30-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe UN humanitarian aid agency OCHA has stated that it is mobilising emergency response efforts, but that response was being slowed down by a lack of medical supplies, and damaged roads and communication infrastructure. It also reported that hospitals and health facilities had undergone extensive damage or been destroyed, with hospitals in Mandalay, Magway and Nay Pyi Daw “struggling to cope with the influx of people injured”. The WHO reported that it has sent 3 tonnes of medical supplies to hospitals, whilst the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies were “racing against time” to rescue survivorsSource: straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/humanitarian-operation-in-myanmar-hindered-by-damaged-roads-and-infrastructure-says-un-agency
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30-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundAt least 1,644 people have been killed, 3,400 were injured and 139 are reported missing, according to the junta in a statement on 29 Mar. The National Unity Government in a statement has declared a 2-week partial ceasefire and that it would coordinate with UN and NGOs to facilitate aidSource: bangkokpost.com/world/2990889/aftershocks-rattle-mandalay-as-rescuers-search-for-survivors-in-myanmar-quake
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30-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundTeams from China, Russia and India have arrived into Myanmar with professional rescuers, medical personnel and equipment. More than 600 monasteries, 300 pagodas, 60 schools and 3 bridges were destroyed in the region, with damage reported on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway and some dams in Upper MyanmarSource: bangkokpost.com/world/2990794/myanmar-quake-toll-reaches-1-644-as-foreign-rescue-teams-arrive
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30-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe junta continued air strikes after the earthquake, a move condemned by the UN special rapporteur who said that at last 3 airstrikes in the Sagaing region were carried out, calling it “nothing short of incredible”Source: abc.net.au/news/2025-03-30/myanmar-earthquake-prompts-partial-ceasefire/105113590
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29-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe US has pledged aid to Myanmar following the earthquakeSource: irrawaddy.com/news/burma/trump-says-us-will-help-after-myanmar-quake.html
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28-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundMass casualties are expected from the earthquake that hit Myanmar close to Mandalay on 28 MarSource: irrawaddy.com/video/mass-casualties-feared-from-myanmar-earthquake.html
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28-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe Ava Bridge, known as the Old Sagaing Bridge and 91 years old, collapsed after the earthquake on 28 Mar. It connects Mandalay and Sagaing regionsSource: irrawaddy.com/news/colonial-era-ava-bridge-over-irrawaddy-river-collapses-during-earthquake.html
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28-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundRed Cross has reported that buildings and public infrastructure have seen damage from the earthquake, and that there are concerns over the safety for the large-scale dams. The regions most impacted were in the northwest of the countrySource: straitstimes.com/asia/myanmar-quake-damaged-buildings-and-infrastructure-causes-concern-over-dams-red-cross-says
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28-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundNay Pyi Taw Hospital has seen heavy damage from the earthquake, and is treating hundreds of injuredSource: bangkokpost.com/world/2989939/lines-of-wounded-at-myanmar-hospital-after-powerful-quake
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28-Mar-2025 👨✈️ aviationNay Pyi Taw and Mandalay Airports will be closed and flights to and from the airports cancelled from 28 Mar until further notice due to the earthquakeSource: facebook.com/8Mofficial/posts/pfbid02GRXdMCwyqDisuUYUH3QFZLxkPN9XX1XuggmgsUcNbpeQ7d8xui44x6jovWFS61HKl
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28-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundBuildings at the junta’s military HQ in Nay Pyi Taw are reported to have collapsed during the earthquakeSource: facebook.com/theirrawaddy/posts/pfbid02qnd5GH6bcdSELCCGNx4oMGEg8LPeSFTL9pgAkWq7VpLgumQb3wE2kqGKjC6ewgqZl
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28-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe junta has declared a state of emergency across 6 regions, and called for international humanitarian aid after the earthquakeSource: facebook.com/ChannelNewsAsia/posts/pfbid02C5Ff53WbJQYD6NGXTkpBEdyD5WdF4XQVDYuSiUMrzWFmvoucKpwTWp7AJp4DXK4nl
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28-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundA 7.7 magnitude earthquake at a depth of 10km hit near Mandalay on Friday afternoon, with an aftershock of 6.4 recorded 11 minutes laterSource: bangkokpost.com/world/2990019/strong-quake-leaves-at-least-20-dead-in-myanmar
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27-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe junta has once again said that they will hold a “dignified” election, and that the necessary preparations are underway for a “free and fair and multi-party democratic election"Source: channelnewsasia.com/asia/myanmar-junta-preparing-december-election-top-general-says-5028076
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27-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundLocal tour operators are expecting domestic tourism to rise over Thingyan, visiting destinations like Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay and Inle Lake, with more travellers this year than in 2024Source: gnlm.com.mm/domestic-tourism-expected-to-increase-this-thingyan-compared-to-last-year/
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20-Mar-2025 👨✈️ aviationMyanmar Airways International will add more flights from Yangon-Kolkata on 1 and 8 AprSource: facebook.com/photo/
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19-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe World Food Programme has begun to distribute the last of its aid on 19 Mar to one million people in Myanmar after it had to cut its program due to US aid cutsSource: straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-relief-camps-receive-last-wfp-aid-as-steep-cuts-begin
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18-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundOver 10,000 tourists visited Taungthaman Bridge and Taungthaman Lake in Mandalay Region over the public holiday, with over 2,000 visiting per day compared to the usual 400-500 per day. Domestic tourists are reported to come from Mandalay, PyinOoLwin, Taunggyi and Yangon, whilst international visitors are from Thailand, Vietnam and South KoreaSource: moi.gov.mm/moi%3Aeng/news/17340
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18-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe UN Rapporteur has said that UN cuts to humanitarian aid is “already having a crushing impact on the people of Myanmar”, and that it “is a catastrophe that is unfolding – it is unnecessary and it is cruel”Source: straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/us-aid-cuts-to-myanmar-are-having-catastrophic-impact-says-un-rapporteur
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18-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThailand estimates that there are still up to 50,000-100,000 people working in scam centres along the Thai-Myanmar borderSource: bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2982588/up-to-100-000-still-working-in-myanmar-scam-hubs
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16-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundA draft list of countries whose nationals could face being banned from travelling to the US has been shared by the New York Times, with Laos and Myanmar reportedly on the “orange” list. This would mean that specific visas would be required, and applicants would need to sit for in-person interviewsSource: independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-travel-ban-countries-list-b2715975.html
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14-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe UN Secretary-General visited Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, after the UN World Food Programme announced that it would reduce the food rations from $12.50 USD to $6 USD per month following USAID cuts, and a shortfall in donationsSource: channelnewsasia.com/asia/rohingya-refugees-bangladesh-un-chief-visit-aid-funding-food-shortfall-5000506
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13-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe Thingyan Festival will be celebrated at Inlay Lake, Shan State, with celebrations in Taunggyi, Kalaw, Inlay, Aungban, Pindaya, Tachilek, and Kengtung. The celebrations will include water and entertainment pavilions, with a floating festival tooSource: gnlm.com.mm/2025-thingyan-to-showcase-water-splashing-entertainment-at-inlay-lake/
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12-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe Directorate of Hotels and Tourism (Bagan) expects that the Bagan Ancient Cultural Heritage Zone will see a boost in travel over the 12-16 March 5-day holiday periodSource: gnlm.com.mm/bagan-braces-for-travel-surge-over-5-day-holiday/
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11-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe Shan State government has opened a tender for entrance fee collection for the Inlay Tourism zone in Nyaungshwe Township, Kalaw District, Shan State, for the 2025-2026Source: gnlm.com.mm/shan-state-seeks-bidders-for-inlay-tourism-zone-entrance-fee-collection/
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10-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe Irrawaddy has reported that more than 40,000 migrant workers have been trapped in Myanmar since their announcement that men selected for mandatory military service who have passed medicals and are on waiting lists for training, are barred from travelling. Since mid-Feb, the junta have also suspended issuing overseas workers identity cards (OWICs), without explanationSource: irrawaddy.com/business/over-40000-migrant-workers-caught-in-myanmar-juntas-conscription-trap.html
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8-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe junta has announced that it will hold a general election in Dec 2025 or Jan 2026Source: bangkokpost.com/world/2975660/myanmar-plans-election-in-december-or-january
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7-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe junta has limited the border traffic at the Thai-Myanmar border from Myawaddy to two trucks per day, amid a crackdown on smuggling. The restrictions may make shortages worse and could lead to price hikesSource: irrawaddy.com/business/myanmar-junta-slashes-border-trade-to-2-trucks-per-day-on-main-thai-route.html
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5-Mar-2025 🛬 inboundThe junta leader met Putin in Russia on his first official visit since the coup in 2021. They agreed a number of measures to support one another, including a promise from Russia to support the planned election and send monitorsSource: irrawaddy.com/news/burma/eight-takeaways-from-myanmar-junta-chiefs-meeting-with-putin.html
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