Myanmar
Junta leader meets with Chinese PM during first visit to China since coup; China notes his visit not an official one.
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: 17 Nov 2024.
Latest Travel Industry News
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16-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundThe Myanmar Tourism Federation will hold the Myanmar Tourism Fair 2025 at a national level to promote tourism to the country – the date has yet to be decidedSource: gnlm.com.mm/mtf-to-hold-myanmar-tourism-fair-2025-at-national-level/
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14-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundThe China-Myanmar Cultural Exchange Week took place from 11-15 Nov, with a Myanmar delegation visiting Yunnan province and touring Kunming and ChuxiongSource: moi.gov.mm/moi:eng/news/16085
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14-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundThe Union of Myanmar Travel Association has reported that visitors to camps and resorts close to Yangon and Bago have increased on weekends compared to previous yearsSource: gnlm.com.mm/241332-2/
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11-Nov-2024 🛬 inbound65 additional hotels, motels and guesthouses will be permitted to operate in Sagaing Region. The Sagaing Region Directorate of Hotels and Tourism stated that more than 8,500 local travellers in Oct 2024 visited Mingun and Sagaing areas, whilst 2,700 travellers arrived into the Monywa area via air travelSource: gnlm.com.mm/more-hotels-allowed-to-operate-in-sagaing-region/
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11-Nov-2024 👨✈️ aviationMyanmar Airways International is partnering with Malaysia Primal Care in Kuala Lumpur to boost medical tourism between Myanmar and MalaysiaSource: facebook.com/8Mofficial/posts/pfbid025bw3BHfFf5Ax2w9ydgMvchXsdRsChLYzJDBwk13x3oVCJNaMwaAdz8RmiJnskauQl
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10-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundThe Ministry of Electric Power has announced that only 50% of the demand for electricity can be met due to the destruction of power lines, maintenance and a reduction in natural gas supplySource: nationthailand.com/news/asean/40043172
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8-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundRakhine State is facing famine, with the UN Development Programme stating that the economy had stopped functioning and there could be famine by mid-2025 if the current situation does not change, with 2 million people at risk of starvationSource: irrawaddy.com/news/burma/famine-looms-in-myanmars-rakhine-state-un.html
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8-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundShwezigon Pagoda saw 2.22 million visitors from Jan-Oct 2024, up from last year’s 1.93 million visitorsSource: gnlm.com.mm/shwezigon-welcomes-over-2-22m-travellers-in-jan-oct/
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7-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundThe National Unity Government (NUG) has warned China not to pressure anti-regime groups, and that this tactic “won’t be good for China”. They had protested Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to China, but China has noted that it was not a state visit, and was to attend a regional forum in Yunnan provinceSource: irrawaddy.com/news/myanmar-china-watch/china-unwise-to-pressure-groups-opposed-to-myanmar-junta-says-nug.html
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7-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundMin Aung Hlaing met with Chinese PM Li Qiang on his first visit to China since the coupSource: irrawaddy.com/news/myanmar-china-watch/myanmar-junta-seals-bloody-pact-with-china-in-kunming.html
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7-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundThe Thai PM met Min Aung Hlaing at the GMS Summit in China. She has said that the conflict is an internal affair that Myanmar must manageSource: straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-pm-meets-myanmar-junta-chief-on-sidelines-of-summit-in-china
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7-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundUNOCHA reported that over a third of Myanmar’s population needs humanitarian assistance, but it has just 28.5% of the necessary funding for the country’s humanitarian needs in 2024Source: nationthailand.com/news/asean/40043051
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7-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundThe Thingyan Festival has been included in the UNESCO world intangible cultural heritage preliminary listSource: gnlm.com.mm/240593-2/
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6-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundIndonesia and Singapore agreed to push the implementation of the Five Point Census, particularly on inclusive national dialogue and humanitarian aidSource: en.antaranews.com/news/333025/ri-singapore-agree-to-push-five-point-consensus-on-myanmar
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6-Nov-2024 👨✈️ aviationMyanmar Airways International will increase its flight frequency to Kuala Lumpur from 26 Nov, to 10 times per weekSource: facebook.com/8Mofficial/posts/pfbid02Zzix1gVV7YfqiXX2rTgfVgBabry4n1Gc1HXs2agJsHRr88atwKC4DkoYeng9DSAl
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4-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundKachin State government met hotel operators from Myitkyina on 3 Nov to discuss hotel operations and security measuresSource: gnlm.com.mm/hotel-operators-urged-to-boost-tourism-with-contributions-to-security-concerns/
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4-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundNgwetaung Beach in Ngaputaw Township, Ayeyawady Region saw 17,566 domestic tourists in Sep 2024, an increase from Aug’s 15,155 touristsSource: gnlm.com.mm/ngwetaung-beach-sees-17566-visitors-in-september-this-year/
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4-Nov-2024 🛬 inbound7 courses, 3 for tourism and 4 for hospitality, will be offered at the Ministry for Hotels and Tourism’s campuses in Yangon, funded by the China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) and organised by the Myanmar Tourism Federation. One of the courses will include Chinese food preparation to prepare for Chinese touristsSource: english.news.cn/20241104/81b59192dcff4e409362fd25c1719370/c.html
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1-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundThe Kachin Independence Army seized control of the junta’s last military stronghold on the Chinese border in Chipwi TownshipSource: irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/kia-seizes-final-border-force-hq-despite-chinese-pressure.html
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1-Nov-2024 🛬 inboundThe number of domestic tourists to Hpa-an is expected to increase during the Tazaungdine festivalSource: gnlm.com.mm/rising-number-of-domestic-tourist-arrivals-to-hpa-an-expects-to-continue-during-tazaungdin/
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30-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundThailand, Laos, and Myanmar are collaborating for the Clear Sky Strategy 2024-2030, a comprehensive action plan to battle haze pollution. The acronym “CLEAR” stands for Continued Commitment, Leveraging Mechanisms, Experience Sharing, Air Quality Networks, and ResponseSource: thethaiger.com/news/national/thailand-laos-myanmar-launch-clear-sky-to-combat-haze-pollution
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30-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundThe UN special envoy for Myanmar has warned that the number of civilian casualties is increasing in Myanmar, and that Myanmar “now ranks highest among all member states for organized crime”, noting that “criminal networks are out of control”. She called for an end to the violenceSource: khaosodenglish.com/news/asean/2024/10/30/un-envoy-warns-myanmar-is-in-crisis-with-conflict-escalating-and-criminal-networks-out-of-control/
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29-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundThe UK, European Union and Canada have imposed further financial sanctions, targeting 6 entities who provide aviation fuel to the junta or supply restricted goods, including aircraft parts. The UK noted that “air strikes on civilian infrastructure, by the Myanmar military is unacceptable and the impact on innocent civilians is intolerable”Source: straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/uk-eu-and-canada-impose-new-sanctions-targeting-myanmar-military
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29-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundBagan is expecting more foreign tourists in the 2024 dry season, with the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism noting that there have been over 100,000 foreign tourists visiting the destination in 2024 so farSource: gnlm.com.mm/bagan-expects-surge-in-local-and-foreign-tourists-this-dry-season/
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28-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundThe junta and China discussed further cooperation between the two countries’ military across technology and informationSource: irrawaddy.com/news/myanmar-china-watch/chinese-ambassador-military-attache-hold-talks-with-myanmar-junta-no-2.html
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28-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundThe visa exemption for Russian tourists has been extended by 1 year. The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism reported that from Jan-Aug 2024, there were 2,544 Russian tourists visiting the country, an additional 819 vs 2023Source: gnlm.com.mm/239759-2/
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28-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundThe Deputy Minister for Hotels and Tourism has suggested that the Ngwehsaung Beach in Ayeyawady Region develop its tourism promotion and strategy, including nightlife activities, night markets, sports competitions, entertainment and cultural festivals to attract touristsSource: gnlm.com.mm/deputy-minister-inspects-development-of-hotels-and-tourism-in-ngwehsaung-beach/
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25-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundChina closed its border trade posts with Myanmar, including informal ones, on 22 Oct. The Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry warned that this could lead to shortages of goods, triggering fast inflation. China did not announce the reason for the closure, and its reopening timeline is unknownSource: irrawaddy.com/news/myanmar-china-watch/inflation-surge-expected-after-china-shuts-border-trade-with-myanmar.html
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24-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundMyanmar is targeting to establish 30% of the country’s total area with reserve forests, and 10% with protected land areaSource: gnlm.com.mm/myanmar-aims-for-30-forest-reserve-10-protected-land/
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22-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundNgwehsaung Beach in Pathein District, Ayeyawady Region saw over 16,000 visitors from 16-19 Oct over the Thadingyut holidays, of which 15,400 were domestic visitorsSource: gnlm.com.mm/ngwehsaung-beach-draws-thousands-during-thadingyut/
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22-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundShwezigon Pagoda in Bagan saw over 380,000 visitors from 16-20 Oct over Thadingyut. From 1 Jan-22 Oct, the pagoda has seen 2.2 million visitors, up from 1.9 million in the same period last yearSource: thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/10/22/myanmar039s-shwezigon-pagoda-in-bagan-attract-over-380000-visitors-during-weekend039s-thadingyut-holidays
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22-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundA Myanmar-Russia fam trip was organised to boost Russian travellers to Myanmar, and a discussion was held around payment systems and health insurance for Russian tourists, as well as arrangements for Russian athletes to stay in Myanmar over the Russian winterSource: gnlm.com.mm/tree-planting-ceremony-for-myanmar-russian-fam-trip/
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21-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundHot air balloon companies began their services in Bagan with the new season once again, running from Oct-AprSource: moi.gov.mm/moi:eng/news/15820
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21-Oct-2024 🛬 inboundChina saw an attack on its consulate in Mandalay on 19 Oct, with no casualties, but damage down to the premises. China condemned the attack and lodged “serious representations” with the juntaSource: bangkokpost.com/world/2887636/china-condemns-attack-on-myanmar-consulate
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