Ministry of Hotel & Tourism is one of the 24 ministries of the Government of Union of Myanmar. National Tourism Development Central Committee led by Vice President (2) is the national authority for tourism in Myanmar, and Union Minister is Vice President of the National Tourism Development Central Committee and President of the Tourism Executive Committee, guiding 14 Provincial Tourism Committees. Tourism Executive Committee has (8) objectives:

– To support Myanmar as an international tourist destination by creating domestic and international markets effectively;

– To protect the rights of tour operators and tourists, and comply with their obligations;

– To ensure the quality and safety of tourism services;

– To enhance coordination and cooperation for the development and management of the tourism sector;

– To create employment opportunities and develop human resources by enhancing the awareness of tourism;

– To develop responsible tourism activities that will contribute to the country’s sustainable development, eco-tourism, and conservation of the natural environment;

– To develop local business, small and medium enterprises based on tourism and economic opportunities for local communities, as well as Community-Based Tourism(CBT);

– To coordinate and cooperate with local and international institutions and tourism experts in conducting research for tourism development.

                           The Ministry worked with the Union Parliament for the enactment of Myanmar Tourism Law 2018 which delegates licensing & tourism management authority from the Union to the provinces and promotes public-private partnership. Destination Management Organizations (DMO) with local parliament member as patron and local administer as president has set up in every major tourism destinations. DMO has local tourism ministry official as secretary and all tourism-related ministry officials as members. Fifty percent of DMO members are local representatives and industry representatives. They are empowered for the quality improvement of existing destinations, development of new emerging destinations and management of the destinations.

                           The Ministry is a member of UNWTO, PATA & ASEAN, GMS, ACMECS and CLMV. It has been working with development partners for the introduction & implementation of sustainable and responsible tourism in Myanmar. They have come up together with COVID 19 Myanmar Tourism Rescue Plan 2020, and after successful implementation of it, Myanmar Tourism Strategic Rescue Plan (2012-2025) with the aim of bringing back Myanmar tourism to before COVID 19 status by 2023. The Ministry has initiated the digitization of Myanmar tourism since 2019 and it has been empowering SMEs via digital promotion.

General inquires – info@tourism.gov.mm

Public Relation and Travel Information – director.information.moht@gmail.com, info.moht@gmail.com

Tourism Promotion – promotion@tourism.gov.mm

Training and Education – training@tourism.gov.mm

International & Regional Cooperation – irc@tourism.gov.mm

Tourism related Projects – project.dht@gmail.com

Tourism related licences – trd.trd2012@gmail.com

Union Minister’s Office  – mohtmail@gmail.com