UNION Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Htay Aung visit­ed the Myanmar-Thai Death Railway Museum in Thanbyu­zayat Township of Mon State yesterday. The museum was estab­lished to lure foreign visitors and develop the region in 2016. It features historic paintings, steam locomotive and records photos and video clips of sol­diers paving ways. The muse­um was...Continue Reading

UNION Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Htay Aung held a coordination meeting with the hoteliers at Seinlaetin Hotel in Kyaikto Township of Mon State yesterday. During the meeting, the Union Minister highlighted the decreasing COVID-19 infection rate, sharing knowledge on new destinations among people, tours to beaches and various destina­tions during this open season,...Continue Reading

UNION Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Htay Aung joined the virtual “The Future of World Tourism Summit-Ministerial Debate” yesterday being conducted under The Future of Tourism World Summit programme jointly organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organization-UNWTO), the Advanced Leadership Foundation (ALF), the Chambers of Commerce INCYDE Foundation and Municipal and Regional Administration...Continue Reading

UNION Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Htay Aung accompanied by Deputy Director- General of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism U Aung Aye Han and members, Chairman of the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone U Khun Ye Htwe and members of the delegation visited Panlun village, which is being developed as a tourism village in Bang...Continue Reading

UNION Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Htay Aung toured Kalaw, Nyaungshwe, and Inlay in Shan State yesterday. During the tour, the Union Minister met with Minister for Ethnic Affairs U Aung Kyi Win, department officials, the Chairman and members of the Kalaw Destination Management and the Chairman and members of the Hoteliers Association (Kalaw...Continue Reading

THE 12th ASEAN Tourism Competitiveness Committee Meeting-ATCC was hosted by Viet Nam via videoconferencing yesterday. The Philippines, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam also presided over the meeting and the leaders of the ASEAN Tourism Authority, representatives of ASEAN member countries, the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN tourism marketing officers and representatives of the marketing agency and Director-General of...Continue Reading

UNION Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Htay Aung presided over a virtual coordination meeting on tourism development with the region/state officials including Nay Pyi Taw and hotel zone chairmen of Myanmar Hoteliers Association yesterday. During the meeting, the Union Minister said the hotels need to be prepared to be ready for the tourists visiting...Continue Reading

UNION Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Htay Aung attended the COVID-19 Destination Recovery Insights Exchange-Session 3 online presided by PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) and the World Bank yesterday. Before the meeting, the Union Minister clarified the seminar to the Director-General and officers that it aims to exchange the experiences regarding the COVID-19 hit...Continue Reading

  Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Htay Aung offered flowers, water and gold foils to the Maha Muni Buddha Image in Mandalay, and donated cash to the fund of the Image Board of Trustee yesterday morning. The Chairman of the board returned a scale model of Maha Muni Buddha image made of flowers...Continue Reading

Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Htay Aung arrived at NyaungU, Mandalay Region on 1 October and encouraged the Occupational Safety Training Course which was opened to recognize hotel and tourism services as safe services. A total of 30 trainees (10 through videoconferencing, 30 in-person) have been attending the training course, and it will...Continue Reading