NayPyiTaw, Dec 27           UNION Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Thet Thet Khine received Mr David Liu, Chairperson of the Exploring Myanmar Culture and Tourism Organization based in Yangon, Myanmar, yesterday morning at the Union Minister’s guest hall. The discussion centred on strengthening Myanmar-China tourism promotion efforts.           Key points included enhancing collaboration between...Continue Reading

UNION Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Thet Thet Khine met Mr Shi Zhongjun, Secretary-General of the Beijing-based ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), and his delegation at Sedona Hotel, Yangon, on 8 December. The delegation arrived in Yangon to attend the opening ceremony of the Fifth National Sports Festival in Nay Pyi Taw. The meeting featured open...Continue Reading

NayPyiTaw, Nov 28 DEPUTY Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Phyo Zaw Soe, who also chairs the Accommodation and Catering Subcommittee for the Fifth National Sports Festival, visited accommodation camps in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon. He observed the dining arrangements for athletes, officials, coaches, and student performers participating in the opening ceremony. The deputy...Continue Reading

NayPyiTaw, Nov 28 MYANMAR is hosting the Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) and Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Tourism Ministers’ and Senior Officials’ Meetings at the Sedona Hotel in Yangon from 27 to 29 November.  Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism, Dr Thet Thet Khine, attended the 6th ACMECS Tourism Ministers’ Meeting held...Continue Reading

THE Ministry of Hotels and Tourism launched the Chinese language HSK-II training in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Speaking at the event, Union Minister Dr Thet Thet Khine said the tourism industry is a service-oriented business, and it is important to be able to serve the tourists in their languages. In addition to Chinese language courses...Continue Reading

FROM 13 to 15 November, the Global Conference on Sustainable Tourism, organized by the Global Sustainable Tourism Commission, was held in Singapore. In conjunction with this event, the Singapore Tourism Board hosted the ASEAN Tourism Coordination Meeting and the ASEAN Cruise Tourism Workshop. A delegation from Myanmar, led by Director-General U Maung Maung Kyaw from...Continue Reading