THE World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Saudi Arabia co-hosted World Tourism Day celebrations and the Tourism Leaders’ Forum in Riyadh yesterday, attended by Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Thet Thet Khine and Ambassador U Tin Yu of the Myanmar Embassy. The ceremony commenced with opening remarks from Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism Mr...Continue Reading

ARRIVALS of international tourists in Myanmar increased six times in comparison with that of thesame period last year, said Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. The Senior General delivered an address at the ceremony to mark the 2023 World Tourism Day at the Myanmar International Convention Centre-II in...Continue Reading

UNION Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr Thet Thet Khine convened a meeting with officials from hotel and tourism associations and the Foreign Investment Hotel Operators Association at Inya Lake Hotel in Yangon yesterday afternoon. The Myanmar Tourism Federation (MTF) president and representatives from related associations joined the gathering. During the meeting, the Union minister...Continue Reading

THE Myanmar delegation led by Deputy Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Phyo Zaw Soe and Yangon Mayor U Bo Htay and party left for Viet Nam to attend the 17th International Travel Expo of Ho  Chi Min City 2023 to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, from Yangon by  air yesterday. — MNA/MKKS...Continue Reading

UNION Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Aung Thaw received a delegation led by ASEAN-China Centre Secretary-General Mr Shi Zhongjun at the ministry in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon. During the meeting, they discussed increasing tourism cooperation and opening courses on human resource development, to enhance mutual travel and tourism cooperation between Myanmar and China,...Continue Reading

THE plans are underway for five key tourism issues including human resources, safety, transport, and development in the tourism sector, according to the workshop on Myanmar tourism development held on 21 July in Nay Pyi Taw. The workshop aims to explore positive results by considering the sector-wise conditions in the tourism sector as it is...Continue Reading