News

Whether you are taking a Myanmar tour or just planning your dream trip, we understand essential information on the country current situation and travel condition are always crucial and necessary for you to get a better understanding of the country. Therefore, we create this category to deliver you the latest Myanmar travel news including safety, hotels, resorts, airline, festival events, etc.

New Ferry Service from Yangon To Myeik

A new ferry service is looked forward to be launched between Yangon and Myeik in [...]

07
Feb
Myanmar National Museum Has Just Been Renovated

In recent times, Myanmar National Museum in Yangon has been upgraded.  This is a piece [...]

07
Feb
Myanmar May Ban Tourists From Climbing On Ancient Temples

Tourists on Bagan tours may be banned from climbing temples in some hot spots of [...]

07
Feb
Kawthaung Airport Has Being Upgraded to Accommodate International Flights

Recently, Myanmar has decided to let Kawthaung Airport in the south of the country go [...]

07
Feb
Myanmar to be Listed in Top Ten Attractive Travel Destinations in 2017
Myanmar to be Listed in Top Ten Attractive Travel Destinations in 2017

Myanmar has come across to the top appealing tourist destinations in the world. For thousands [...]

04
Nov
Increase of Mandalay Visits
Increase of Mandalay Visits

MANDALAY, 27 June 2016: Myanmar’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism states between January and May [...]

18
Jul
Balloon over Bagan’s Ancient Heritage
Alarming Situation Involving Inadequate Renovation of Bagan’s Ancient Heritage

Recently, the issue of more than 600 long-establish pagodas suffering from poor restorations has become [...]

22
Jun
Tourist Visas Simplification Good Chance to Travel Myanmar
Tourist Visas Simplification Good Chance to Travel Myanmar

The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has shown their effort in promoting the development of [...]

10
Jun
Illegal Tour Guides Increase in Myanmar
Illegal Tour Guides Increase in Myanmar

Illegal tour guides who have no license and get cheaper charges than the trained and [...]

12
May
100-Day Community-Based Tourism to Launch in Myanmar
100-Day Community-Based Tourism to Launch in Myanmar

Burma Tourism Minister U Ohn Maung has decided to launch a 100-day program which not [...]

12
May
April Myanmar Tour: Visit Taunggyi To Escape Heat
Myanmar Tours in April: Visit Taunggyi To Escape Heat

According to local sources, local and international visitors are flocking to Taunggyi, Myanmar to avoid [...]

20
Apr
No Casualties Reported in Myanmar's Earthquake
No Casualties Reported in Myanmar’s Earthquake

A powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday (13/4/2016) struck at Myanmar only damaged buildings and [...]

18
Apr
The Ceremony of Yangon Thingyan Pavilion
The Ceremony of Yangon Thingyan Pavilion

The Yangon Thingyan pavilion was opened up on Tuesday, 12 April 2016 at Sule City [...]

18
Apr
Illegal Myanmar Tour Agencies to be Cracked Down
Illegal Myanmar Tour Agencies to be Cracked Down

Myanmar tour companies offering outbound tours will face heavy fines and company directors risk imprisonment [...]

12
Apr
Good News for Myanmar Tours: New Adjustment on Bagan Temple Climbing Ban
Good News for Myanmar Tours: New Adjustment on Bagan Temple Climbing Ban

Myanmar has issued a ban that not allowed tourist climb the old Bagan temples, in [...]

07
Apr
Mandalay Hill to Expand the Parking to Serve Travelers
Mandalay Hill to Expand the Parking

The parking at the site was expanded by trustees in order to meet the increasing [...]

30
Mar
Kayah State The Focus At World Travel Fair
Kayah State, South-East Myanmar, The Focus at World Travel Fair

Kayah State was once an underdeveloped region of Myanmar will today be promoted as Myanmar’s [...]

21
Mar
The Opening of New Air Terminal in Yangon, Myanmar
The Opening of New Air Terminal in Yangon, Myanmar

YANGON, 8 March 2016: to help ease congestion at the major international gateway to the [...]

18
Mar
Myanmar Experiences Potentials for Tourism Industry in 2016
Myanmar Experiences Potentials for Tourism Industry in 2016

The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism of Myanmar expects the increasing number of arrivals during [...]

12
Mar
Myanmar Tourist Arrivals Reached 4.68 Million in 2015
Myanmar Tourist Arrivals Reached 4.68 Million in 2015

According to the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, in 2015, about 4.68 million tourists visited [...]

24
Feb
Myanmar Dos And Donts Tourism Booklet Published
Myanmar 'Do's And Dont's' Tourism Booklet Published

The first 5000 copies of a “dos and don’ts” booklet for tourists visiting Myanmar have [...]

24
Feb
No More Access to Higher Portion of Bagan Religious Monuments
No More Access to Higher Portion of Bagan Religious Monuments

This information is confirmed at the moment. The problem arouses out of inappropriate company staffs [...]

23
Feb
Myanmar Applies New Visa Regulations
Myanmar Applies New Visa Regulations

Some new regulations for Myanmar visa have been applied by the Ministry of Immigration and [...]

18
Jan
Remove Restriction to Visit the Myeik Archipelago for Foreign Tourists
Remove Restriction to Visit the Myeik Archipelago for Foreign Tourists

There are no restrictions for foreign tourists to visit Myeik archipelago Myeik Township, Tanintharyi Region, [...]

25
Dec
Bagan Implements 16 Tasks in Tourism Development
Bagan Implements 16 Tasks in Tourism Development

According to the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism, Bagan Region Tourism Development consists of 16 [...]

25
Dec
Myanmar Expects To Draw 7.5m Tourists In 2020
Myanmar Expects To Draw 7.5m Tourists In 2020

Recently, the Ministry of Hotel and Tourism has published the tourism report. According to the [...]

23
Dec
Bagan Plans To Attract More Tourists
Bagan Plans To Attract More Tourists

According to the Ministry of Hotel and Tourism, the number of foreign tourists in Bagan [...]

23
Dec
Myanmar Develops Online Hotel-Booking Websites
Myanmar Develops Online Hotel-Booking Websites

Nowadays, Myanmar tourists have trusted the tourism companies in order to search hotel online in [...]

21
Dec
Myanmar’s 2015-16 Tourism Target
Myanmar’s 2015- 2016 Tourism Target

U Htay Aung, Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism said at the press conference, Myanmar [...]

21
Dec
Myeik Archipelago, Myanmar to Build 2 New Resorts
Myeik Archipelago, Myanmar to Build 2 New Resorts

Located in the most southern part of Myanmar, Myeik Archipelago made up of more than [...]

21
Dec
Myanmar Gives 2015 Tourism Forecast
Myanmar Gives 2015 Tourism Forecast

Myanmar’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism said the country tourism will reach 4.5 million visits [...]

14
Dec
Second Central Economic Zone to be Opened in Yangon, Myanmar
Second Central Economic Zone to be Opened in Yangon, Myanmar

Myanmar has accepted the second central economic zone venture which was built in Yangon in [...]

01
Dec
Myanmar to Promote Local Travel, Rocket Internet
Myanmar to Promote Local Travel, Rocket Internet

To boost local  Myanmar tourism, the system of six online businesses named Rocket Internet has [...]

01
Dec
Need for New Myanmar’s Tourism Infrastructure
Need for New Myanmar’s Tourism Infrastructure

Recently, Myanmar enjoys the tourism boom, urging the government to take some dramatic improvements to [...]

23
Nov
Myanmar Tour Operators Expect Higher Visitor Figures After the Election
Myanmar Tour Operators Expect Higher Visitor Figures After the Election

Inbound, outbound and domestic tour firms have experienced a dramatic reduction in the number of [...]

19
Nov
Yangon (Myanmar) Listed in Top 12 Asia’s Famous Cities
Yangon (Myanmar) Listed in Top 12 Asia’s Famous Cities

Lately, Yangon, the biggest city of Myanmar has been among the list of Top 12 [...]

05
Nov
Myanmar Airline Reoperated International Air Routes
Myanmar Airline Reoperated International Air Routes

Since early 2016, Myanmar airline (MNA) will reopen international air routes from Yangon to Taiwan, [...]

05
Nov
Open New Air Route Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Yangon, Myanmar
Open New Air Route Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Yangon, Myanmar

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Viet [...]

16
Oct
A Representative Office Was Opened in Tokyo by Myanmar Tourism Federation
A Representative Office Was Opened in Tokyo by Myanmar Tourism Federation

The Myanmar Tourism Federation (MTF) has set up a new oversee representative office in Tokyo, [...]

12
Oct
Vietjet Air Offers Discounts to Myanmar
Vietjet Air Offers Discounts to Myanmar

Vietjet Air has offered more than 100,000 low fares ranging from 0 VND for some [...]

12
Oct
Myanmar Expects to Attract More Tourist in 2015
Myanmar Expects to Attract More Tourist in 2015

In 2014, Myanmar received 3.05 million tourist, of which 70 percent mainly came from ASEAN [...]

17
Aug
Thailand, Myanmar Ink Free Visa Deal
Thailand, Myanmar Ink Free Visa Deal

On Tuesday 28 Jul 2015, the Foreign Minister of Myanmar Wunna Maung Lwin and his [...]

17
Aug
Asia Tourism Forum 2015 Press Conference

Mr. U Htay Aung, the Minister of Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Chairman and representatives [...]

20
Nov
Meeting for plan for the Inle Lake Region

October 13, 2014 Mr.  U Htay Aung attended the meeting of Presentation of Destination Management [...]

20
Nov
e-Visa System Opening Ceremony

On 1st September, 2014 at Yangon International Airport, H.E. U Khin Yi, Ministry of Immigration [...]

20
Nov
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