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Officials in Myanmar would like to emulate Thailand’s success in attracting foreign tourists – some 32m in 2016 – while Thailand’s operators recognise that Myanmar’s unspoilt landscape is an attraction. In 2016, 490,000 travellers visited both countries on the same trip.
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Myanmar had 2.9m foreign visitors, according to the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism (MoHT), with Thais topping the list, accounting for 19% of the total. Chinese tourists came second at 14%, while Japanese and South Koreans accounted for 8% and 5%, respectively.
Mutually Beneficial
In February 2017 the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Myanmar Tourism Federation (MTF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to engage in a campaign to promote cross-border travel. They aim to more than triple the number of visitors between the neighbouring nations to 1.5m by 2020. Myanmar authorities have reportedly asked Thailand to help provide an intensive Thai-language training programme for local guides and tourism management courses for Myanmar’s tourism operators.
Local tourism sector stakeholders hope the MoU will increase the number of tourists visiting Myanmar during the so-called green season, which runs from spring to late summer. “Myanmar has always been very quiet during the green season as tourists, who want to end their holiday at a beach, had difficulties finding a sunny seaside in Myanmar,” Daw May Myat Mon Win, the MTF’s vice-chairman, told local media. “Together with Thailand, we want to encourage tourists to visit all the cultural sites in Myanmar, also from June [until] September, and enjoy the last part of their holiday at the beach in Ko Samui and other islands where it’s the dry season in this period and the weather is sunny.”
Ease of Travel
Entry over land between Myanmar and Thailand is possible with an electronic visa (e-visa) via three official border posts: Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung. An e-visa smooths the travelling process by allowing up to three border crossings during one trip.
Read full article at Oxford Business Group: https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/analysis/come-together-alliances-neighbouring-markets-could-be-mutually-beneficial
Mutually Beneficial
In February 2017 the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Myanmar Tourism Federation (MTF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to engage in a campaign to promote cross-border travel. They aim to more than triple the number of visitors between the neighbouring nations to 1.5m by 2020. Myanmar authorities have reportedly asked Thailand to help provide an intensive Thai-language training programme for local guides and tourism management courses for Myanmar’s tourism operators.
Local tourism sector stakeholders hope the MoU will increase the number of tourists visiting Myanmar during the so-called green season, which runs from spring to late summer. “Myanmar has always been very quiet during the green season as tourists, who want to end their holiday at a beach, had difficulties finding a sunny seaside in Myanmar,” Daw May Myat Mon Win, the MTF’s vice-chairman, told local media. “Together with Thailand, we want to encourage tourists to visit all the cultural sites in Myanmar, also from June [until] September, and enjoy the last part of their holiday at the beach in Ko Samui and other islands where it’s the dry season in this period and the weather is sunny.”
Ease of Travel
Entry over land between Myanmar and Thailand is possible with an electronic visa (e-visa) via three official border posts: Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung. An e-visa smooths the travelling process by allowing up to three border crossings during one trip.
Read full article at Oxford Business Group: https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/analysis/come-together-alliances-neighbouring-markets-could-be-mutually-beneficial
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