Articles tagged “burma”

Tourism

Myanmar’s new $500 million plan for airports, ground transport and tourism

Airlines

Best Western may be the most daring U.S. hotel group expanding overseas

It is a mixture of timing and strategy that landed Best Western in two of today's most challenging hotel markets, but its agility to convert and brand properties has raised its profile abroad.

Best Western may be the most daring U.S. hotel group expanding overseas

Tourism

Traveling to Burma? U.S. says it’s now okay to call the country Myanmar

A name might mean little to tourists that come to enjoy cuisine and culture, but it means everything to locals whose country’s name defines their identity and how the rest of the world views them.

Traveling to Burma? U.S. says it’s now okay to call the country Myanmar

Tourism

Myanmar doesn’t want to become the next sex tourism hotspot

An ugly side to the usual benefits brought by a burgeoning tourism industry. Strict law enforcement and diligence will help in stamping out a sex economy before it grows.

Tourism

Burma wants heritage status for Bagan, but controversies abound

Burma wants heritage status for Bagan, but controversies abound

Tourism

Myanmar knows it needs to modernize, but it’s not sure where to start

Myanmar's transformation from international pariah to the next Thailand has been more than rapid. We'll see the real work as it moves to make concrete efforts to modernize both its social structures and infrastructure.

Myanmar knows it needs to modernize, but it’s not sure where to start

Tourism

It’s about to get a lot easier for citizens of 22 countries to visit or do business in Burma

Burma is starting to feel an economic boost from an influx of visitors, but should be weary of making its borders too porous before it has an infrastructure in place to meet the needs of visitors.

It’s about to get a lot easier for citizens of 22 countries to visit or do business in Burma

Cruises

The trends and events that defined international travel in 2012

A billion travelers for the first time, a UK Olympics that went off without a hitch, an Italian cruiseship that sank because of stupidity, and nine more stories that influenced the choices travelers made this year.

The trends and events that defined international travel in 2012

Tourism

Obama’s visit to Myanmar further boosts tourism to the world’s newest travel hot spot

Well-traveled tourists are looking to get into Myanmar quickly before its unspoiled landscape is commercialized, but its fragile infrastructure could crumble from the overcrowding.

Obama’s visit to Myanmar further boosts tourism to the world’s newest travel hot spot

Hotels

Burma threatens to kick out foreign hoteliers who won’t drop room rates

Burma's tourism has skyrocketed in the past year, and is now at a crossroads between hotel growth for mass tourism, or keeping rooms limited to maintain a more authentic travel experience.

Burma threatens to kick out foreign hoteliers who won’t drop room rates