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Articles tagged “myanmar”

Tourism

Myanmar takes steps to preserve its history before tourist boom

Tourists may be more interested in Myanmar’s unsavory history than the one tourism officials will be set on selling, but projects like the new museum will helps foreigners understand the full history of the long-isolated country.

Yadana Htun, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Myanmar takes steps to preserve its history before tourist boom

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It’s boom time for tourism in Asia and the Pacific in 2013 and beyond

Asian nations receive an enormous economic boost from tourists, but profitability can come at the cost of overrun streets, environmental degradation, and higher expenses for locals.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

It’s boom time for tourism in Asia and the Pacific in 2013 and beyond

Hotels

Hilton’s arrival in Myanmar marks the beginning of the end for travel in untrodden gem

Myanmar is only a few years away from becoming the next Thailand and the arrival of Hilton and MasterCard, while a necessary driver of the boom, is also what will eventually strip the country of its undiscovered gems.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hilton’s arrival in Myanmar marks the beginning of the end for travel in untrodden gem

Online Travel

It just got easier for tourists to swipe their Visa, MasterCards in Myanmar

The U.S. nod of approval adds to Myanmar’s legitimacy on international playing field, but a rush to do business might overshadow injustices still very present in the country.

Aung Hla Tun, Reuters | 11 years ago

It just got easier for tourists to swipe their Visa, MasterCards in Myanmar

Media and PR

Anonymous Indonesia hacks Myanmar tourism site with message for officials

Hacking the Burmese tourism website is a particularly effective way to bring attention to the government’s treatment of the Rohingya people to those outside of, and considering a trip to, the country.

Skift | 11 years ago

Anonymous Indonesia hacks Myanmar tourism site with message for officials

Hotels

Myanmar to get its first Best Western hotels this year as it open up to foreign investment

As we said in our Skift Global Trends for 2013 report, the continued rise of Myanmar means hotel and other infrastructure would need a lot more investment, and now the likes of Best Western are being lured in with that promise.

Nichola Saminather, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Myanmar to get its first Best Western hotels this year as it open up to foreign investment

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.

Min Zayar Oo, Reuters | 11 years ago

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

Airlines

Myanmar’s overburdened airlines under spotlight after Christmas day crash

Myanmar's rise as a tourist destination over 2012 has been nothing short of spectacular, and its airline & hotel infrastructure is having a tough time keeping up. Airline & airport safety will become an issue in 2013 following this crash.

Yadana Htun, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Myanmar’s overburdened airlines under spotlight after Christmas day crash

Hotels

Yangon, Myanmar is one the fastest growing hotel markets in the world

Even if the international hotel supply triples in the next several years, the Yangon market still offers lots of opportunities for early movers, given the current anemic state of the hotel market there.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Yangon, Myanmar is one the fastest growing hotel markets in the world

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

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