Myanmar Tourism Sector Research Highlights

Analysis

Myanmar Tourism Bank opens to support Myanmar's tourism and hospitality sector
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Myanmar is looking to capitalise on a recent tourism rebound and stimulate more investment in the sector, following efforts to improve access to credit for smaller operators. In May 2019 the first branch of the Myanma Tourism Bank (MTB) – the country’s first bank dedicated to supporting the tourism and hospitality sector – opened in Yangon. Branches in Mandalay and Naypyidaw are also…

Analysis

Myanmar Tourism Master Plan expands opportunities for diversification and sustainability
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The Myanmar Tourism Master Plan 2013-20 is diversifying the sector, while also ensuring that initiatives are implemented in a way that preserves and respects the country’s culture and natural beauty. There is rapidly growing global demand for ecotourism and sustainable travel, and this segment has emerged as a key area for investment in Myanmar. With its diverse flora and fauna, and broad…

Overview

Global hospitality sector evolves to accommodate more international tourists
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Aided by easier and cheaper travel, global tourism has experienced two decades of almost uninterrupted growth. According to the World Bank, the number of international departures more than doubled between 1997 and 2017, from 687m to 1.57bn per annum. With the global middle class estimated by the US-based think tank Brookings Institution to be expanding by as many as 160m people per year until…

Overview

Increased visitor numbers from Asia support a revival in Myanmar tourism
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Situated in the north-west of South-east Asia, and sharing borders with India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos and China, Myanmar is one of the last frontiers of Asian tourism. Offering pristine beaches, abundant cultural and natural attractions, and a warm, hospitable population, the country has significant potential – especially considering the thriving travel markets in neighbouring states.…

Overview

Global hospitality sector evolves to accommodate more international tourists
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Interview

Daw Su Su Tin, Managing Director for Myanmar, EXO Travel: Interview
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Interview:Daw Su Su Tin In what ways can states and regions take advantage of policy decentralisation? DAW SU SU TIN: Individual states and regions have now increased jurisdiction over their tourism agenda. This is a broadly positive development, although some regional ministers have more experience in this area than others. For instance, the chief ministers of Mandalay, Kayah and Tanintharyi…

Chapter

The Report: Myanmar 2020: Tourism
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Sharing borders with India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos and China, Myanmar is one of the last frontiers of Asian tourism. Offering pristine beaches, abundant cultural and natural attractions, and a warm, hospitable population, the country has significant potential – especially considering the thriving travel markets in neighbouring states. Following its opening as a travel destination, the sector…

Country Report

The Report: Myanmar 2020
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One of the fastest-growing economies in South-east Asia, Myanmar has been steadily opening up to international trade and investment over the past decade. A new long-term economic development agenda, alongside ongoing liberalisation and the easing of restrictions on foreign investors – notably, within the insurance sector – and considerable growth in some manufacturing segments, is set to encou

Economic News

How Myanmar aims to stimulate investment in tourism
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Myanmar is looking to capitalise on a recent tourism rebound and stimulate more investment in the sector, following efforts to improve access to credit for smaller operators. On May 6 the first branch of the Myanma Tourism Bank (MTB) opened in Yangon. This is the country’s first bank dedicated to supporting the tourism and hospitality sector. Backed by the Myanmar Tourism Federation, the bank…

Overview

Security and engagement key to further growth in the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions industry
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Countries and regions across the world have long understood the potential of the MICE segment as a vehicle to drive high-value tourism and economic development. In recent decades this has led to significant investment, with nations working to position themselves as centres for the industry, both regionally and globally, aided by greater air connectivity. At the same time, the industry has been…

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