Sustainable/ethical/responsible tourism (Burma/Myanmar)

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Title: "Lonely Planet": Myanmar
Description: # When to go # Sights # Money & Costs # Getting there & around # History ..."Travelling to Myanmar presents an ethical decision - Should you go? Check the warning below or go to our responsible travel section..."
Source/publisher: Lonely Planet
Date of publication: 2009-09-07
Date of entry/update: 2003-06-03
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Language: English
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Title: EcoBurma
Description: "EcoBurma is a non-profit project run by the Czech non-governmental organization Burma Center Prague that seeks to promote responsible travel to Burma through innovate awareness-raising and capacity-building."
Source/publisher: EcoBurma
Date of entry/update: 2012-09-01
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Language: English
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Title: EcoBurma - travel to Burma / Myanmar
Description: "Description: EcoBurma is a non-profit project established in 2011 by the Czech NGO Burma Center Prague. It seeks to promote responsible travel to Burma through awareness-raising and capacity-building. It also provides a platform for discussion and data collection... Encouraged by the NLD?s recent declaration in support of responsible tourism to Burma, we have developed the project based on our experience with awareness-raising about traveling to Burma... Our Approach: * Empower People: We want locals in Burma to have the capacity to identify issues related to tourism and the strength to defend their rights. * Contribute Stories: We want to change the way people travel to Burma by raising their awareness. We won?t achieve this through classroom lessons, but through stories from travelers and locals. * Own Your Choices: We want you to make an informed decision about your trip to Burma, in every detail. The choice is yours.
Source/publisher: EcoBurma
Date of entry/update: 2012-03-11
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Language: English
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Title: MCRB Sector-Wide Impact Assessment on Tourism Linked Initiatives ? February 2015 version 1 Linked Initiatives in the Myanmar Tourism Sector
Description: "This supplement to Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business? (MCRB) Tourism Sector-Wide Impact Assessment aims to outline the existing initiatives to promote responsible tourism in Myanmar. The initiatives below are carried out by the Government of Myanmar, international donors, international and local civil society organizations, international organizations and the tourism industry. A number of them are in follow up to the Tourism Master Plan although not all of the initiatives identified in that Plan have been funded or are currently being pursued..."
Source/publisher: Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business? (MCRB)
Date of entry/update: 2015-03-11
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Title: Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business
Description: "The Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business is a new initiative to encourage responsible business activities throughout Myanmar. The Centre is a joint initiative of the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR). Based in Yangon, it aims to provide a trusted, impartial forum for dialogue, seminars, and briefings to relevant parties as well as access to international expertise and tools. Vicky Bowman is the first Director of the Centre. She draws on seven years of living in Yangon, is fluent in the Myanmar language and has many years? experience of working on responsible business issues, within the private sector and government. The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which were unanimously endorsed in June 2011 by the UN Human Rights Council, are key to the Centre?s mission and activities..."
Source/publisher: Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business
Date of entry/update: 2014-05-24
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Language: English, Burmese
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Title: Responsible Tourism
Description: "...VFB recognizes that the political situation in Burma is very complex and nuanced, and that there is no simple solution. Many Burma campaign groups feel that economic sanctions and a tourist boycott are the solution and on this point we disagree. However like all Burma campaign groups, our ultimate goal is to help the people of Burma achieve freedom, democracy and basic human rights, and it is our belief that these things can only take hold in an environment of cooperation and communication, embracing different viewpoints. We welcome and encourage debate on the issue of tourism in Burma and hope to use this space as an open forum where all voices can be heard..."
Source/publisher: Voices for Burma
Date of entry/update: 2010-02-16
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Title: Responsible Tourism Policy für Myanmar
Description: "Am 27. September 2012 fanden in Nay Pyi Taw, der Hauptstadt Myanmars, unter dem Titel „Tourism & Sustainable Energy: Powering Sustainable Development? erstmals offizielle Feierlichkeiten zum jährlichen Welttourismustag der Vereinten Nationen statt. Die Veranstaltung eröffnete der Vizepräsident der Republik der Union Myanmar, Dr. Sai Mauk Kham. Neben Kabinettsministern und ranghohen Beamten waren auch Vertreter ausländischer Botschaften und Nichtregierungsorganisationen anwesend. Der Welttourismustag der Vereinten Nationen macht aufmerksam auf das Potential von Tourismus und die Auswirkungen auf politische, soziale und kulturelle sowie wirtschaftliche Werte. Für Myanmar, das über 50 Jahre von der internationalen Gemeinschaft isoliert war und zu einem der ärmsten Länder der Erde zählt, ist der Tourismus eine der wichtigsten Einnahmequellen. Wirtschaftlicher Fortschritt und die Verbesserung der Lebensbedingungen für mehr als 54 Millionen Burmesen sind auch eine Voraussetzung für die Demokratisierung..."
Source/publisher: Hanns Seidel Foundation
Date of entry/update: 2012-11-26
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Language: Deutsch, German
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Title: Tourism Sector-Wide Impact Assessment
Description: "The Tourism Sector-Wide Impact Assessment (SWIA), the second SWIA developed by the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) in partnership with its co-founders, the Danish Institute of Human Rights and the Institute of Human Rights and Business, is intended to support responsible business practices in this growing sector of Myanmar?s economy.... * Executive Summary and Recommendations * Executive Summary and Recommendations (Burmese) * Myanmar Tourism Sector-Wide Impact Assessement (complete)... The Myanmar Tourism SWIA puts detailed information on potential impacts of the sector into the public domain for uptake and use by a wide range of audiences. It assesses not only localised and cumulatives impacts on individuals and groups that may arise from tourism in specific locations, but also the sector?s potential impacts on Myanmar society as a whole and the choices to be made..."
Source/publisher: Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB)
Date of entry/update: 2015-03-11
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Language: English
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Title: Tourism Transparency
Description: "Tourism Transparency is a non-government organization (NGO) that promotes political awareness amongst tourists to Burma. We raise awareness about the economic, social, environmental and political impacts of tourism. Our aim is to ensure tourists are not naive when they visit Burma. Burma?s government has a keen interest in promoting tourism and is looking for support from the international tourism industry. Tourism is becoming increasingly important for them to counter international condemnation of its violation of human rights. Tourism Transparency campaigns for an open and accountable tourism industry. Based on our extensive knowledge about tourism and our long involvement as political activists for Burma, we will present our research findings to you. We want to increase the positive impacts of tourism to boost the economy of Burma, a country that ranks as one of the poorest nations in the world. In order to minimize the negative impacts of tourism we raise awareness on the consequences of a-political tourists who turn a blind eye to issues of human rights. Tourism Transparency does not judge tourists if they decide to travel to Burma – we are happy to see aware and responsible travelers visiting the country and spending their money wisely! But we urge tourists to respect Aung San Suu Kyi and visit the country in a way that helps the Burmese people on the ground..."
Source/publisher: Tourism Transparency
Date of entry/update: 2011-09-09
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Language: English
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Title: Myanmar, India tour companies to start Mandalay-Imphal service
Sub-title: A local bus company and an Indian tour company will start offering bus service between Mandalay and Imphal city in India in April, a local company executive said.
Description: "U Nay Lin Oo, an executive of Shwe Mandalar Express Co Ltd, said the 14-hour trip is made possible by a partnership with India’s Seven Sister Holidays Co Ltd. The agreement between the two companies was signed on Friday, he added, and the inaugural trip is set for April 7. "We have been working on this route since 2018 when the border gate opened,” he said. “It took a long time to make this come true, as immigration and customs had to be negotiated.“A memorandum of understanding was signed after visits by the presidents of both countries," he added. The opening of bus service between the two countries aims to promote tourism and visits between people of the two cities. Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar, is famous for the Bagan pagodas and natural attractions. Imphal, the capital of the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur, is an ancient city and the seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur. U Nay Lin Oo said 27-seat first-class buses will be used for the inaugural trip. Shwe Mandalar Express will provide service from Mandalay to the border town of Tamu in Chin State, and Seven Sister Holidays will provide service from Tamu to Moreh and Imphal..."
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Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
Date of publication: 2020-02-17
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-18
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Title: New sustainable lodge in Myanmar eyes longhaul travellers
Description: "A new sustainable lodge is aiming to lure more longhaul travellers to Myanmar’s untouched coastline, while giving back to the community. Lalay Lodge opened its doors in January in the remote fishing village of Maung Shwe Lay in Rakhine State, offering visitors a slice of tropical beach paradise combined with a glimpse into authentic rural Burmese life. In line with the values of conscious travellers, the nine-room resort was designed by Australian architect, Mary Lou Thompson, using natural, locally-sourced materials to blend in with its surroundings. All 15 staff have been recruited from the village and undergone hospitality training. They are headed by an English-speaking general manager, who is also the only foreign employee. As part of its sustainable pledge, the lodge has launched a coral reef protection programme and set up a waste collection system for the 1,500 villagers. It also uses solar power and no single-use plastic, and reuses grey water. Edwin Briels, Lalay Lodge co-owner, said: “Involving communities is what tourism should be all about.” Briels, who is also managing director of Khiri Travel Myanmar, has been organising day trips to the village, which sits a combined one-hour tuk tuk and boat cruise from Thandwe (Ngapali) airport, for the last seven years..."
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Source/publisher: TTG Asia
Date of publication: 2020-02-14
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-15
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Title: Myanmar tourism increases a massive 40% in 2019
Description: "Myanmar has ranked highest among the world’s 20 quickest-growing travel destinations over the past 12 months. The report from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. Vietnam and The Philippines are also regional winners over the past year that made it into the top 10 best performing emerging travel destinations. Myanmar Tourism Marketing, part of the Myanmar Tourism Federation, reports that the country enjoyed a year-on-year increase of 40.2% in tourism. Puerto Rico had a 31.2% rise and Iran at 27.9%. Also in the top 10 were Vietnam and The Philippines, ranked as the 7th and 8th top performing countries for 2019. May Myat Mon Win, Myanmar’s Tourism Marketing chairperson says they are trying to maintain the growth. “We need to keep this momentum going for many more years,”. The Burmese government has introduced new regulations to facilitate easier access for tourists as a next step to open Myanmar up to the world. Myanmar grants residents of Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau and some Southeast Asian countries visa-free entry. People from India, the Chinese mainland, Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Russia, Spain and Switzerland are granted visas on arrival. Citizens of more than 100 countries are also eligible for e-visas via this link and can expect approval within three days. Myanmar Tourism Marketing are launching their annual “Green Season” campaign for May through September with the support of hotels, airlines and tour operators. “Green Season” refers to the region’s annual wet season monsoon..."
Source/publisher: "The Thaiger" (Thailand), "The Nation" ( Thailand)
Date of publication: 2020-02-11
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-13
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Title: Myanmar receives over 4mil foreign tourists in 2019
Description: "Myanmar received over 4.36 million foreign visitors in 2019, said the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has announced. Tourist arrivals of 2019 increased by 23%, compared to the same period of the year 2018 when over 3.55 million foreign travellers arrived in Myanmar, the ministry said. The ministry recently announced granting visa-on-arrivals to ordinary passport holders from Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg and New Zealand, who will enter Myanmar through Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyitaw international airports, for a three-year probation period until Dec. 31,2022. Also, visa-exemption days were extended to 30 days for Vietnamese tourists in Myanmar starting from the first day of this month. Meanwhile, the visa exemption pilot program for visitors from Japan, South Korea and China has been recently extended until Sept 30 this year. Foreign travellers visit Myanmar mainly through three international airports -- Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw, the border gates as well as via luxury cruise liners. Enditem IN another matter, Myanmar logged 957 drug-related cases, which involved 1,480 suspects within two years, state-run media reported quoting a release from the President Office..."
Source/publisher: "The Star Online" (Selangor)
Date of publication: 2020-02-01
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-02
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Title: Myanmar receives over 4 mln foreign tourists in 2019
Description: "Myanmar received over 4.36 million foreign visitors in 2019, said the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism on Wednesday. Tourist arrivals of 2019 increased by 23 percent, compared to the same period of the year 2018 when over 3.55 million foreign travellers arrived in Myanmar, the ministry said. The ministry recently announced granting visa-on-arrivals to ordinary passport holders from Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg and New Zealand, who will enter Myanmar through Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw international airports, for a three-year probation period until Dec. 31, 2022. Also, visa-exemption days were extended to 30 days for Vietnamese tourists in Myanmar starting from the first day of this month. Meanwhile, the visa exemption pilot program for visitors from Japan, South Korea and China has been recently extended until Sept. 30 this year. Foreign travellers visit Myanmar mainly through three international airports -- Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw, the border gates as well as via luxury cruise liners..."
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Source/publisher: "Xinhua" (China)
Date of publication: 2020-01-29
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-30
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Title: Tourists to Myanmar going up, but falling short of projections
Description: "Vietnam to the right of me, Myanmar to the left, Thailand stuck in the middle…. Myanmar’s 2019 tourism figures improved 15% to give the country 1,324,000 tourist arrivals through the main airport at Yangon. Officials released the 2019 visitor data for Yangon Airport, which excludes cross border arrivals and arrivals through Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw airports, the country’s two other international aviation gateways. Once overland arrivals at border checkpoints are counted, the annual inbound tourist numbers are expected to swell to around 4 million for the full 2019 year. But the numbers fall well short of the projections made for 2020 which said there would be 7.5 million tourist arrivals by the end of the last decade by the Asian Development Bank. The projections were made by a detailed report on Bumese tourism back in 2013. In 2019, Asian tourist emerged as the dominant supply with 1,060,396 arrivals at Yangon airport last year, an increase of 20%. This compares with 142,443 arrivals from Western Europe, 0% growth for 2019..."
Source/publisher: "The Thaiger" (Thailand)
Date of publication: 2020-01-17
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-17
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Title: Myanmar reports tourist arrivals
Description: "Myanmar’s 2019 tourism performance improved 15% to give the country 1,323,994 tourist arrivals through the country’s main gateway Yangon airport. Officials released the year’s visitor data for the Yangon aviation gateway which excludes arrivals overland and through Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw the country’s two other international airports. Once overland arrivals at all border checkpoints are counted, the annual performance could reach 4 million in 2019. But that is a far cry from the 2020 forecast of 7.5 million outlined in the country’s tourism masterplan 2013 to 2020 that was funded by the Asian Development Bank. However, for the country’s travel industry, airline arrivals at Yangon airport are considered an accurate yardstick to measure the success of worldwide tourism promotions. In 2019, Asia emerged as the dominant supply region accumulating 1,060,396 arrivals an increase of 20%. This compared with just 142,443 arrivals from West Europe that recorded zero growth over 2018. China drives the growth in Asian markets, delivering 344,268 arrivals up by a massive 75% and replacing Thailand as the top supply market. Thailand now the second-largest market closed the year with 229,852 arrivals an increase of 2%..."
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Source/publisher: "TTR Weekly" (Bangkok)
Date of publication: 2020-01-14
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-14
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Title: Myanmar’s economy to shine in 2020?
Topic: Economy, Markets, ASEAN +3 Macroeconomic Research Office, Tourism, E-Commerce, Myanmar
Topic: Economy, Markets, ASEAN +3 Macroeconomic Research Office, Tourism, E-Commerce, Myanmar
Description: "It was reported recently that the ASEAN +3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) had given Myanmar’s economy a positive outlook for the fiscal year of 2019 to 2020, expecting it to expand by 7.1 percent up from 6.8 percent in the previous fiscal year. This is largely thanks to reform momentum, improving business sentiments, growth in manufacturing, tourism related expansion and stronger fiscal spending. According to AMRO, the five key sectors with growth potential in Myanmar this year are (1) the tourism industry, (2) property, (3) insurance, (4) digital transactions and (5) the stock exchange business. Looking at the tourism industry, several measures have been taken to attract tourists. Among these measures is the easing up on visa requirements. Beginning 1 October last year, tourists from Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Russia were given visas on arrival for US$50 each at Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw international airports. Even more recently, on 1 January, the government of Myanmar relaxed its visa regulations for five more countries. Travellers from the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Hungary and Austria will be given visas on arrival when entering the country for the next three years. There have also been a slew of new flight routes coming in and out of Myanmar and neighbouring countries including India, China, Cambodia, and Thailand all throughout 2019..."
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Source/publisher: "The ASEAN Post" (Malaysia)
Date of publication: 2020-01-08
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-08
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Title: Myanmar Tips for First Time Travelers
Description: "If traveling to Myanmar for the first time, well, you have many reasons to get excited about it. Myanmar is the second-largest country in Southeast Asia and is enjoying an increased tourist tide every year. That shows that Myanmar is definitely a trendy destination for most tourists. It is indeed a great place to visit with loads of picturesque spots and more than a hundred ethnic groups. The land-locked country borders with China, Bangladesh, and Thailand and boasts of hundreds of islands and an impressive coastline. Myanmar is a leading destination for thousands of Buddhist temples and the temples of Bagan. The capital of Myanmar boasts of amazing colonial architecture and authentic, lively markets. There are plenty of opportunities for boat rides and biking tours. Although the country may not be as developed as other countries, Myanmar should be on the bucket list of every avid traveler as a trip here indeed offers a unique experience and an amazing trip..."
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Source/publisher: "Chart Attack" (Canada)
Date of publication: 2020-01-06
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-07
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Title: Myanmar’s Most Talked-About Island Resort, Wa Ale, Is Expanding This Year
Description: "Wa Ale Resort in Myanmar’s remote Mergui Archipelago looks ahead to a year of environmentally sensitive expansion. When the owners of Wa Ale, Chris and Farina Kingsley, embarked on this island resort’s creation they first put in place a number of conservation and community initiatives. These were all brought together under one umbrella with the creation of the Lampi Foundation to ensure the eco resort could have a positive impact on the protected surroundings. Wa Ale lies within the remote Mergui, or Myeik as it’s also known, archipelago off southernmost Myanmar and Thailand’s Andaman Coast. This isolated island and its pristine surroundings area are all a part of Lampi Marine National Park. When the Kingsleys leased this island from Myanmar’s forestry department it was under the condition that they would be giving back to the local people and environment through eco-tourism..."
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Source/publisher: "Forbes" (USA)
Date of publication: 2020-01-02
Date of entry/update: 2020-01-06
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Title: Myanmar holds investment forum in northern state
Description: "Myanmar held an investment forum in Taunggyi, northern Shan state Tuesday to promote investment in tourism and agriculture in the state, according to the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Wednesday. The event was organized by the ministry, Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) and Shan State Investment Committee. A total of 92 foreign investors joined the forum. Myanmar Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations and Chairman of the MIC U Thaung Tun highlighted at the forum that Myanmar, as an agro-based country, considered agriculture sector to be important to achieve sustainable development, stressing that agriculture growth was critical for inclusive development and for food security. He called for raising agricultural productivity to ensure national growth, believing that the forum would enable many agro-businesses to thrive an flourish in Shan state..."
Source/publisher: "Xinhua" (China)
Date of publication: 2019-11-27
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-27
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Title: Sustainable travel: in Myanmar, eco-tourism pioneer helps Inle Lake recover, and benefit, from rise in visitors
Description: "Forty years ago when Yin Myo Su was a child, she would regularly wash in the waters of Inle Lake, in Myanmar’s Shan State. Not any more. “Today, the lake is dying,” says Yin, better known as Misuu, the founder of Inle Heritage, a not-for-profit organisation that works to preserve it and the culture of the lakeside communities. “And if we want it to survive, we have to take action.” Yin, who was born and raised in Nyaung Shwe, the main hub for visitors to the lake, has been involved in the hospitality industry for more than 20 years, and has spent the past decade at the forefront of the area’s steadily growing eco-tourism industry. She has implemented waste water management systems, opened a vocational training school, opened a resort of traditional houses built on stilts over the water, and held environmental workshops. She is determined to conserve the place she calls home..."
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Source/publisher: "South China Morning Post" (Hong Kong)
Date of publication: 2019-07-29
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-23
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Title: Tourist numbers to Myanmar rise
Sub-title: The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism recently released data showing that from January to September this year, more than 1.3 million foreign tourists visited Myanmar.
Description: "This represents 390,000 more visitors or a 41 percent rise compared to the same period last year The ministry said the increase can be attributed to more visitors coming from Asian countries, such as Japan, South Korea and China, which have been the targets of the government’s “Look-East policy” for tourism. Tourists from China, Japan and South Korea have increased significantly since the government relaxed visa requirements for travellers from those countries in October last year, say tourism stakeholders. Currently, visas on arrival are available for more than 50 countries at Myanmar’s international airports in Yangon, Mandalay, and Nay Pyi Taw. The visas allow stays in Myanmar of up to 28 days. On October 1, the government also extended visas on arrival to visitors from Germany, Russia, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and Australia, as part of efforts to attract more travellers from western countries. However, some travel and tour agencies say they have not seen western arrivals to match those in the past. Industry stakeholders and experts say the government has to do much more to woo western tourists and boost the country’s sluggish tourism industry. U Than Naing, a Mandalay-based tour operator, lamented that tour season had already started when the easing of visa requirements for the six western countries took effect..."
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Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
Date of publication: 2019-11-14
Date of entry/update: 2019-11-14
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Title: Myanmar sees over 300,000 more Chinese tourists this year
Description: "The number of Chinese tourists coming to Myanmar, in nine months from January to September this year, exceeded over 300,000 compared to the same period of last year, according to figures released by the ministry of labour, immigration and population. This year saw 325,193 more Chinese visitors as there were 198,256 in 2018 and 523,449 in 2019. The percentage increased to 164 % this year. Due to Rakhine conflict, the number of tourists from Western countries fell by 40 percent. As part of east look policy, Myanmar granted visa exemption for tourists from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Macao from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019. For those Chinese tourists who entered Myanmar by air were granted visa on arrival for a one-year trial period. As a result, Chinese tourist arrivals have increased. Free visa and visa on arrival will be extended for one more year from October 2019 to September 30, 2020..."
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Source/publisher: "Eleven Media Group" (Myanmar)
Date of publication: 2019-10-23
Date of entry/update: 2019-10-24
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Title: Embracing a slow time at Inle Lake
Topic: ecotourism, tourism, Inle Lake, hotels
Sub-title: In the final installment of our series about award-winning responsible tourism businesses, we meet Inle Princess Resort managing director Daw Yin Myo Su to discuss the industry slowdown and how the Myanmar Responsible Tourism Awards can serve as a platfor
Topic: ecotourism, tourism, Inle Lake, hotels
Description: "THERE IS much doom and gloom in Myanmar’s tourism industry. A sharp decline in higher-spending visitors from Western countries, who have spurned Myanmar as a destination because of the crisis in Rakhine State, has been offset by a huge increase in visitors from Asian countries, especially China. However, the number of tourists from China travelling on cheap package holidays known as zero budget tours has generated debate about sustainability and who benefits from tourism. Despite many challenges, veteran hotel entrepreneur and philanthropist Daw Yin Myo Su tries to see the positives. Her many years in the industry – back to when her family ran a small guesthouse in Nyaung Shwe during the socialist era – help to put the downturn since 2016 into perspective. After all, it’s not like Myanmar hasn’t been through similar troughs before. And even if the violence in Rakhine had not prompted a drop in Western arrivals, growth would likely have slowed from the breakneck pace of the U Thein Sein government, when Myanmar was flavour of the month and visitor arrivals were increasing by at least 50 percent a year..."
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Source/publisher: "Frontier Myanmar" (Myanmar)
Date of publication: 2019-10-06
Date of entry/update: 2019-10-06
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Title: Myanmar to develop Mergui islands as tourist destination
Description: "Myanmar will give the green light to new hotels in its southernmost archipelago by the end of the year, officials say. The largely unspoilt Mergui archipelago comprises 800 islands in the Andaman Sea, just off the continental coast. "The region has a lot of potential to be a new tourism destination as most of the islands are untouched and have coral reefs," said Sai Kyaw Ohn, deputy minister for hotels and tourism. "We hope these can attract eco-tourists and divers." Some 27 local companies and joint ventures are awaiting approval from the Myanmar Investment Commission for new hotel and resort projects on the islands, he said..."
Source/publisher: "Bangkok Post" (Thailand)
Date of publication: 2015-05-25
Date of entry/update: 2019-10-06
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Title: MCRB Consults on Draft Tourism Sector-Wide Impact Assessment
Description: MCRB held a consultation on the draft tourism sector-wide impact assessment in Yangon on: Monday 25 August – for business stakeholders, in English... Tuesday 26 August – for international NGO/government/advisory stakeholders, in English... Wednesday 27 August – for local civil society organisations, in Myanmar... Documents for discussion included the following:
Source/publisher: The Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business
Date of publication: 2014-09-30
Date of entry/update: 2014-10-02
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Title: Responsible Tourism in Myanmar: Current Situation and Challenges
Description: "...There is an urgent need for a critical debate on mass tourism in Myanmar, particularly the viability and frailty of the Myanmar Responsible Tourism Policy that is soon to be framed by the Myanmar Tourism Master Plan. ?One of the most fascinating aspects of travel in Myanmar is the opportunity to experience a corner of Asia that, in many ways, has changed little since British colonial times,? says the Lonely Planet. It remains to be seen how this place of authenticity will be reshaped by mass tourism as a force of globalisation in the near future, and how the state of Myanmar will responsibly respond to the challenges brought about by mass tourism..."
Creator/author: Ko Ko Thet
Source/publisher: Burma Center Prague.
Date of publication: 2012-12-10
Date of entry/update: 2012-12-10
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Language: English
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Title: ADB, Norway to Help Myanmar Manage Tourist Boom
Description: MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Norway will help Myanmar cope with an exploding tourism sector with a $225,000 grant designed to generate a sustainable tourism master plan. ?Myanmar is undergoing a period of dramatic change, and the skyrocketing number of tourists visiting the country is already putting existing tourism infrastructure under enormous strain,? said Putu Kamayana, Head of ADB?s Extended Mission in Myanmar. ?To ensure benefits of the burgeoning tourism industry are sustainable and extend to more of Myanmar?s people, the country needs a comprehensive plan that respects culture and the environment.?
Source/publisher: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Date of publication: 2012-10-11
Date of entry/update: 2012-11-26
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Title: The Draft Responsible Tourism Policy for Myanmar formulated successfully
Description: "From the 22nd of May to the 5th of June in workshops all over Myanmar and in a Concluding Conference more than 350 participants from public and private tourism sector expressed that tourism should be developed in a responsible and sustainable way. Local communities, local authorities and local initiatives should be integrated as much as possible. Additionally it was articulated to raise awareness campaigns about the (negative) impacts of tourism, especially focusing on child sex tourism and human trafficking. The Deputy-Minister for Hotels and Tourism, H.E. U Htay Aung, opening the concluding conference said in Nay Pyi Taw on 5th June: ?The Ministry has repeatedly stated its commitment to uphold the principles of Responsible Tourism. We are fully aware that the success of tourism can be judged by the net benefit to the country and its people.? The aim he said: ? is a simple one – to encourage every travel company, operator, hotel and destination to take real action and show consumers that they not only care about the sustainability of the tourism industry in Myanmar but also the communities that are so often negatively affected by mass tourism. Responsible Tourism can be used to get competitive advantage..."
Source/publisher: Hanns Seidel Foundation
Date of publication: 2012-06-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-11-26
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Title: Nay Pyi Taw Responsible Tourism Statement Taking Responsibility for Tourism ? A working week on responsible tourism planning in Myanmar
Description: "This statement is the outcome of the Taking Responsibility for Tourism ? A working week on responsible tourism planning in Myanmar. Prepared by Professor Harold Goodwin, Nicole Haeusler, Achim Munz and the public and private sector of the Myanmar tourism industry."
Creator/author: Professor Harold Goodwin, Nicole Haeusler, Achim Munz
Source/publisher: http://mekongtourism.org
Date of entry/update: 2012-11-26
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Myanmar Responsible Tourism Policy (English and Burmese)
Description: Contents: Minister?s Introduction... Background... Responsible Tourism... Statement of Commitment... Our Vision... Our Aims... Action Points... Map of Myanmar... Stakeholder Involvement... Monitoring, Reporting and Revision
Source/publisher: Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Myanmar Touriam Federation, Hanns Seidel Foundation (Germany)
Date of publication: 2012-09-27
Date of entry/update: 2012-11-25
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
Format : pdf pdf
Size: 1.76 MB 3.42 MB
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Title: Myanmar tourism after the boycott
Description: "The touristification of Myanmar has begun. The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism declared tourism the country?s ?national priority sector? in its Responsible Tourism Policy (RTP), released in September. In the same month, the Ministry had signed the Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam Tourism Cooperation (CLMV), which aims to welcome 25 million visitors in the region, with four million ?exchange visitors? in each country, over the period 2013-2015. Myanmar?s tourism infrastructure was already strained by half a million tourists in the first half of 2012, compared to almost 400,000 in 2011. Myanmar?s membership of CLMV is not only un-legislated and un-democratic but it also ignores ?value over volume? advice by the UNWTO. As the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party is widely expected to be voted out in the 2015 elections, the CLMV is seen as the former generals? unscrupulous attempt to make hay while the sun shines..."
Creator/author: Ko Ko Thett
Source/publisher: "New Mandala"
Date of publication: 2012-11-23
Date of entry/update: 2012-11-25
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Dos and Don?ts for Tourists - How you can visit Myanmar Responsibly
Description: 30 cautionary cartoons, useful words and phone numbers
Source/publisher: Tourism Transparency, Ministry of Hotels and Tourism
Date of publication: 2012-11-00
Date of entry/update: 2012-11-09
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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