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YANGON: A total of 134 Myanmar group tourists and 98 business travelers took Myanmar Airways International's inaugural Yangon-Chengdu flight on Thursday, establishing a direct air link between Myanmar ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Tourism: Myanmar Tourism Push Raises Questions Across ASEAN Over Safety and Human Rights
Myanmar is promoting a major international travel expo as part of its tourism revival strategy. While officials highlight economic opportunities and visitor growth, safety concerns, armed conflict, ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Tourism: Penang keen to tap into Myanmar tourism market
PENANG wants to tap into Myanmar's tourism market after Yangon–Penang direct flights launched in April 2025 recorded more than 15,000 passengers.
News Myanmar » Yangon » Tourism: Tourism As Diplomacy: Myanmar Seeks Global Visitors Amid Regional Uncertainty – OpEd
While the war in the Middle East intensifies and airports in the region either remain closed or operate with limited flights, Myanmar – despite being widely seen as unstable – is aiming to open itself ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Tourism: Myanmar Bets on Ancient Temples, Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites to Boost Tourism
Myanmar’s ancient temples, luxury hotels, and Buddhist pilgrimage sites are stirring back to life as the country’s military-backed government bets tourism will become one of the first visible signs of ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Tourism: Art for Tourism Celebrates Myanmar’s Beauty
Organized in conjunction with the Mekong Tourism Forum 2026 and supported by the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism and the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture of Myanmar, the exhibition will be ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Tourism: Shwedagon-Pagode Yangon: Inside Myanmar’s Golden Heart
For American visitors trying to understand Yangon, Shwedagon-Pagode Yangon is the key. The gold-clad stupa dominates the skyline much like the Statue of Liberty does New York Harbor, instantly ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Tourism: A Solo Travel Journal to Myanmar in 2016
I occasionally travel alone, and the reason this became a hobby is simply because it is so free.The catalyst for this was my first solo trip abroad to Myanmar in 2016, where I wandered around for ...