28 September 2023
The tourism sector will reach the situation similar to that of pre-Covid-19 period soon, State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said.
World Tourism Day 2023 was observed at MICC2 in Nay Pyi Taw this morning addressed by Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
The Senior General said the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has drawn strategy and action plans for increasing number of domestic and intenational travellers. As such, the tourism sector will reach the situation similar to that of pre-Covid-19 period soon due to increasing number of tourist arrivals.
Due to resumption of international flights and sea ports, more than 600,000 international travellers arrived in the country from January to July 2023, exceeding some six folds of amount rather than more than 100,000 international tourists of last year, he added.
Required infrastructures should be built through the effective use of natural resources and energy saving methods for the sustainability and development of tourism industry, and to reach this end, investments should be focused on green development, he urged.
Based on these natural resources and cultural heritages in Myanmar, the country needs to strive for exploration of tourist destinations to attract the travellers and for long term development of the tourism sector, he suggested.
As peace and stability contribute to development of tourism industry, it is necessary to foster peace and stability in all aspects for development of the nation., he continued.
Myanmar resumed international flights as from 17 April 2022 to land in the country and allowed application of e-visa on 20 May the same year. More than 200,000 international travellers entered the country through international airports, sea ports and land borders 2022. Such an amount exceeded more than 43 per cent rather than 2021. Due to resumption of international flights and sea ports, more than 600,000 international travellers arrived in the country from January to July 2023, the Senior General said.
Afterwards, the Senior General, council joint secretary and council member Admiral Tin Aung San gave prizes to winners, and viewed round the booths on tourist destinations of regions and states displayed at the 2023 World Tourism Day commemorative exhibition.
