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Travel Leaders’ Symposium Assesses Myanmar’s Potential in Sustainable Tourism

December 2, 2011 by MTCO Communications

Bagan (Myanmar), 2 December 2011 -- The landmark hosting by Myanmar of the first-ever Travel Leaders' Symposium on Sustainable Tourism has been a historical opportunity for over 100 travel industry …
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Filed Under: DCG, Events, Myanmar

Myanmar Holds First National Ecotourism Workshop

August 15, 2011 by MTCO Communications

Myanmar’s first national ecotourism seminar was organized by the newly created Myanmar Tourism Board (MTB) under chairmanship of Deputy Minister for Hotels & Tourism U Htay Aung, and was …
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Filed Under: DCG, Myanmar Tagged With: ecotourism

Myanmar Lacks Tourism Facilities, Says Official

May 20, 2011 by MTCO Communications

Myanmar Tourism Board (MTB) Chairman Khin Shwe said the country’s tourism facilities currently can only provide services to 300,000 tourists. “During the open (non-raining) season, we won’t …
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Filed Under: Myanmar, News

Myanmar Joins CBT Workshop in Thailand

March 15, 2011 by MTCO Communications

A delegation of 28 tourism professionals from Myanmar joined the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Community-based Tourism (CBT) Training Workshop from 23 to 28 January 2011, in Chiang Mai, Thailand to …
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Filed Under: Myanmar, News, Thailand Tagged With: CBT

New Myanmar Airline Takes Off

March 2, 2011 by MTCO Communications

Asian Wings Airways is the latest airline to start services in Myanmar using 70-seat ATR 72-500s. Myanmar Times reported Asian Wings Airways has been flying domestic services since 27 January …
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Filed Under: DCG, Myanmar, News Tagged With: Transportation
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