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Myanmar VP calls for cooperation in promoting tourism
YANGON, Aug. 5, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Myanmar Vice President U Henry Van
Thio has called for cooperation among tourism organizations to promote the
tourism industry, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Saturday.
At Friday’s meeting of the Central Committee for the Development of
National Tourism Industry, the vice president stressed the need to
accommodate tourists with good services and arrangements for their safety
during their stay as well as to promote traditional customs and cuisines of
ethnic minorities in the country.
Meanwhile, Myanmar has granted visa exemption to Japanese and South Korean
visitors as well as visa-on-arrival to visitors from China from Oct. 1.
In accordance with the figures of the Hotel and Tourism Ministry, the
country attracted over 1.72 million foreign visitors in the first half of
this year.
The authorities are targeting over 7 million tourists by 2020.
The country is also striving to promote eco-tourism cultural tourism and
community-based tourism in resource-rich areas such as historical landscapes,
rivers, lakes, beaches, islands and forests.
According to the statistics, tourist arrivals in the country reached 2.9
million in 2016.
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