Tourism Development: National Tourism Development Central Committee meeting

Central Committee on National Tourism Development held its meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday.

Member of the State Administration Council, Deputy Prime Minister, Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen SoeHtut, in his capacity as the Committee Chairman attended the meeting and made a speech. He said since the COVID-19 outbreak has been under control, efforts for development of tourism are being carry out with added momentum. Before the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2019, over 4 million tourists visited Myanmar.

But the country received 900,000 tourists in 2020 and 100,000 in 2021. The international commercial flights have been resumed in April 2022, and the arrival of tourists increased to over 200,000. But the number is less compared to the neighbouring countries.

He pointed out to strive of tourism promotion based on eco-tourism, luxury tourism, beach and adventure tourism and cultural tourism in order to keep abreast with the development momentum of the neighbouring countries. He also stressed the needs to provide smooth process of immigration, special tour package and tax refund as well as to promote tour destination through online platforms.

He also stressed the need to promote human resources to provide best services to the tourists. Vice Chairman of the Committee Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism later made discussion on the tourism sector, followed by the presenting of work undertakings by the Committee Secretary. Members of the Central Committee Union Ministers, Region/ State Chief Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and hoteliers and officials made general round of discussion. In response to the discussions, the Committee Chairman coordinated the needs and the meeting concluded.