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    Category: Travel & Tourism

    Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Burma pledges to relocate hotels from Bagan archaeological site

    At the forefront of Burma’s proposal to UNESCO will be a pledge to relocate hotels and buildings that interfere with the ancient ruins.

    Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    American tourist dies after fall from pagoda in Bagan

    An American tourist has died after falling from one of the hundreds of pagodas that dot Bagan, a major travel destination in central Burma, according to the Department of Archaeology, National Museum and Library office there.

    Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Free visas to India could yield more pilgrims, longer waits

    A decision this week by India to grant visas free of charge to Burmese nationals, likely a boon to Burma’s outbound tour operators, has been met with some concern by an association of travel agencies that specialise in pilgrimages to the sacred Buddhist site Bodh Gaya.

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    Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Burma, Thailand push ‘one destination’ tourism cooperation

    Thailand and Burma have vowed to stimulate tourism and raise the number of visitors between the neighbouring nations to 1.5 million by 2020.

    Environment Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Burmese govt pledges conservation efforts at Inle Lake

    The iconic lake is suffering from degradation, mostly caused by deforestation and the constant daily pounding of thousands of visitors.

    Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    OPINION: Burma’s tourism sector needs safe hands

    ADB estimates that tourism will account for 8.4 percent and 8.3 percent of GDP in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

    Lead Story News Shan Travel & Tourism

    Stages removed after protest in Taunggyi

    Plans to build stages for viewing Taunggyi’s annual hot-air balloon contests are scrapped after local groups protest the commercialization of the event.

    Lead Story News Shan Travel & Tourism

    Commercialization of Taunggyi balloon festival opposed

    Residents of Taunggyi say that commercialization of Taunngyi’s annual hot-air balloon contests will come at the expense of local people.

    Karen Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Post-conflict tourism model moves ahead in Karen State

    Domestic tourists flock to the area for religious pilgrimages, but foreign visitors may enjoy trekking in the misty mountains and viewing the natural beauty.

    Lead Story News Religion Travel & Tourism

    MAI plane in near miss with Air India jet at Gaya airport

    A disaster was narrowly averted on Wednesday when a MAl airliner strayed onto a runway at Gaya airport in India just minutes before an Air India flight was due to land.

    Lead Story News Religion Travel & Tourism

    Tourist gets 3 months for ‘disturbing’ Buddhist sermon

    Dutch tourist Klaas Haijtema is sentenced to three months in a Burmese prison for violating the country’s strict religious laws.

    Health Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Burma added to CDC list of countries with Zika risk

    The advisory issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comes as Burma and other countries in the region prepare for the peak tourism season.

    Infrastructure International Relations Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    ADB says loan for B’desh railway will improve access to Burma

    The Asian Development Bank says a US$1.5 billion loan to Bangladesh to build a railway line will bring trade and tourism to the country’s south and improve access to Burma.

    Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Overland borders to Burma open to e-visa travellers

    News of the new routes is sure to well received by intrepid travellers, who no longer have to queue up at a Burmese embassy for consecutive days to get a stamp to enter the country.

    Environment flora and fauna Lead Story News Travel & Tourism Uncategorized

    The future of Inle Lake

    Locals living on Inle Lake in Shan State say the changing climate and rise in severe droughts combined with deforestation in the area are contributing to the deterioration of the lake.

    Business Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Burma looks into space-based air surveillance

    The space-based system would allow Burma’s civil aviation authority to monitor air traffic over remote areas without increasing investment in on-the-ground infrastructure.

    Conflict Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Two tourists, guide injured by landmine in Shan State

    The incident occurred in an area where rival ethnic armed groups engaged in major clashes earlier this year.

    Feature Lead Story Mandalay Division News Travel & Tourism

    TRAVEL: On the Road in Mandalay

    Heading to Mandalay? Tour the city with DVB’s street-by-street guide to discover the good, the bad and the ugly in this Burmese city.

    Feature Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Resurrecting the Irrawaddy Flotilla

    A Scottish firm has been reliving the heady days of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company with luxury river cruises.

    Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Burma ‘2015 Destination of the Year’, says TTG

    Burma has been declared ‘2015 Destination of the Year’ by TTG Asia, but DVB have known all along where to find the hidden gems! Here’s some of our tips.

    Business Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    World-class aquarium to open in Rangoon

    Touted as “the most anticipated tourist attraction in Myanmar”, a state-of-the-art aquarium is slated to open in Rangoon next year, after months of delays.

    Lead Story Mandalay Division News Travel & Tourism

    How 777 steps & monkey poop led me to enlightenment

    Scaling Mount Popa: “Not only did I feel a few pounds lighter when I got to the top, I also felt enlightened,” says Samantha Hussey.

    Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    The ultimate Asian Highway road trip

    The India-Burma-Thailand stretch of the Asian Highway is set to open in November, so DVB has mapped out the must-see stops along the way.

    VIDEO: Sea gypsies in troubled waters video

    Lead Story News Travel & Tourism Video

    VIDEO: Sea gypsies in troubled waters

    Join the Roadshow team as they meet the Moken— some still sailing now-troubled waters, others making a new life as fish out of water on both sides of Burma’s border with Thailand.

    Business Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Japan pledges $250m to Burmese rail upgrade

    Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will invest US $250 million over three loans to help upgrade Rangoon’s existing Circular Railway line.

    DVB Roadshow: The mystery of the Kyatgu caves video

    Karenni Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    DVB Roadshow: The mystery of the Kyatgu caves

    The Doh Pyay Doh Myay Roadshow team journeys to the mountains of Karenni State.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News Travel & Tourism

    Tourism industry escapes flood unscathed

    Flooding and landslides have devastated 12 of 14 Burmese states and divisions, but tourism operators have reported that the industry has been largely unaffected.

    Fight to save world’s biggest book video

    Culture History Lead Story News Travel & Tourism Video

    Fight to save world’s biggest book

    One of Burma’s most significant chapter’s in the worlds historical memory, the marble books at Kuthodaw pagoda, has fallen into a state of partial ruin.

    Burma's tourism industry is growing fast. (PHOTO: Wikicommons).

    Lead Story News Trade Travel & Tourism

    Free tourist visas to Burma (for Thais)

    Thailand and Burma signed an agreement on Tuesday to allow citizens with ordinary passports to make visa-free visits of up to 14 days.

    Burma's tourism industry is growing fast. (PHOTO: Wikicommons).

    Business Development Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    New development bank to lift tourism sector

    The tourism industry will get a boost with the establishment of a tourism development bank, according to the Myanmar Tourism Bank.

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