Demand for overseas trips increases in Myanmar during upcoming Thingyan festival holidays

STORY: Demand for overseas trips increases in Myanmar during upcoming Thingyan festival holidays SHOOTING TIME: April 6, 2024 DATELINE: April 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of traveling agencies in Yangon STORYLINE: As the upcoming Thingyan festival holidays in Myanmar approach, there is a surge in demand for overseas trips, U Naung Naung Han, president of the Union of Myanmar Travel Association told Xinhua on Thursday. This year's overseas trips during the Thingyan festival holidays have witnessed a significant increase of approximately 50 percent compared to the previous year, he said. Many people are opting for relaxation trips to destinations such as Thailand, India, and Vietnam, he added. Domestic and international trips have gained popularity during the Thingyan period, surpassing the numbers observed in previous months. However, local travel within Myanmar has experienced a decline during this year's Thingyan holidays compare

Myanmar holds 1st travel fair since COVID-19 outbreak

STORY: Myanmar holds 1st travel fair since COVID-19 outbreak DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the travel fair STORYLINE: Myanmar kicked off a three-day travel fair in its commercial city of Yangon on Friday for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19. "We are re-organizing the travel fair in January 2023 after we couldn't hold any event like this in 2020, 2021 and 2022," Naung Naung Han, president of the Union of Myanmar Travel Association, told Xinhua. The travel association has also tried to organize a travel exhibition in September last year, but it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic and other reasons, he added. The tourism exhibition is aimed at benefiting both travel companies and travelers as the country's tourism industry was gradually recovering, he said. "At the event, travelers can inquire about various travel plans and can get discounts, while travel companies can directly sell their tourism products