Myanmar: Quality issues surface

18 Dec 2014  2034 | World Travel News

YANGON  Myanmar Tourism Federation says the country needs to improve its tourist services as arrivals have reached a record high.
The Eleven Myanmar media quoted the federation joint-secretary, Tin Tun Aung, as saying that the country is experiencing a tourism boom and quality service was essential to maintain the country’s positive image.
“There should be better services with lower fees across the whole country,” he said, hinting that the increases in tourism was having a negative impact on service delivery and causing prices to rise to a level that increased complaints.
The country recorded 300,000 to 400,000 visits in 2009. Now annual arrivals are on track to hit 3 million by the second week of December.
inside no 4Tourism revenue is estimated at USD905 million for the current financial year. (fiscal year ends April). The 2011 to 2012 financial year recorded tourist arrivals of 1.6 million with a revenue estimate of USD534 million and 2012 to 2013 generated USD926 million with 2.04 million arrivals, the report said.
Hotels rooms are in high demand with 1,076 hotels and 42,037 rooms across the country. Last year, there were 923 hotels with 34,834 rooms, according to the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism.
The ministry is drafting a tourism development plan and tourism is a priority sector in the export strategy of Ministry of Commerce.
The Tourism Master Plan plan suggests foreign visitor numbers will rise to 3 million by 2015 and 7.5 million by 2020.

sourced:ttrweekly.com 

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