Myanmar suspends Chinese visas on arrival amid coronavirus scare
At the time of writing, Myanmar has had no confirmed cases of the new coronavirus that has infected roughly 25,000 people in China, but the government is taking no chances. It has suspended flights from certain parts of China, blocking or quarantinin
Tourism rises in Mandalay
Tourism is rising in Mandalay as around 600,000 tourists are expected to have visited the city by the end of the year. That is a significant rise from last year, the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism in Upper Myanmar (DHT) told the Myanmar Times. Chi
Myanmar grants six new countries on-arrival visas
In a bid to boost the tourism sector, Myanmar has allowed visitors from six new countries to obtain visas on arrival. Starting in October, passport-holders from Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Spain and Italy may now purchase tourism visas a
MAI to offer direct flights from Yangon to South Korea
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) will launch a new route from Yangon International Airport to Incheon, South Korea, on December 3. The four weekly flights will depart Yangon at 4:45 p.m. and arrive 12:50 a.m. The new route, which will bring its in
