Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has sought cooperation from the tourism industries in preparation for tourism booming in the post-COVID 19 period as it has relaxed rules.
Speaking at the digital meeting with regional authorities and representatives from the tourism industries, Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Ohn Maung said the ministry has exempted licence fees and renewable fees for businesses connected with the travel industry in efforts to heal the sufferings from COVID-19 crisis.
The ministry also suspended the deadline for the paying the hotel rents and land lease fees to the State.
The Union Minister urged the private tour operators to provide systematic services to the visitors.
He also informed the participants of the meeting that the ASEAN’s ministerial-level special digital meeting on tourism will be held on 29 April and World Tourism Organization’s Healing Solutions for Tourism Challenges Digital Meeting on 7 May.
The Union Minister also urged the participants of the meeting to discuss the ways for promoting the outbound tourism through the quality and systematic services.
At the meeting, Deputy Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Tin Latt urged the tourism companies to work together with respective regional authorities as the regional tourism committees under the ministry has been authorized to issue licences to the companies.
Naw Pan Thinzar Myo, Deputy Chairperson of the Yangon Region Tourism Committee, asked the ministry and hoteliers to provide the regional authorities with the hotel quarantine services when Myanmar citizens return from foreign countries on 15 May.
Participants of the meeting also discussed needs for promoting outbound tour services in the post-COVID-19 period. —MNA
(Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin)
