30 June

WITH tourists visiting Myanmar daily  through  the  Tachilek  bor-der  boder  gate,  a  total  of  23,762  tourists, including Thai citizens, visited  Myanmar  in  overnight  trips  and  day  return  trips  from  21  June  to  27  June,  according  to the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism.  Further, from January to  June  596,337  tourists  visited  Myanmar,  according  to  the  Di-rectorate of Hotels and Tourism.

Tourists  are  continuously  entering Myanmar through inter-national gateways and cross-bor-der  gateways,  in  order  to  tour  Myanmar’s  natural  beauty  of  landscapes, scenery, and places of tourist attractions.

Also,  there  is  now  a  cul-ture-based tourism in which tour-ists  can observe  the  traditions  and cultures of the ethnic people.

There  were  22,451  visitors  from  Thailand,  as  well  as  from  other  countries  who  entered  Myanmar  via  Tachilek  border  gate  in  day  return  trips,  while  there were 216 tourists who vis-ited Maing Phyat and Kengtung  during overnight trips, and 1,095 tourists who visited with visas.

From 1 January to 27 June, 596,337 tourists visited Myanmar, coming on 547,663 day trips, along with overnight Thai tourists who entered via the Tachilek border gate, 6,848 third country visitors, 195 Thai tourists who visited Lam Taung pagoda in day return trips, 113 Thai tourists who visited Mai Phone  in  day  return  trips,  6553  tourists who traveled Maing Phat and  participated  in  Kengtung  trips,  and  34,  965  tourists  who  visited with visas.—Wai Yan Lin (IPRD) (Translated  by  Hay  Mar)