Ministry of Hotels and Tourism launched its new tourism website with the aim to attract more tourists to the country

The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism launched its new website on Wednesday.

Union Minister U Ohn Maung stressed that due to implementation of Look East Policy, 37% of Chinese tourists increased compared to the previous year while 9% of tourists from Thailand. He pointed out that although there is increase of tourists arrival from Asian region, the decrease has been seen for European tourists. 

The Union Minister stressed the needs to promote the image of the country through the website.

Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Construction, Yan Naung said “We can see variety of data and information on this website. The visitors from international community can see vividly about the country, its national people, famous destinations and cultural zones with the description of the sites. It provides useful facts not only for the visitors but also for the researchers.”

One of the officials attending the launching ceremony expressed that this new website could be useful for those who wish to know about Myanmar.

Deputy Director, Union Parliament Office, Aung Thu Min said “Websites play important role for every Government departments and organizations. It is a place to search for information of concerned departments or organizations. This tourism website could be an effective guide for foreign tourists who wish to come and visit Myanmar. They can search for the information of the places to visit and what are the famous destinations.”

The new website provides the information on famous tourist sites, seasonal festival of Myanmar and many other useful facts.

(Myanmar International TV Channel: https://www.myanmaritv.com/news/tourism-promotion-new-tourism-website-launched )

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