Shan State Government promotes five tourism cities to lure more visitors into the state

The Shan State Government will implement five tourism cities to lure more visitors into the state, according to U Soe Nyunt Lwin, Shan State Minister for Planning and Finance. 

“Shan State Government will implement five tourism cities in Shan State and the first tourism city will come into existence. During the last four years during our administration, we implemented reforms in Kalaw City,” U Soe Nyunt Lwin wrote on social media. 

The five cities to become tourism cities are Kalaw City, Nyaung Shwe City, Kyaikton City, Thibaw City, and Lasho City. The state government in collaboration with the union government has developed a tourism master plan tailored for the Shan State aiming to boost the tourism sector during the post-covid times.

Kalaw City and Taunggyi City have won ASEAN Clean Tourist City A

Shan State is the biggest state in Myanmar with 33 ethnic groups inhabiting the region filled with diverse cultures, customs, traditional foods, festivals, and scenic views.

The ruling government has implemented Clean and Green City programs in 12 cities in Shan State. 

The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism published a Report of the COVID-19 Impact on Myanmar’s Tourism Sector in June this year. The survey was based on the data provided by the Department of Immigration and data collected in popular destinations across the country. 

The report shows a significant drop in every aspect of the country’s tourism sector. The number of visitors into the country from January to May unsurprisingly dropped by 55 percent with a total number of 832,094 visitors compared to 1,842,315 in the same period last year. 

Revenue from international air travel was only $170.314 million until May compared to $365.071 million during the same period last year. Domestic air travel showed the same reading with $53.223 million until May compared to $114.085 million last year.

(Myanmar Business Today: https://mmbiztoday.com/shan-state-to-implement-five-tourism-cities/ )

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