Burma has been on the travel no-go list for decades, but after its first democratic elections in 20 years and growing international support calling for an end to the travel boycott, the nation’s ...

Despite a brutal civil war, Myanmar’s holiday industry is trying to revive interest in the army-ruled country. Hailing a "glowing sense of optimism and positivity within Myanmar’s tourism industry ...

After five years, Myanmar is replacing its tourism branding — Let the Journey Begin — with “Be Enchanted.” “Be Enchanted” Myanmar Tourism’s new tagline is as much a promise as it is an invitation.

The hotels are full or eye-wateringly expensive, creased dollar bills are worthless and credit cards are widely refused – welcome to Burma, Asia’s next big tourist destination. The hotels are full or ...

Thousands of tourists have floated in a hot-air balloon over Myanmar’s historic Bagan plains dotted with more than 2,200 ancient Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries. Chances are they rode one of ...

Huge numbers of visitors are expected to join the rush to see Myanmar, one of the world’s most secretive countries, now that Aung San Suu Kyi has given her approval for tourists to visit. Whilst this ...

FILE - Foreign tourists offer joss sticks as they visit Myanmar famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar Sunday, April 28, 2019. Myanmar has announced it will recommence issuing tourist visas ...

The government of Myanmar has unveiled plans to spend $500 million on boosting the country's tourism competitiveness, protect the environment and safeguard ethnic communities. Alongside the Asian ...

On a recent evening at a popular beer hall in Rangoon, two dozen women wearing skimpy dresses and hair extensions swayed mechanically on a stage and took turns mumbling lines of high-energy pop songs ...

Ethical tourism made Myanmar a lost tourism frontier in Southeast Asia. But people are forgetting the genocide, giving the destination another crack. A second wave of tourism is emerging for Myanmar ...

Rather than boycotting travel to Myanmar entirely, a more responsible form of tourism would be to avoid unethical establishments while supporting good practices on the ground. Few countries have seen ...