Myanmar
Junta admits election won’t be held in 100% of the country; EU rejects sending international observers.
Latest monthly intl arrivals
10,575
Jul 2020
Recovery vs 2019
3%
Jul 2019: 330,843
YTD Intl Arrivals
--
No 2024 data
Percent of 2024 Target
--%
of unknown target
Source: Intl arrivals - Ministry of Hotels & Tourism. Page last updated: 29 Oct 2025.
Latest Travel Industry News
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18-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundAyeyawady Region’s Ngwehsaung, Chaungtha and Shwethaungyan beaches have seen 1,035,448 visitors, both domestic and international, in 2025. The Thadingyut holidays from 4-7 Oct saw 4,881 visitors to Pathein, 16,699 to Ngwehsaung, 15,931 to Chaungtha and 680 to Shwethaungyan, making a total of 37,651 visitorsSource: gnlm.com.mm/ayeyawady-welcomes-over-1m-visitors-from-jan-to-mid-oct/
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18-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundThe EU will not send international observers for the upcoming election, noting that the voting was neither free nor fair, and that ASEAN countries should “really firmly push for a change of course”Source: irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/neither-free-nor-fair-eu-rejects-myanmar-juntas-planned-election.html
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18-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundThe Myanmar Tourism Marketing Association signed an MoU with the Myanmar Arts and Crafts AssociationSource: facebook.com/myanmartourismmarketing/posts/pfbid0vd5eSLL5DRsgcbTNRTzTLKckkWYoUaVAG4196JJi5XHcScud6AWhBzE6ao3i8w62l
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17-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundThe Union of Myanmar Travel Association said that during the short holidays, residents from Yangon make shorter trips to nearby destinations and daytrips. They noted that travel was up from 2024Source: gnlm.com.mm/people-make-day-trips-and-pilgrimages-around-yangon-during-short-holidays/
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15-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundThe junta admitted that they will be unable to hold the general election across the whole country, saying “we can’t hold the election everywhere 100%”Source: bangkokpost.com/world/3121309/myanmar-junta-chief-admits-election-wont-be-nationwide
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14-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundMyanmar and Belarus held discussions on direct flights, visa exemptions and a Belarus-Bangkok-Hanoi-Yangon tour packageSource: gnlm.com.mm/myanmar-belarus-discuss-direct-flights-visa-free-travel-and-tour-packages/
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14-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundAn AFP investigation has shown that scam centres are still in business, using Starlink internet service on a huge scale for connectivity, with massive construction on the borders with Thailand taking placeSource: bangkokpost.com/world/3120608/myanmar-scam-cities-booming-despite-crackdown-using-musks-starlink
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13-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundThe Union of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA) reported that accommodation in Tazaungdine for the Taunggyi Tazaungdine Festival is fully booked. The Tazaungdine holidays has also seen high demand for bookings in PyinOoLwin, Inle, Bagan, Chaungtha and NgwehsaungSource: gnlm.com.mm/visitor-arrival-to-taunggyi-tazaungdine-festival-expects-to-be-large-hotels-and-motels-already-fully-booked/
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13-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundThe Myanmar Tourism Marketing Association visited St Petersburg to boost Myanmar-Russian tourism cooperationSource: facebook.com/myanmartourismmarketing/posts/pfbid0f7JJwni2DWypD5fk9dq3PMgem2baoBa9RDxqj3gYJdtw4ZCQEGocRN1Fj6zc54ADl
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11-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundThe junta has invited ASEAN to send observers for the Dec election, with the request to be discussed during the ASEAN summit in Oct 2025Source: channelnewsasia.com/asia/asean-myanmar-election-observers-summit-5395876
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10-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundMalaysia will send an observation team to the election in Myanmar in DecSource: channelnewsasia.com/asia/myanmar-junta-malaysia-observe-election-asean-5393671
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9-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundMyanmar has given visa-free access to Malaysian citizens for stays of up to 14 days since 1 Oct, whilst Malaysia has announced that Myanmar nationals are permitted to enter Malaysia without visas for up to 14 days. For Myanmar, entry must be through international airportsSource: ttrweekly.com/site/2025/10/malaysia-and-myanmar-activate-visa-free-stays/
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9-Oct-2025 👨✈️ aviationMyanmar Airways International will join the Myanmar-Vietnam Trade Fair from 10-12 Oct at the Yangon Convention CentreSource: facebook.com/8Mofficial/posts/pfbid02ignxTHQeHvMxd4WyCi7PbDuaWufZqizMv6naefju8quiqnWFCmfGciuWVquJzLmNl
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8-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundThe junta bombed a Thadingyut festival in Sagaing region on 6 Oct, where participants were also protesting the junta, killing at least 24 and injuring 40Source: bangkokpost.com/world/3117926/dozens-die-as-myanmar-military-bombs-buddhist-festival
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6-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundNgwetaung beach in Ayeyawady Region saw 15,155 domestic visitors in Sep 2025, an increase from Aug’s 14,355Source: gnlm.com.mm/ngwetaung-beach-welcomes-over-15000-domestic-visitors-in-sept/
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2-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundBelarus and Myanmar plan to deepen their cooperation, including for education, industry, agriculture and tourismSource: eng.belta.by/politics/view/fm-outlines-key-areas-for-belarus-myanmar-cooperation-172101-2025/
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2-Oct-2025 🛬 inboundMyanmar refugees residing in temporary shelters in Thailand have been permitted to work in 43 provinces across Thailand since 1 Oct. Special permits will be given for one year, and will be renewableSource: pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/thailand-allows-more-myanmar-refugees-to-work-legally-521138
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