Myanmar
Junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party wins enough seats to form a government with military appointees.
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: 17 Dec 2026.
Latest Travel Industry News
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16-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundIn the case before the International Courts of Justice over whether Myanmar was in breach of the Genocide Convention against the Rohingya, the junta, called the claims “unsubstantiated”, and that the crackdown in 2017 was a “counter-terrorism operation”Source: bangkokpost.com/world/3176985/rohingya-genocide-claims-unsubstantiated-myanmar-tells-court
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15-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundThe junta has reported that it has captured 3 record-sized labs which produced one third of the country’s methamphetamine seized in 2025Source: straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-junta-claims-capture-of-giant-jungle-meth-labs
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15-Jan-2026 👨✈️ aviationMyanmar Airlines International will add frequencies to its Yangon-Singapore route, from 17 per week to 21 from 20 Jan 2026Source: facebook.com/photo/
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14-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundThe number of tourists travelling on the PyinOoLwin-Gokteik-PyinOoLwin scenic sightseeing train has increased. Since they started, 540 passengers have travelled on them on 18 scheduled trips since 19 Dec 2025Source: gnlm.com.mm/scenic-pyinoolwin-gokteik-train-sees-passenger-boost/
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14-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundZaw Win Shein, CEO of Ayeyar Hinthar Group and A Bank, has acquired 5 hotels over the course of the coup: the Thiripyitsaya Sanctuary Resort in Bagan, and The Strand, Inya Lake Hotel, Hotel G, and Park Royal in YangonSource: irrawaddy.com/news/junta-crony/meet-zaw-win-shein-hotel-magnate-in-an-era-of-collapse.html
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13-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundMore than 250,000 domestic and international tourists visited Bagan over the New Year period from 1-4 JanSource: mdn.gov.mm/en/over-250000-travellers-visit-bagan-during-new-year-holiday
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12-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundThe junta claimed victory in Aung San Suu Kyi’s parliamentary seat in the Yangon regionSource: channelnewsasia.com/asia/myanmar-pro-military-party-claims-aung-san-suu-kyis-seat-in-junta-run-poll-5852731
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11-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundThe second phase of voting opened on 11 Jan in 100 townships across the country. The first phase of the voting saw a low turnout at 52.13%, lower than 2020 and 2015. The UN special rapporteur called for the international community to reject the “sham election”, saying that “you cannot have a free, fair or credible election when thousands of political prisoners are behind bars, credible opposition parties have been dissolved, journalists are muzzled, and fundamental freedoms are crushed”Source: channelnewsasia.com/asia/myanmar-election-vote-second-round-military-junta-5850986
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11-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundThe second phase of the elections was held with low voter turnout and fear amidst business owners over repressions if they did not voteSource: irrawaddy.com/news/politics/low-turnout-intimidation-and-attacks-mark-phase-2-of-myanmar-juntas-election.html
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9-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundThe junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) have won the majority in the first phase of the general election, with results tallied on 8 Jan. It saw majorities in 90 of 102 constituencies. Opposition parties have challenged the results, noting a lack of transparency and failure to follow electoral law for advance ballots. The second phase will take place on 11 Jan, with the final phase on 25 JanSource: irrawaddy.com/news/burma/military-backed-usdp-wins-huge-majority-in-phase-1-of-myanmar-juntas-election.html
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8-Jan-2026 👨✈️ aviationMyanmar Airlines International has opened a new flight between Yangon-Nanning once per week from 7 JanSource: ttrweekly.com/site/2026/01/mai-flies-to-nanning-in-china/
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7-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundKhiri Travel has received the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) certification across all destinations where it operates – Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Sri LankaSource: ttgasia.com/2026/01/07/khiri-travel-achieves-group-wide-gstc-certification-in-asia/
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7-Jan-2026 🛬 inbound22,773 tourists visited beach resorts in Ayeyawady Region over the New Year holiday from 1-4 Jan 2026. Ngwehsaung saw 12,293 domestic tourists and 395 foreign tourists, Chaugntha 9,488 domestic and 37 foreign tourists, Shwethaungyan 509 domestic and 19 foreign tourists, and Goyangi Island 32 domestic tourists. In 2025, the region saw 1,521,619 visitors, 1,502,663 domestic and 18,956 foreign visitors. The foreign visitors over the New Year holiday were reported to be from China, Russia, India and ThailandSource: mdn.gov.mm/en/ayeyawady-beaches-welcome-22000-visitors-during-new-year
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4-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundThe junta will release more than 6,000 prisoners as part of its annual amnesty to mark independenceSource: irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-says-to-release-over-6000-prisoners-in-annual-amnesty.html
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3-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundThe inaugural flower festival is being held at Maw Myay Oo Park in Kalaw from 1-15 Jan, aimed to boost tourismSource: thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/01/03/myanmar039s-first-flower-festival-drawing-crowds-at-maw-myay-oo-park-kalaw
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3-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundThe Myanmar Passport Authority Board announced that an express service can be applied for, but that certain applicants, including those on the blacklist, released on parole and civil servants, must enquire first to check their eligibilitySource: elevenmyanmar.com/news/blacklist-parolees-and-civil-servants-to-apply-for-express-passport-service-only-after
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3-Jan-2026 🛬 inboundBagan’s Htilominlo Pagoda saw 5,000 travellers on 2 Jan and 8,000 on 3 Jan, whilst 100,000 domestic and international visitors were recorded per day during the New Year period to Bagan regionSource: gnlm.com.mm/bagan-welcomes-year-on-year-rise-in-new-year-visitor-arrivals/
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31-Dec-2025 🛬 inboundThe Union of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA) will hold the UMTA Travel Fair 2026Source: gnlm.com.mm/umta-travel-fair-2026-to-be-held-to-raise-awareness-among-international-players/
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30-Dec-2025 🛬 inboundThe junta accused armed rebel groups of “malicious and brutal” attacks on election day, saying that they attacked 11 of 102 townships votingSource: channelnewsasia.com/asia/myanmar-junta-elections-accuse-rebels-malicious-attacks-5764511
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30-Dec-2025 🛬 inboundASEAN will assess election developments, Malaysian PM as Chair said, avoiding anything that would “confer premature legitimacy”Source: straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/asean-to-assess-developments-in-myanmar-after-polls-anwar
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27-Dec-2025 🛬 inboundThe junta will lift its 1am-3am curfew imposed on Yangon on 27 Dec, stating that “regional stability in Yangon region is improving now”Source: channelnewsasia.com/asia/myanmar-junta-lifts-yangon-curfew-ahead-elections-5724136
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27-Dec-2025 🛬 inboundMore than 200,000 domestic tourists visited the Bagan-NyaungU Ancient Cultural Heritage Area over the Christmas holidaysSource: gnlm.com.mm/tourism-supports-job-development-for-nyaungu-and-bagan-residents/
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26-Dec-2025 🛬 inboundThe junta barred independent monitoring groups from observing the election – only international groups and organisations already registered with the Ministry of Home Affairs are permittedSource: irrawaddy.com/news/politics/myanmar-junta-bars-independent-domestic-monitors-from-sundays-election.html
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26-Dec-2025 🛬 inboundMyanmar and India held a meeting to discuss tourism cooperation in the Myanmar-India Tourism Promotion Coordination Meeting. They discussed forming an MoU to promote tourismSource: gnlm.com.mm/myanmar-india-hold-1st-coord-meeting-to-boost-tourism-cooperation/
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23-Dec-2025 🛬 inboundThe UN rights chief called on the junta to “stop using brutal violence to compel people to vote and stop arresting people for expressing any dissenting views”. He also denounced the threats from the opposition armed groupsSource: straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/un-says-myanmar-junta-using-brutal-violence-to-force-people-to-vote
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21-Dec-2025 🛬 inboundThe International Court of Justice announced that new hearings will take place in Jan 2026 for the case that accuses Myanmar of genocide against the Muslim Rohingya communitySource: irrawaddy.com/news/burma/un-court-to-hold-myanmar-genocide-hearings-in-january.html
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